The Order List window, which opens whenever you start a template in the builder, serves as a holding area for every order to be placed on the template. There are several options for pulling orders into this list, four of which are available on the Order List menu, with the fifth from Custom Controls:
Definitions and Uses:
Step-By-Step:
Click the Order List menu, then click Add an Order to the List.
Select an order type from the drop-down list that opens on the right.
Allergies, Admit and Transfer orders automatically add an order to the list without invoking an order form.
For other order types, either the current orders list for the order type or the form for a single order opens.
For orders that have parameters defined by age group, click Adult, Pediatric, or Neonate when prompted.
If the order type scratch pad is displayed, click a button in the Add New Orders section to open the applicable order form.
Complete the order form and click OK (ALT+O).
If the order type scratch pad is displayed, write other orders of this type as needed.
Click Close (ALT+C). The order or orders you wrote are displayed in the template order list.