Devices and rooms

Devices are the imaging modalities or rooms managed by eRAD Scheduler. A device belongs to a specific facility. Its parameters include the hours of operation, which may differ from those of the facility, and the procedures it can perform. To add, modify or remove devices, users require administrator privileges.

To get to the devices table,

1. Click on the Scheduling tab.

2. Click on the Tables tab.

3. Click the Devices Table button/hyperlink.

To add a device or room to the RIS, follow these steps:

1. Click the New Device button, .

2. Fill in the fields on the page. Required fields are highlighted.

   1. Select the facility where the device resides from the pull down list.

   2. If the hours of operation for this device are shorter than those of the facility, enter them in the operating fields.

   3. The AE Title is the DICOM parameter used by the device to identify itself.

3. Select the procedures this device or room supports.

   1. To add additional procedures, click the Add Record button, . Additional procedure fields appear. Fill them in.

4. Click one of the following buttons to finish:

   • Save – Store device information.

   • Save & New – Store device information and open an empty New Device page.

   • Cancel – Return without creating the device.

To edit an existing device,

1. Use the Filter button, , to locate the device you want to edit.

2. Click the Edit button, , in the row containing the device’s information.

3. Edit the fields as necessary.

   1. Use the Add Record button, , to add procedures performed by this device.

   2. Use the Remove Record button, , to delete procedures performed by this device.

4. Click one of the following buttons to finish:

   • Save – Save changes to the facility information.

   • Cancel – Ignore changes.

By default, devices are displayed in the calendar part of the Calendar page alphabetically by device name. You can customize this by creating a specific Device table filter, as follows:

1. Sort the Devices table so the device are listed top to bottom in the order you want them to appear (left to right) on the calendar page.

2. Scroll to the Save List As section at the bottom of the table

3. Select the owner @system, select type New, and enter the name calendardevice.

4. Click Save.

If you delete this filter, the change takes effect after you restart Java.