Add a user

Click the Admin tab.
Click the User Accounts tab.
Click on the create new user button, .
If desired, select an account to use as a template from Copy User menu and click on the copy button, .
Enter a unique User ID.
Fill in user information fields.
Select the account rights.
Enter the account password.
Click Save button.

To add a new user, click the Create New User button, , on the User Accounts page. You can copy over an existing account's filters and profile by copying the settings to the new user account. To do this, select the account from the pull down list and click the copy button, . The existing account's information is filled into the fields on the page. Edit or fill in the fields.

For a new account, create a unique User ID. This is the ID the user will use to log into eRAD RIS/PACS. After the user ID is created, it cannot be changed. If you must change the ID, create a new account, copying the existing account to start. After you create the new account, delete the old one.

The email address field contains the email address used when sending an email notification as a result of a Notification action.

The group defines the default settings this account inherits. Some predefined groups exist. New groups can be created from the Edit Groups page.

The Rights section defines the privileges granted to the user account. If the Use Group Rights box is checked, the user account's rights are defined by the group settings. If the group setting is unused, the account's privileges are defined on this page. The rights are defined below. Check the box to grant the user the rights.

Permission	Code	Description
Use Group Rights	g	Account permissions default to those assigned to the selected Group. To set these permissions individually, uncheck this box.
Accounting	B	Access to the Account (summary) information.
Admin	A	Administrative rights. Admin permissions override other permission settings with the following exceptions: Scan, Scheduling, Dump.
Archive	S	Access to the archived data, including third-party archives.
Break Locks	1	User is permitted to break locks held by other users.
CD Import	M	Import studies from CD/DVD using Media Import feature.
Copy	C	Create a copy of a study in a folder.
Correction	Q	Manipulate the correction queue.
Create View	I	Save a worklist view (filter).
CTRM	6	Create and monitor CTRM messages. Available if CTRM license is installed.
Delete	D	Purge studies from the server.
Dump	U	Dump DICOM data.
Edit advanced settings	5	User is permitted to edit the viewer’s Advanced settings.
Edit memory settings	4	User is permitted to edit the viewer’s memory settings.
Edit overlay settings	2	User is permitted to edit the viewer’s overlay field configuration.
Edit prefetch settings	3	User is permitted to edit the viewer’s prefetch settings. This does not affect the user’s ability to define or edit the prefetch worklist filter.
Edit Report	T	Edit the report text or upload post-processed images. See table below for dependent permissions.
Edit Study	E	Edit study information, including uploading post-processed images from the eRAD RIS/PACS viewer.
Forward/Export	F	Send a set of images to a configured destination.
Log Display	l	Display the system logs.
Manage User Accounts	7	The ability to create, edit and delete user accounts. Disabled by default except in the case of upgrade in which existing user accounts with Admin privileges are assigned this permission.
Open	O	Load studies and reports into the Viewer. See table below for dependent permissions.
Restricted Query	8	The ability to perform queries that exceed the maximum query time.
Scan	N	Scan documents into PACS and/or RIS.
Scheduling	H	Access the Scheduler pages. See table below for dependent permissions.
Set Status	G	Set study status. Implicitly assigned to users with Report or Transcribe permissions.
Worklist Configuration	W	Modify the worklist table settings.

Note: Permissions restricting access to Customize Settings in the viewer prohibit configuration until a user logs into the viewer. For example, after installing the viewer, a user with Edit Prefetch Settings permissions must log into the viewer before the prefetch settings can be set up.

Edit Report permissions are required before the following can be assigned:

Permission	Code	Description
Approve	R	Approve a report.
Dictate	J	Create a dictated report.
Note	K	Enter or edit a note.

Open permissions are required before the following can be assigned:

Permission	Code	Description
DICOM Printing	P	Print film using DICOM print from the viewer.

Scheduling permissions are required before the following can be assigned:

Permission	Code	Description
Cancel Orders	x	Cancel orders.
Check In/Out Patients	c	Check patients in and out.
Delete Orders/Patients	d	Delete orders and patient records.
Double Book	b	Double book a time slot.
Edit billing data	e	Create and edit procedure billing records.
Edit Insurance Providers	i	Create and edit insurance provider records.
Edit Orders	o	Create and edit exam orders.
Edit Patients	p	Create and edit patient records.
Edit Referring Physicians	r	Create and edit referring physician records.
Schedule Orders	s	Assign a date, time and location to an order.
View Calendar	v	Display the calendar page. Ignored if Schedule Orders permission is assigned.

Users with certain privileges get other privileges automatically. These implied rights are indicated on the Edit account page as grey checks in the permission field. It is not possible to remove an implied permission except to take away the controlling permission first.

Plug-in rights that are user based must be assigned per user account. Plug-in licenses that are assigned per user have a checkbox. A checkmark means the user can use the plug-in module. Plug-ins available to all users appear with an 'X' in the table.

Use the Accessible Server field to restrict a user to a subset of servers in a multi-server, non-enterprise server hierarchy. From the pull-down list, select the top server of the branch the user may access. Accounts with no restrictions (the default) have access to all branches. Access restrictions are inherited from the administrator creating the user account.

When LDAP is configured on a server, user accounts can select a specific LDAP server or the system as the authentication agent. On the user account edit page, the setting is the Authentication Agent field. User accounts can select the following:

Built In - the system’s authentication software

System default – the system default authentication agent.

Group default – the user’s group account authentication agent.

LDAP servers (optional) – configured LDAP servers.

By default, a user with Forward/Export permission can send studies to any configured target device. To restrict the available targets, configure the Targets list in the user’s account settings, as follows:

In the Forward Targets field, click the Select Forward Targets button, .
To add targets, select it in the Available Forward Targets list on the right and click the Add button, .
To remove targets, select it in the Selected Forward Targets list on the left and click the Remove button, .
When the assignments are complete, click the Apply button.

If the CTRM license is installed, the Radar Group ID field exists for each user and group entry. This value is assigned by Radar to identify the user group or customer site the user has access to.

The default report editor, defined by the Default Report Editor setting in the Settings page, can be customized for each user account from the user account’s edit page by setting the Report Editor setting to one of the following:

Use Default - Use the system default.

Viewer - Use the viewer’s report editor panel.

Browser - Use the report editor web page.

A password must be defined when creating a user account. By default, the password entered when creating a user account does not expire. To create a temporary account, or to force password renewals, make the password expire after a specified number of days or logins, or require that the user change the password the first time they log in. The Revalidated By field selects whether or not the user can change an expired password (Password Change) or the Administrator must do it (Admin Only).

When you click on Save to complete the account, a summary page appears showing the data you entered. If you copied an existing account's filters and profile into the new account, a list of filters for that user will be displayed. Click on Back to List to continue.