Here is how to install the Pharmacy Bridge Agent in Zippykind, step by step, with the training video. Install the Pharmacy Bridge Agent on your pharmacy computer and set it up: run the installer, connect your Bridge API key, choose your report folder, set staff PINs and test a saved report.
This guide is for pharmacy staff who send deliveries to their delivery partner with the Zippykind Pharmacy Bridge Agent.
What you will learn
- ✓Run the installer
- ✓Connect your Bridge API key
- ✓Choose your report folder
- ✓Set staff PINs
- ✓Test a saved report
Step by step
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This is the Zippykind Pharmacy Bridge Agent. It runs on one of your pharmacy's Windows computers and sends your deliveries to your delivery partner, with no retyping. It must run on the same computer as your pharmacy software. Let's install it and set it up. Your delivery partner sends you the installer. Double-click it to start.
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If Windows says it protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway.
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Follow the steps in the installer. Keep the program folder it suggests.
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Choose your pharmacy system from the list. This tells the bridge how to read your delivery report.
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Paste the Bridge API key your delivery partner gave you, and click Test connection. Treat that key like a password.
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Pick the folder your pharmacy system saves its delivery report into.
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Click Install. When it finishes, the bridge is already running. Open it from the desktop icon, the Start menu, or the green Zippykind pin next to the clock.
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The first time you open it, set a PIN. The first PIN is the manager PIN, and it can add a PIN for each staff member.
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Give each staff member their own PIN, so the access log shows who opened each delivery record.
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In Settings, show your recovery key with the manager PIN, print it, and keep it somewhere safe, away from this computer. It's shown only once.
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Everything you chose in the installer is here in Settings.
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Click Browse and select the folder where you export your pharmacy software fill reports to. Be sure to set up automatic recurring reports in your pharmacy software to automate the process.
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You can also choose how often the bridge checks the exports folder, and where it keeps a copy of each report it reads.
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Your report may list every delivery, including UPS and FedEx. Add rules so only your delivery partner's rows are sent, and choose whether to send them only on the day of delivery.
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Map the data Zippykind expects on the left with the column names on the right. Any in this list will work, or add your own.
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To check your settings, click Try it on a saved report. The bridge reads the report right here on this computer and shows you what it would send. Nothing is sent, and nothing is saved.
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Your delivery records are saved on this computer and encrypted, so your proof of delivery is always at hand.
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If you ever have a question, click Support at the bottom right of the window, next to Terms Of Use. It answers common questions and explains what each delivery status means.
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When the Right now page shows the bridge running and in contact with Zippykind, you're all set. Next, watch the "Send your first delivery" video.
Read the full transcript
This is the Zippykind Pharmacy Bridge Agent. It runs on one of your pharmacy's Windows computers and sends your deliveries to your delivery partner, with no retyping. It must run on the same computer as your pharmacy software. Let's install it and set it up. Your delivery partner sends you the installer. Double-click it to start. If Windows says it protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway. Follow the steps in the installer. Keep the program folder it suggests. Choose your pharmacy system from the list. This tells the bridge how to read your delivery report. Paste the Bridge API key your delivery partner gave you, and click Test connection. Treat that key like a password. Pick the folder your pharmacy system saves its delivery report into. Click Install. When it finishes, the bridge is already running. Open it from the desktop icon, the Start menu, or the green Zippykind pin next to the clock. The first time you open it, set a PIN. The first PIN is the manager PIN, and it can add a PIN for each staff member. Give each staff member their own PIN, so the access log shows who opened each delivery record. In Settings, show your recovery key with the manager PIN, print it, and keep it somewhere safe, away from this computer. It's shown only once. Everything you chose in the installer is here in Settings. Click Browse and select the folder where you export your pharmacy software fill reports to. Be sure to set up automatic recurring reports in your pharmacy software to automate the process. You can also choose how often the bridge checks the exports folder, and where it keeps a copy of each report it reads. Your report may list every delivery, including UPS and FedEx. Add rules so only your delivery partner's rows are sent, and choose whether to send them only on the day of delivery. Map the data Zippykind expects on the left with the column names on the right. Any in this list will work, or add your own. To check your settings, click Try it on a saved report. The bridge reads the report right here on this computer and shows you what it would send. Nothing is sent, and nothing is saved. Your delivery records are saved on this computer and encrypted, so your proof of delivery is always at hand. If you ever have a question, click Support at the bottom right of the window, next to Terms Of Use. It answers common questions and explains what each delivery status means. When the Right now page shows the bridge running and in contact with Zippykind, you're all set. Next, watch the "Send your first delivery" video.
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