The client installation by default installs and builds the icons and program folder items without any command line switches. vxVitals/Measurements utilizes the ServerList utility of the RPC Broker for selecting a server to connect to if it is configured on the client workstation. Instructions for configuration and utilization of the ServerList utility can be found in the RPC Broker documentation located on the VDL. If the ServerList utility has not been configured on the client, the applications by default will attempt to connect to the server identified in the users HOSTS file as BROKERSERVER on Listener Port 9200. Adding command line parameters to the shortcuts as shown below by right-clicking the appropriate vxVitals/Measurements application icon and selecting the Properties menu item can easily override these parameters.

Vitals Properties

The above figure is a standard properties view of the vxVitals icon as displayed when right-clicking the icon. Click the Shortcut tab to proceed with customization.

Vitals Properties - Shortcut

This example will attempt to connect the application to the server identified in HOSTS file as the appropriate server and will use listener port 9200.

vxVitals/Measurements V. 5.3.19.2 command line parameters available from the command prompt or within Windows shortcut definitions are:

vxVitals.exe | [/server=servername] [/port=listenerport]
| [/tempdir=temporarydirectory] [/helpdir=helpdirectory]
| [/debug={on|off}] [/noccow] [/ccow=patientonly]
vxVitalsManager.exe | [/server=servername] [/port=listenerport] [/helpdir=helpdirectory]
| [/debug={on|off}]

1Patch GMRV*5.0*3 April 2006 Added examples for new /noccow and /ccow=patientonly switches.

Switches | Description | Example
/server | Specifies an alternate server to connect to. The server must be defined in the clients hosts. file. Default Hosts. file locations: NT 4.0/W2K = c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. Windows 9x = c:\windows\hosts. Default = BROKERSERVER | /server=vista
/port | Specifies an alternate listener port on the selected server. This is the TCP/IP port that the broker is running on vxVistA server. Default = 9200 | /port=9200
/tempdir | Location accessible to the client workstation and current user for storage of temporary scratch files. Default = application_directory\temp | /tempdir=C:\temp
/helpdir | Location of the vxVitals/Measurements windows help files. Default = application_directory\help | /helpdir=C: \help
/debug | Set the debug mode for both the RPC Broker and the vxVitals/Measurements application. Default = Off. | /debug=On
/noccow | The application will not check the CCOW context at all. This switch forces the user to sign on and select a patient when invoking the vxVitals GUI. | /noccow |
/ccow=patientonly | The application will use CCOW, but will be set to check for patient context only. Automatic sign on will be disabled, but the automatic selection of a patient will be enabled. If a patient is selected in an open application, vxVitals will automatically open the patient being used by that application. | /ccow=patientonly |

1Patch GMRV*5.0*3 April 2006 Added /noccow and /ccow=patientonly switches and descriptions. Removed /brokertimout and /nonsharedbroker switches and descriptions as they are no longer available.