In the Main Menu, click Setup, Program Links. Double-click on Allied Star Connect.

Allied Star Connect is a case managment platform that does intraoral scans. Website: www.allied-star.com.

Bridge Setup

Enter the necessary settings to enable this bridge. Only the fields that need edits are listed:

• Enabled: Check to enable this bridge.
• Path of file to open: The location of the program executable. Defaults to C:\Program Files\Alliedstar\Connect\Connect.exe.
• Additional Properties: Double-click a row to change settings.
  • Enter 0 to use PatientNum, or 1 to use ChartNum: Determine which identifier is used to launch the patient in the bridge.
  • Info file path: Location of the .json file. Defaults to C:\ProgramData\Alliedstar\Connect\info.json.
• Text on button: (Optional) Enter the text that is displayed for the bridge button.
• Button Settings: Determine the visual behavior of the bridge button.
  • Hide Button for Clinics: If using clinics, determine which clinics this button should and should not display for.
  • Add a button to these toolbars: Determine which toolbars this button should display under. Defaults to ChartModule.
  • Button Image: (Optional) Import an image to show on the button (must be exactly 22 x 22 pixels).

Click Save to keep changes.

Technical Details

If a patient has multiple email addresses listed in Open Dental, the Allied Star Connect bridge uses the first email address from the comma separated list.

Troubleshooting

Error: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\ProgramData\Alliedstar\Connect\info.json'.

Solution: The Info file path folders must already exist for the bridge to work; the bridge does not automatically create the path. For example, if using the default Info file path, the existing path would need to be C:\ProgramData\Alliedstar\Connect.