Many of you are currently using the Cardinal Interface within CPR+. But did you know that we have an AmerisourceBergen Interface as well? In CPR+ v8.1a, we have added an interface between CPR+ and AmerisourceBergen’s ECHO (Economic Computerized Healthcare Ordering) System. CPR+ now has the ability to create an output file that can then be imported into ECHO (using ECHO’s standard “Import PO” file format requirements.) Then once this file is ready, it can be exported out of ECHO and CPR+ can then read and process the ECHO created “Export Order”. How cool is that?

Now, before you try to set this up yourself, the AmerisourceBergen Interface must be enabled by a member of D.H.S. (So, if you would like to use this interface, give our Support Department a call or send an email to support@cprplus.com.) Once you have that done, we can begin to set up the Interface.

First, we will need to set up the supplier. So, from the Main Menu, go to Databases (7) > Popup windows (7), and select Supplier. Once there, you will either need to select your AmerisourceBergen supplier, or create a new supplier via the F10 button. There are a couple of important checkboxes you will need to select. The first checkbox is the AmerisourceBergen ECHO Interface box, the second is the Uses EDI Transmissions box. The AmerisourceBergen checkbox is the trigger for this interface. The Uses EDI transmission checkbox opens the EDI Options tab at the top of the screen so that you can save the Output Directory.

Once you have your boxes checked, and all pertinent information filled out, you will need to click the EDI tab.

Input – Output

The main thing you want to do here is to input a directory in the Output Directory.

You can either free-form type in this field, or browse using the icon to the right. I would recommend that you create a designated folder for these files, such as “ECHO,” in the network directory of CPR+.

Now that you have the supplier set up, you will need to select any/all items that may be purchased from AmerisourceBergen in the supplier pop-up of the inventory item.

OK, so the setup is complete. Now what? Well, now we can create our purchase orders. To create a purchase order, from the Main Menu, go to Inventory (6) > Purchase Orders (3) > Create New Purchase Orders (1), and then select AmerisourceBergen Supplier. You will notice that this screen looks a little bit different from the normal PO window in that it now has a Create AmerisourceBergen PO ECHO File button at the bottom of the screen. We will enter the number of packages we need, then click on the Create AmerisourceBergen PO ECHO File button.

Once that is done, you will receive a message box stating that the file has been created with the location (path) of the saved file. After you have imported the file into ECHO, then exported the file out of ECHO, we can then import the information back into CPR+. To import the file into CPR+, from the Main Menu, go to Inventory (6) > Purchase Orders (3) > Import AmerisourceBergen Data (7). You will notice that this screen looks similar to the Cardinal Import. You will need to select the file and press the Import button.

If you have any questions, or need help getting this set up, give our support staff a call at 877-277-4876.

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