Setup Information

To load the program files on in Windows, insert the CD into your CD ROM drive. If the installation menu does not pop up click on the windows START button and select RUN. In the run box type the drive letter of your CD ROM followed by ":setup".

When designating a drive to install the program onto you may omit designating drive C:, the computer will default to C: Use C: when nothing is specified. If you wish to install to a drive other than C, you may specify it here. The installation will take place on that drive, such as F: or D:

The Stratford program resides on your hard disk in a directory named C:\Stratford\ssiwin. It then creates subdirectories of the \ssiwin directory and puts files in them as in this chart:

Sub Directories:	Purpose:
\ssiwin\0	For the executable program - Stratford is a single ".EXE" file
\ssiwin\1	System files, please do not make any changes
\ssiwin\2	System files, please do not make any changes
\ssiwin\3	Being phased out
\ssiwin\4	Preference files -- put things here that you do not want changed by updates, such as zip codes, printer control codes, etc. stores information relating to various accounts, such as printing, EDI, ... etc
\ssiwin\ssipub	This is 'public' information - if you have multiple accounts on your computer, all of them will use information here such as procedure, diagnosis, zip codes.
\ssiwin\ssisys	system information. Do not make any changes here
\ssiwin\300005	administrator account -- use for setup and converting information
\ssiwin\300006	medical demo account -- use for training or practice
\ssiwin\300007	dental demo account -- use for training or practice
\ssiwin\(account #)	actual accounts, example: \ssiwin\309999

Before shipping SSI®, Stratford customizes the program based on how you completed the Practice Registration Form. This includes setting up your providers and main control settings. Upon receiving the program you may wish to perform further customization. For instance, you may wish to add additional financial classes and add more providers. SSI® is structured so that these and other modifications can be performed "on the fly." See the sections on Financial Classes and Transactions for directions on how you make these and other modifications.

This is a good time to review your choice on whether to have your accounts set up open item or balance forward. Open item means you post a payment or adjustment against a particular charge. This enables the computer to clearly display the unpaid amount of any charge. Non-Open item (called "balance forward" or "on account") posting means you enter the payment or adjustment and let the computer apply it against the oldest unpaid charge for aging purposes. Once you set up a particular patient account as open item you cannot change it to balance forward and vice versa. You must set up a new account for each patient if you want to change him or her. SSI® allows you to have a mixture of open item and balance forward financial classes.