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#71 - Week ending April 8th, 2022


Welcome to this weeks 'Take 5', your 5 minute weekly Optinet roundup. If you need clarification on any points or have questions drop an email to support@optinetuk.com or raise a ticket in the portal.

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100% Optical Show


There are just 2 weeks to go until the UK's largest optical event opens its doors once again and we are busy with the final preparations.


If you are heading to the show, stop by and say hello - you'll find us near the main stage in the business services section.

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Meet the people featured in Opchat News live at 100%


Our friends over at OpChat news will be presenting a series of lectures at 100% Optical.


On each of the three days at 2.00pm Opchat News will be presenting an interesting and educative lecture from a series of 3 lectures.


To read more and find out what to expect head over to the OpChat news page, using the link below.

OpChat Lectures at 100% Optical
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Exam Options


There are a number of configurable options in the branch record of FLEX that can be used to change how the exam record works.

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  • Cyl Format (As Entered / Always Positive / Always Negative)
  • When the ST is saved the cyl can be automatically transposed to positive, negative or saved as it was entered originally
  • Prompt to enter Recommendations (when saving ST)
  • If no recommendations were entered during the examination, a window will appear to remind the performer they must enter them.
  • Open The Print Shortlist When Saving (ST/CL) Exam
  • When enabled a window will appear with a list of documents that can be printed at the end of the examination. The documents that appear can be chosen in setup. Useful for printing prescriptions at the end of the examination (read more)
  • Prompt to Confirm Plano (Saving ST)
  • When the record is saved, if the final rx is set to Plano, a popup will appear to ask the performer to confirm that 'Plano' is the correct prescription - this is to avoid an incorrect final rx being saved.
  • Copy Prism to Inter / Near
  • In the refraction window, when an 'Add' is entered the prism value are copied to 'Near' / 'Inter' respectvely.
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The messages that appear on the alert window depend on what options are ticked in setup

DEV NEWS: First peek at 1.5.7

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Frame Catalogues are coming to FLEX


The next version of FLEX will see the addition of an online frame catalogue system, searchable from within FLEX. You will be able to retrieve details about a frame by simply looking it up and then adding into your own stock database.


We are busy working with suppliers to get catalogues (including images where possible) and load them in.


We'd love to hear what you think of this new feature - use the Send Feedback button at the end of this email to send us your thoughts.


If you are visiting 100% why not pop by for a first look at the next version of FLEX, including frame catalogues.

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Latest Patches

  • HPP indicates high priority patches that are downloaded and installed automatically
  • MTS indicates patches that have been deployed to the 'Hosted FLEX' servers
  • REQ indicates a patch that will be loaded on request or when an issue is highlighted


No patches this week

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How are we doing?


We want to hear from you!


Send us your ideas for enhancements to FLEX, service improvements and general feedback - click the link below...

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