DATA
PURGING OPTIONS n Go to the
Administration Page.
n Click the Settings Tab.
n Scroll to Regular Tasks.
n Set the purge values.
n Click the Change button.
By default, eRAD PACS will manage the disk usage automatically, but it will never
remove primary image data, report data or orders unless the administrator
explicitly instructs it to do so. Even then, eRAD PACS only does so when it needs
additional disk space. This means no purging occurs until the free space
limit is
reached, even if a study is older than the specified purge period. All purging will be
processed during off-peak hours, usually in the early morning. Therefore, after you
change these settings, you must wait until eRAD PACS runs the purging process before
the settings take affect. Stopping and restarting the server will not invoke the
purge process.
To set the purge rules, go to the Settings page, and scroll down to the Regular Tasks
section. There are three options to specify:
Purge Regular Studies: number of days that must expire before a study
becomes eligible for purging.
Purge Preliminary/Final Studies: number of days that must expire
before a study in the Preliminary or Final state becomes eligible for purging.
Purge Orders: number of days that an expired order will remain in the
worklist. |