Scheduled sheet creation

Auto-create new MAR sheets on a schedule using an interval-based rule and a name template.

For services that run on a fixed cycle (e.g. a new sheet every 28 days), the Scheduled Sheets page auto-creates new sheets on schedule. A Cloud Function checks daily and creates any due sheets.

Setting up a schedule

  1. Open eMAR → More → Scheduled Sheets.

  2. Click New schedule.

  3. Schedule name — your label for the rule.

  4. Interval — pick a type (daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly / yearly) and a value (e.g. "every 2 weeks" = weekly × 2).

  5. Sheet name template — how the new sheet should be named (e.g. "{{area}} — period {{period_number}}").

  6. Patient identity — name, DOB, GP, NHS number, allergies. Used to populate every auto-created sheet.

  7. Auto-archive previous — optional. When on, each new auto-created sheet archives the previous one. When off, you archive manually.

  8. Save. The cron picks up the rule on its next run.

Heads up — Carerealm doesn't let you base a scheduled rule on an existing sheet — every auto-created sheet is built fresh from the patient-identity fields in the rule. Keep those fields up to date when prescriptions change.

Last updated 21 May 2026 · by eMAR migration · Suggest a feature or change to this article
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