Conditional purging


 

To automatically remove studies from the server based on specific matching criteria, set up an auto-purge action, as follows:

  1. Create a filter identifying what you want downloaded to your workstation.

  2. Go to the Other Lists page, and click the Purge column for the filter.

  3. Click on Enable.

  4. If you want to apply the purge to existing data, click on Apply To Current Content.

  5. Set the time you want the studies to be removed.

  6. Check Keep Report to delete everything in the study except the report objects, private internal objects and key image objects.

  7. Click on Configure.

To define the specific objects to remove from the studies matching the filter defined in Step 1, continue as follows:

  1. Click the Purge Matching Objects box. The expanded configuration options appear in the configuration panel.

  2. Select the criteria for the objects within the study you wish to select. The following fields are available:
       Conversion Type: Identifies the type of SC attachment.
       Modality: Modality of the objects to purge.
       Series Description: Purge series matching the entire string value.
       SOP Class: Purge objects by SOP class UID.

  3. Use the Preview button to see which objects match your criteria. On the preview page, click the Show Details button, , to select a study from the list at the top to see which objects in this study match the criteria. To return to the configuration page, click the Back button, , at the top of the study list.

Whether specifying select objects or purging the entire study, continue with the following to complete the configuration:

  1. Check the Enable box to turn purging on.

  2. Click Configure to finish.

Note that PB Report objects, PB Dictation objects and Basic Text SR objects cannot be purged using the individual purge feature. The only way to remove them is to purge the entire study.

 

The individual purging feature is mutually exclusive of the Keep Reports option and the Mark As Deletable Only option.

 

The logs will contain an OBJECT level entry with action of delete for each object purged from a study, and a STUDY level entry for a partial delete. The name of the worklist filter (list) used in the delete is contained in the Partial Rules field on the Logs page.

 

The purge action only works on data in the primary (worklist) database. Once a study is submitted to a near-line or third party archive, it cannot be removed by this action.