Prerequisites for EPS R2 – Phase 3

In order to use EPS R2 - Phase 3, you must:

  • Have been instructed by your CCG to go ahead.
  • Have the relevant RBAC roles programmed onto your Smartcard (the RBAC user guide).

Role Based Access (RBAC)

As with all Spine services, access to EPS is controlled through the use of Smartcards and a Smartcard passcode. This gives the individual users different levels of access to Vision depending on their role registered on the Smartcard.

Previously, the role on your Smartcard did not have great bearing on your access to Vision, eg you needed a specific role to use Choose and Book, but access to other functions was set in Control Panel – Security. From now on, the role(s) and function(s) logged on your Smartcard dictate your access rights in Vision. Please ensure that you have the correct roles entered on your Smartcard. This is done via your Registration Authority.

Note - When RBAC is enabled, in Mail Manager, you can only allocate messages to users that have logged in once since RBAC was switched on.

Please see the Role Based Access (RBAC) user guides for further information.