Digital-Specific Fields in Order Entry
For the most part, entry of an order in Rx-Universe is the same for a digital job as for a toric (non-digital) job.
However, beginning with version 6.46.00, "delta" or "adjustment" values may be entered for a digital job. On the F12 screen from order entry, a new tab called "Delta Powers" is accessible (for digital jobs only):
Values entered on this screen will be sent to a digital calculator using the ADJSPH, ADJCYL, ADJAX, ADJADD, ADJPRVM, and ADJPRVA labels (respectively, reading from left to right on the screen).
Note that these labels must be added to the LDI file for the digital vendor (if they are not already there), and not all digital vendors support the use of these labels. If any particular digital vendor does not support the ADJ* labels, then entering values in this screen will have no effect on the final lenses.
In addition to VCA digital vendors, the delta values (with the exception of the Delta Axis) are also passed to the Old Seiko interface (the Satisloh-specific, non-VCA digital calculator).
For information on setting labels in the LDI file, please refer to Use of LDI (initialization files) with Digital Vendors.
Digital Interface From Order Entry
Beginning in version 6.45.00, it is possible to communicate directly with a digital calculator from Order Entry, instead of waiting for the job to be handled by the Digital Processor. Previous versions of Rx-Universe always used the Digital Processor to communicate with digital calculators.
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For Zeiss digital jobs, if the option "Print Zeiss Digital Ticket at Digital Processor" on the Digital tab under System Parameters is checked, then the Zeiss Digital Ticket will be printed when the LMS file is received back from Zeiss (within Order Entry).
Vendor-Specific Changes
Rx-Universe uses a different naming convention for direct-from-OE files to the digital calculator, to allow the Digital Processor to continue to process orders coming in from third-party systems without confusion with manually-entered orders. For LDS files created from Order Entry, the filename is "!" + the job number; Rx-Universe then looks for the same filename to be returned as an LMS file (ie for job 123456, Rx-Universe creates file !123456.LDS and looks for !123456.LMS in response.
CrossBows
The default behaviour for CrossBows is to create the LMS file using the job number specified in the JOB= label inside the LDS file, and not to use the filename specified as the LDS file. In the case of job 123456, Rx-Universe would create !123456.LDS, and look for !123456.LMS in response, but CrossBows would create 123456.LMS instead.
This behaviour can be changed in CrossBows, under "Tools", "Options", change tag ModFilename from 0 to 1. A value of 0 causes CrossBows to create the LMS file using the JOB= number; a value of 1 causes CrossBows to create the LMS file using the same base filename specified for the LDS file.