### On computer A

With hospital G01 selected, open the Merge form and add the database from computer B, now stored on the P drive.

1. Click Data merge in the main menu.

The Merge form opens.

2. Click (1) Add databases.

3. Navigate to the folder containing the file you want to merge, in this case it is HWN2 on the P drive, and then select HelicsWinNet.mdb.

The P database is added to the list.

Click (2) Analyse databases.

If the files are correctly formatted, the status Analysed OK is returned. In addition, the hospital survey dates and ward names are displayed for each database.

4. Check that the survey dates and ward names, as displayed, represent the correct data.

You can expand the column widths to read the data as necessary.

5. Check that the survey dates and ward names, as displayed, represent the correct data.

6. Click (3) Merge databases.

If successful, the following message appears at the bottom of the Merge form.

7. Click (4) Save result.

A warning box opens. This warns you that saving the data will change the dataset that is active in your HelicsWin.Net to be a merged version of the datasets selected in the previous steps, i.e. from computers A and B.

8. Click Yes.

9. Optionally, restart HelicsWin.Net to ensure that the data is refreshed. This is recommended.

10. Additionally, we recommend running a Data quality check from the main menu, following the merge, and a restart, to identify any issues.

More:

To check patient data

HelicsWin.Net v2.2 Online User Guide v20160330
© European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2016
Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged