Categories


Description

System categories and navigation defining the main functional categories and navigation structure for the healthcare system. This table organizes system functionality into logical categories for user interface navigation, security permissions, and system organization.

Columns

Column Type Size Nulls Auto Default Children Parents Comments
pkCategoryID int identity 4 null
QlOptionSecurity.fkOptionID FK_QlOptionSecurity_Categories R

Primary key - Unique identifier for each system category

CategoryName varchar 20 null

Category name - Short name of the functional category

CategoryDesc varchar 200 null

Category description - Detailed description of the category’s purpose

DateCreated smalldatetime 16 (getdate())

Creation date - Timestamp when the category was created

CreatedBy int 4 null
AccessUser.UserID FK_Categories_AccessUser R

Created by user - UserID of the person who created the category

DateUpdated smalldatetime 16 null

Last update date - Timestamp of the most recent category update

UpdatedBy int 4 null
AccessUser.UserID FK_Categories_AccessUser1 R

Updated by user - UserID of the person who last modified the category

fkSecurableID int 4 null
SecurableItems.pkSecurableID FK_Categories_SecurableItems R

Security reference - Links to SecurableItems table for access control

Deleted bit 1 null

Deleted flag - Soft delete flag for audit trail purposes

Documentation ntext 1073741823 null

Documentation - Detailed documentation about the category

actionPage varchar 100 null

Action page - Default page or action for this category

categoryOrder int 4 null

Display order - Order for displaying categories in navigation

CategoryIcon varchar 50 null

Category icon - Icon identifier for visual representation

helpURL varchar 255 null

Help URL - Link to help documentation for this category

videoURL varchar 255 null

Video URL - Link to training video for this category

Indexes

Constraint Name Type Sort Column(s)
PK_Categories Primary key Asc pkCategoryID

Relationships