Create a Worklist filter.
Click the Other Lists tab.
Click the button in the Copy column for the new worklist filter.
Select Enable
Set parameters
Define coercion rules
Click Configure.
The Copy action creates a copy or a shortcut of a study. The studies are defined by a filter. When setting up the action, you can define the type of copy to make, the folder in which it resides and coercion rules to customize some of the study and patient demographics. This action is useful for automatic sanitizing of patient demographic data.
To set up a copy action, follow the steps below:
Define and save a worklist filter to identify the studies.
Click the Other Lists tab under the Worklist tab.
Find the worklist filter and click the X in the Copy column to display the configuration page
Check the Enable box to set up the action for this filter.
Check the Apply to Current Content box to apply the action to studies existing on the server.
Enter the maximum number of studies to process each cycle. An empty batch size value disables the limit setting and all studies matching the filter criteria will be executed during the action cycle.
Select the time to schedule the action
Select the location the copy will reside in. The Worklist target means the shortcut appears on the worklist.
Check the Shortcut box to create a shortcut. Clear the checkbox to create a duplicate copy. Some targets do not support duplicate copies. For these, the box is checked and inactive.
Define the optional data coercion rules to apply to the study data.
Click the Configure button.
If a batch size is defined, the system maintains a first-in-first-out queue. Studies that match the filter criteria at the time the action cycle occurs are appended to the end of the queue. Then the system applies the action to studies at the head of the queue. The action’s Batch Size setting defines the number of studies processed. The procedure repeats with each action cycle until the queue is empty.
When an action is enabled, the 'X' button on the Other Lists page changes to a check button. To disable an existing action, click the check button, uncheck the Enable checkbox and click Configure.
Actions run at scheduled intervals. At the next interval, the system will search the studies for studies that match the filter, create a copy, and apply the coercion rules. The study will then appear in the assigned folder.
The Source Study UID field of a shortcut contains the Study UID of the source study. For duplicate copies, the Source Study UID and the Study UID are the same and reference the copy.