DigitalConsulting

System

Plant Pathology Department

University of Kentucky

updated as of 21October, 2005

DigitalConsulting

System

System Overview

Submitting a DCS case

County Office

Diagnostician

When the case is submitted

When a case is submitted to the DCS,the DCS system e-mails …

…submitter (County Office or Specialist) the case has been successfully submitted to the DCS.

When the case is submitted

e-mail to submitter

When the case is viewed & assigned

When the diagnostician assigns the case to a Team Member, the DCS system e-mails both the…

…Team Member that they have been assigned…

…submitter that case has been viewed and assigned to a DCS Team Member…

When the case has been viewed & assigned

e-mail to submitter

e-mail to Team Member

When the case has been viewed & assigned

clicks on link to open case

County Office

e-mail

When the case has been closed

Team Member

When the case has been closed

e-mail to submitter

E-mails are sent to whom and when…

condition Submitter Team Member

…case is submitted Yes No*

…case is opened & assigned

Yes Yes

…case is closed Yes No

*Diagnosticians are to check the Digital Consulting System daily.

DigitalConsulting

System

Submitting a Plant DiseaseCase

http://agwrhse.ca.uky.edu/DCS/

This is the opening screen of what a non-Team Member (e.g. a County Office)will see after logging into the DCS.

Screen view from a non-Team Member’s computer.

Screen view from a Team Member’s computer.

Online Help availableContact Us (by e-mail)

Disease casesuse Plant Disease link

Notice “Garden” had been highlighted but not selected (more later).

Select filenamethen click “Open”

Other problems most commonly encountered:

-too much time elapsed between filling out thesubmission form and submitting the case

-images not Previewed before uploading

-internet connection disconnected or interrupted

Notice “Location” had not been specified.

Select a “Location” and proceed toSubmit the case.

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What a Team Member sees

Information about the DCS and otherPlant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory activities can be found on the Plant Pathology Department’s website athttp://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/extension/pdd_lab.html

DigitalConsulting

System

Plant Pathology Department

University of Kentucky

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