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, MIMS 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, MIMS 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 MIMS 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.