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User guides

ePACT2 online learning

ePACT2 essentials

Essentials master guide (PDF: 2.36MB)

ePACT2 user guides	ePACT2 video guides on YouTube
Accessing the system user guide (PDF: 398KB)
Accessing and using dashboards, pre-built reports & quick search user guide (PDF: 1.22MB)	Quick search (YouTube video)
Using the catalogue user guide (PDF: 523KB)	Using the catalogue (YouTube video)
Building an analysis user guide (PDF: 578KB)	Building an analysis (YouTube video)
Saving, printing and exporting analysis user guide (PDF: 247KB)	Saving, printing and exporting analysis (YouTube video)
Re-using and editing saved reports and analysis user guide (PDF: 265KB)	Re-using and editing saved reports and analysis (YouTube video)
Sharing ePACT2 content with other users (archive and un-archive) user guide (PDF: 312KB)	Archiving and un-archiving content (YouTube video)
Sharing ePACT2 content with other users (sharing the XML) (PDF: 726KB)
Setting up favourites user guide (PDF: 320KB)	Setting up favourites (YouTube video)
Account settings user guide (PDF: 242KB)	Account settings (YouTube video)
Hospital trust quick start guide (PDF: 1.56MB)
CD accountable officers quick start guide (PDF: 1.34MB)

Accessing dashboards and reports

Accessing dashboards and reports master guide (PDF: 1.22MB)

ePACT2 user guides	ePACT2 video guides on YouTube
Accessing and using dashboards user guide (PDF: 757KB)
Accessing and using pre-built reports user guide (PDF: 489KB)
Using the quick search user guide (PDF: 398KB)

Analysis in depth

Analysis in-depth master guide (PDF: 1.77MB)

ePACT2 user guides	ePACT2 video guides on YouTube
Using the time period measures user guide (PDF: 221KB)	Using time period measures (YouTube video)
Using age bands user guide (PDF: 334KB)
Calculated items user guide (PDF: 344KB)	Perform calculations (YouTube video)
Using bins user guide (PDF: 409KB)
Hierarchy columns and selection steps user guide (PDF: 587KB)
Aggregating columns to CCG or national level user guide (Word: 598KB)
Using patient count user guide (PDF: 238KB)
Creating and using a saved column user guide (PDF: 471KB)
Filtering individual columns user guide (PDF: 401KB)	Filtering individual columns (YouTube video)
Using patient unit measures (ASTRO/Standard PU) columns user guide (PDF: 1.1MB)	Using patient unit measures (ASTRO/Standard PU) columns (YouTube video)
Using STAR PU Columns user guide (PDF: 785KB)
Including Variance calculations user guide (PDF: 562KB)

Creating and using filters

ePACT2 user guides	ePACT2 video guides on YouTube
Understanding saved filters user guide (PDF: 685KB)
Creating a saved filter using an external list user guide (PDF: 603KB)

Presenting data in ePACT2

Presenting your analysis with views user guide (PDF: 788KB)

Resources

Useful links

Data release calendar

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