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Private Notes allows users to create text notes which are only visible to certain users or groups of users.  
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Private Notes allows users to create text notes which are only visible to certain users or groups of users. 
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These notes are only visible by the users/user groups selected upon creation of the note, and will not appear in reports.  
  
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In order to use private notes, they must first be enabled in System Settings, then also enabled for each user in their [[Users#Security|general user details]].
  
Click "Enter New Notes" to create some.
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Be aware that user groups which have the "Group can always view private notes?" option set to "Yes" under [[Group Access Rights#Group Options Tab|Group options]] will be able to see all notes regardless of whether or not the author specifically allows it. These user groups will appear in a separate box as greyed-out options when creating a new note:
  
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To edit an existing note click on the 'Notes Title' or click the 'Create new note' button to add one.
  
You can now enter:
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Enter the following:
  
* A title for the notes
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* The notes themselves
 
* Which staff members the Notes will be available to
 
  
You can select groups and/or users as you need. If you hold down the "ctrl" button whilst clicking options in the menu, you can select several options even if they are not next to one another.
 
  
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* Notes Title - The title of the note which is displayed on the summary screen.
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* Notes - Details of the private information.
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* Staff Access - Which staff members the Notes will be available to.  You may find a greyed out section below which  will display [[Group Access| user groups]] that override this section.  If you select a group that you are not part of you will receive a warning message when saving, as you will not be able to access the note afterwards.
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Click "Save Notes" to save the details.
  
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Existing notes will display a header that shows the person that created the notes and the person that last updated the notes.
  
Click "Save Notes" when done. Note that (like [[Uploaded Documents]]) you will need to remember to specify that you want to have visibility of the notes (if you do) - i.e. you need to select your own usergroup or your own name in the list, in addition to anyone else, if you want to retain visibility of what you have written. If you do not select either yourself or your usergroup, you will be shown the following warning:
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[[File:priv_n4.JPG|700px|alt="a screenshot of the list of private notes on the client record. This shows a private note labelled 'key safe instructions'."]]
 
 
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Once the notes are saved, you will be returned to the list of Notes, with your new one added. You can click on the name of some Notes to update them.
 
 
 
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The creation date/time and the last update date/time are stored on the notes page.
 
 
 
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==Examples of use==
 
 
 
Private Notes can be used to store any information that you may not want to be available to other users of the system. Examples might be -
 
 
 
* Personal data which must be kept confidential from any other service
 
* Information relating to a conflict of interest
 
* Information relating to another service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[[User:Rob Kay|Rob Kay - manual author]] ([[User talk:Rob Kay|talk]]) 16:32, 23 December 2014 (GMT)
 

Latest revision as of 10:07, 2 August 2024

"a screenshot of the private notes list on a client record. The note is titled 'keysafe'."

Private Notes allows users to create text notes which are only visible to certain users or groups of users. These notes are only visible by the users/user groups selected upon creation of the note, and will not appear in reports.

In order to use private notes, they must first be enabled in System Settings, then also enabled for each user in their general user details.

Be aware that user groups which have the "Group can always view private notes?" option set to "Yes" under Group options will be able to see all notes regardless of whether or not the author specifically allows it. These user groups will appear in a separate box as greyed-out options when creating a new note:

"a screenshot of the group / user selection field, listing users who can have document access selected."

To edit an existing note click on the 'Notes Title' or click the 'Create new note' button to add one.

Enter the following:

"a screenshot of the group / user selection field, listing users who can have document access selected."


  • Notes Title - The title of the note which is displayed on the summary screen.
  • Notes - Details of the private information.
  • Staff Access - Which staff members the Notes will be available to. You may find a greyed out section below which will display user groups that override this section. If you select a group that you are not part of you will receive a warning message when saving, as you will not be able to access the note afterwards.

Click "Save Notes" to save the details.

Existing notes will display a header that shows the person that created the notes and the person that last updated the notes.

"a screenshot of the list of private notes on the client record. This shows a private note labelled 'key safe instructions'."