Administration

This section covers advanced configuration, customization, and administration of PATH DRC EMR for site administrators.

Overview

Site administrators are responsible for configuring PATH DRC EMR for specific facilities, managing metadata, and customizing the system to meet local requirements.

Administrator vs Operator

Operators focus on:

  • Running and monitoring the system
  • User management
  • Backups and restores
  • Troubleshooting issues

Administrators additionally handle:

  • Adding new sites/facilities
  • Customizing metadata
  • Modifying system configuration
  • Managing content packages
  • Branding and customization

What’s in This Section

Adding Sites

Create new site configurations, set up site-specific builds, configure location hierarchies.

Metadata Management

Work with content packages, use the Initializer module, deploy metadata changes.

Customization

Customize the frontend interface, configure modules, apply branding.

Site-Specific Builds

PATH DRC EMR supports site-specific builds with pre-configured metadata:

Akram (Centre Hospitalier Akram)

  • Image tag: latest-akram
  • Pre-configured location hierarchy

Libikisi (Libikisi Health Facility)

  • Image tag: latest-libikisi
  • Pre-configured location hierarchy

See Adding Sites for creating new site-specific builds.

Content Package

PATH DRC EMR uses the openmrs-content-path-drc content package for metadata management.

See Metadata Management for details.

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