About the Argus Users Directory

What is the Argus Users Directory?

As the number of users of Argus continues to grow, there is a need for a centralised repository where the details of all Argus users can be added and maintained with the most up-to-date information for each site using Argus across Australia. The Argus Users Directory is an LDAP Server hosted by ArgusConnect, whose purpose is to be a national repository of the details of all current Argus users. From version 4.1 of Argus onwards, all new users of Argus will be added to the Argus Users Directory with their clinical email address and public certificate.

Who can use the Argus Users Directory?

The Argus Users Directory was set up for the exclusive use of Argus 'activated' sites. An 'activated' site is one for which the clinical (Argus) email address and public encryption key are both known. Other organisations and sites not using Argus will not be added to the Directory and will not be able to download entries from the Directory. Access to the Argus Users Directory is restricted to current Argus users.

Searching the Argus Users Directory - Web Interface

A web interface has been developed to allow Argus users to search the entries on the Directory. Entries are grouped according to medical specialty. Different types of entries are created to represent Locations (for example, a General Practice) and Practitioners (for example, doctors at a Location). Each Practitioner is associated with a Location, i.e. each Person is associated with a Medical Practice .

This search facility is restricted only to activated Argus sites - that is, sites that exist on the Argus Users Directory.

View the Argus Users Directory Search Page.

How do I use the Argus Users Directory?

As well as browsing the Argus Users Directory, the programs in the Argus 4.1 suite enable you to update your local Argus Address Book with entries from the Directory. You can then send clinical messages to any Argus user in Australia, using their details (including their clinical email address, encryption certificate, and their preferred receiving options).

All users of Argus can update their local Argus Address Book with entries from the Argus Users Directory. Certified Argus Installers who are installing Argus 4.1 at a site for the first time or upgrading a site to 4.1 can initially populate the site's local Argus Address Book with entries from the Directory. The Argus AddressBookSetup program is a program specifically developed for Certified Argus Installers which allows them to search the Directory and to download all entries which match certain criteria into the local Argus Address Book. Once an entry is in the local Address Book, it can be updated automatically when ArgusMessenger is running as a Service.

Argus can also manually update the local Argus Address Book with entries from the Argus Users Directory. This allows important information used by Argus when sending to a particular recipient (such as their encryption certificate and their preferred sending options) to be kept up to date with the most recent information on the Directory.

For more information regarding the Argus Users Directory, please feel free to contact us.