Authorised software systems

PCA-conformant software systems are registered with the PCA Service. You can authorise your local install of a PCA-conformant software system to access the PCA service on behalf of your organisation.

You can authorise your clinical system at the participating organisation, subsidiary organisation or Hi organisation level (PO, SO or HI).

Detailed steps:

Step 1

From the Your Organisations screen:

1. Click on the name of the organisation (next to either the PO, SO or HI icon).

Step 2

1. Select the Authorised software systems tab.

2. Click on the Authorise Client System button.

Step 3

1. Enter the client ID for the system that is to be authorised.

2. Then click on the Authorise System button. The Authorise Client System screen is then displayed.

Step 4

On the Software Details tab, the software product manufacturer, software name and software version will automatically populate. The Is the client system active checkbox is also automatically ticked.

1. Click on the Save Active Status button.

Step 5

Click on the Current Roles tab.

1. Select an organisation node to apply roles.

Note: if the software is authorised against the PO (top of the organisation structure), the software may perform the functions associated with the assigned roles at the PO level and all lower levels.

Step 6

1. Select one or more Assignable Roles you wish your software to perform in the PCA.

Note: The roles listed here are an example only. You may not see all these roles listed.

2. Once complete, click on the Save Roles button.

Step 7

Once saved, a Role saved successfully message will appear.

Step 8

On the Authorised software systems tab, the authorised software system will be listed.