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Administrator Manual
Software Version VA10A and higher

syngo Suite. Living workflow intelligence.

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The software described herein is CE-compliant in accordance with Directive MDD

93/42/EEC Appendix II of June 14th, 1993.

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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Further Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Signs and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Edition Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Safety Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Administrator Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Required Skills and Expertise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tasks of the IT Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tasks of the Clinical Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fundamental Rules of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Specific Rules of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3 User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Functions of User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Initial Setup of the User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Defining Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Settings for Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Advice and Tips on Assigning Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing Your Default Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating or Copying a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Assigning Data Access Rules to User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Importing Windows User Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing or Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
User Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Creating or Copying a User Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adding and Removing Users from a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Changing or Deleting a User Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Closing User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4 Audit Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Which Events are Logged in Audit Trail? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Activating or Deactivating Audit Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Viewing Audit Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Exporting the Logged Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Backing Up the Event Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

5 Operating System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Country-Specific Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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6 Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Requirements for Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Flat Screen Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Constancy Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Loading Test Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Configuring Monitors for syngo.plaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

7 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Working with the Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Overview of Configuration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Opening a Configuration Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Configuring the Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Configuring Load, Display, and Save Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Setting the Color for Text Annotations, Objects, and Cut Lines . . . . . . .82
Defining Image Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Setting the Font for Image Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Importing or Exporting the Configuration of Image Texts. . . . . . . . . . . .87
Defining Window Level Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Integrating Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Configuring Smart Select (Viewer and Embedded 3D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Configuring Shortcut Keys (Viewer and Embedded 3D) . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Configuring the Corner Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Configuring the Patient List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Configuring the Patient List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Defining Network Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Setting the Prefetch Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Defining the PPS Manager Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Defining the Local Application Entity Title (AET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Defining Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Start Time for Automatic Archiving (DAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Setting Autorouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Defining Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
About the Local Database Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Defining the RIS Worklist Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
General Settings of the Patient List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Specifying the Time for the Autodelete Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Configuring Storage Commitment (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Enabling or Disabling Storage Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Selecting a Compression Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Configuring a Query Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Configuring a Retrieve Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Configuring Archiving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Configuring Archiving and Patient Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Configuring the NAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Configuring DICOM Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Associating DICOM Viewers and Modalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

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Configuring the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Configuring Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Configuring Automatic Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Configuring Filming (DICOM Basic Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Configuring the Connection to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Configuring Film Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Defining Time Settings for the Camera and Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Configuring Embedded 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Configuring General 3D Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Configuring 3D Font Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Configuring RIS Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Configuring RIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Configuring OPENLink (MagicLink A) Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Configuring Teleradiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Configuring the Transmission Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Specifying the Transmission Period for a Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Deleting a Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Printing a List of Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Importing or Exporting Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Configuring Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Configuring Report Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Overview - Report Status Profile Tab Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Configuring Profiles for Report Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
About Name Formats and Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Specifying a Name Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Selecting a Character Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Configuring the DICOM SR Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Selecting UI Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Stopping and Starting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
General Settings for syngo.plaza Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

8 Configuring and Administrating the MWL Scheduler . . . . . . . . . 209

The MWL Scheduler Administrator Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Configuring at the First Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Purging of Scheduled Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

9 Send Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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10 System Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Backup Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Backup Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Backup Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Backing Up the Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Starting the Backup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Restoring the Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Modifying the Backup Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Backing Up the Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Backing Up the User Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Backing Up the Web User Configuration and the Web Server Certificate . .233

11 Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Software of Other Vendors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Open Source Software Used in the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Warranty Regarding Further Use of the Open Source Software . . . . . .239
Open Source Software Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

A Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

B Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

C Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Backup Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

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Welcome

Introduction 1

This chapter introduces you to the contents of the syngo®.plaza Administrator

Manual, and explains how it is organized. You also find a short overview of
further documentation available.

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This Manual
In the Administrator Manual, you find step-by-step instructions for setting up
user administration, configuration, and administration of the system.

Safety Notices It is assumed that syngo.plaza is operated by qualified personnel only.

However, Notes, Cautions, and Warnings indicate where special attention is
required. See also “Safety Advisory” on page 19.

Further Documentation
Release Note The Release Note provides useful information on the current software version.
Please carefully read the Release Note, which is part of the syngo.plaza user
documentation. The Release Note supplements the Operator Manual.

Operator Manual The Operator Manual helps you to quickly start working with your syngo.plaza
workplace. It familiarizes you with the most important concepts and the basic
operating elements of the syngo.plaza workplace.
We recommend reading chapter “Safety Advisory” before you start working
with syngo.plaza.

Online User The Online User Documentation serves as an online reference containing
Documentation detailed step-by-step instructions for the user.

Online Help The Online Help of syngo.plaza provides quick on-screen access to task-
oriented information about functions of syngo.plaza.
There are some separate online help modules used for parts of Embedded 3D,
for the DICOM SR Viewer, and for the MWL Scheduler.

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Signs and Symbols

9 Prerequisite for subsequent operating steps

◆ One-step operation
1 Operating sequence
■ List item
➜ Guideline

Note for optimal handling

Problem, description and remedy

Tip to facilitate tasks for the user

Bold Window, and function names are written in bold letters,

letters for example, Open Patient List icon.
Italics Italics indicate status information, for example, Signed off, and also
emphasize particularly important sections of text.
→DICOM Example for terms and abbreviations that are explained in greater detail in
the glossary.

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Warnings and Cautions

Warnings and cautions are specially marked in the documentation.
The content of a Warning or a Caution is structured in three different sections:
Cause, Consequence, Remedy.

Warning WARNING indicates potential danger that could cause injury or death in
extreme cases.

First, the source of danger is addressed!

Then, possible consequences are described.
WARNING
◆ Finally, measures are given to prevent a dangerous situation.

Caution CAUTION indicates potential (direct) danger that could cause minor injury or
damage to the system.

First, the source of danger is addressed!

Then, possible consequences are described.
CAUTION
◆ Finally, measures are given to prevent a dangerous situation.

To operate syngo.plaza safely, read the “Safety Advisory” chapter in this

document. In this chapter, you find a list of all relevant safety notices.

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Edition Notice
In this document, syngo.plaza software version VA10A is described.

For better readability, we refer to the user in the masculine form.

syngo.plaza-specific terms are capitalized. User interface terms used in the
descriptions are highlighted in bold.

Copyright © 11.2009, Siemens AG. All rights reserved.

Privileges This document is confidential and proprietary to Siemens. It is protected by the

copyright laws of the United States of America and other countries. It is
licensed for use by customers only in strict accordance with the license
agreement governing its use.
Any reports or other figures that appear in this document are merely
illustrative and do not contain names of or data on real people. Any similarity
in names of people, living or dead, in data is strictly coincidental and is
expressly disclaimed.
Siemens does not warrant that the material contained in its documentation is
error-free. Documentation supplied to Siemens by third parties and included
with this documentation is not warranted for accuracy or completeness.
The information contained in this document is subject to change. Revisions
and updates are issued from time to time to document changes and/or
additions.

Trademarks ■ Siemens® is a registered trademark of Siemens AG.

■ syngo® is a registered trademark of Siemens AG.
■ Microsoft®, Windows®, and SQL Server® are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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Welcome

Safety Advisory 2

The chapter “Safety Advisory” addresses operating organizations and

administrators.
To operate syngo.plaza, you should read this chapter carefully. It is assumed
that syngo.plaza will be operated by qualified personnel only.
In the syngo.plaza Operator Manual, you find an additional “Safety Advisory”
chapter explicitly addressed to operating organizations and clinical users.

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Administrator Tasks
Here you will find an overview of required skills and expertise for
administrating, and recurring administrative tasks performed with
syngo.plaza.

Required Skills and Expertise

It is assumed that persons responsible for administering and maintaining the
syngo.plaza system have in general:

■ Advanced level of experience with computers

■ Interest in learning a few details about the configuration of their
syngo.plaza system
■ Familiarity with the syngo.plaza software

The persons should further have, for example, expertise in:

■ Microsoft Windows administration
■ Microsoft Active Directory user administration
■ IT technologies such as Citrix
■ IT infrastructure services such as DNS
■ Storage and backup management systems
■ Database management, especially regarding Microsoft SQL Server
■ Working on a Microsoft Windows operating system level using commands
and scripts

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Usually, two administrators are responsible for a syngo.plaza system:

IT Administrator The IT administrator has among others expert knowledge of networks,

operating systems, user administration, and knowledge of the RIS/PACS
workflow. The IT administrator is responsible for data security, data protection,
as well as for backup and archiving. The IT administrator manages the IT
infrastructure of the clinical network as well as of PACS/RIS system. The IT
administrator is responsible for the administration and configuration of the IT
components of the syngo.plaza system. This includes amongst others the
following administration items:
■ Version administration
■ User administration
■ System monitoring
■ System Backup
■ Server web administration

Clinical Administrator The clinical administrator is an application specialist who typically works in the
radiological department. The clinical administrator is responsible for all PACS
and postprocessing issues on integrated workplaces. For example, the clinical
administrator supports image and report viewing on the workplaces of the
prescribing physicians. This includes amongst others the following
administration items:
■ User training
■ Administration of syngo.plaza clients
■ Adaptation of system parameters
■ Workflow improvement

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Tasks of the IT Administrator

In general, the tasks of the IT administrator include the following:
■ Administration
– Backup management (control, execution, adjustment)
– LTS (Long-Term Storage) and media management in syngo.plaza
– Installation and rollout of syngo.plaza workplaces
– Access-control management for Siemens Remote Service
– DICOM configuration in syngo.plaza
– Audit analysis
– User management (user accounts and role administration)
– User profile management
– System configuration
■ First level support and troubleshooting
– System monitoring (software and hardware testing processes)
– Message handling (software and hardware testing processes)
– Evaluation of system utilization
– Restart of system components
– Check and correction of invalid DICOM images

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Tasks of the Clinical Administrator

In general, the tasks of the clinical administrator include the following:
■ Training of other users according to the training concept
■ Protection of patient data consistency
– Searching the database for duplicate patient entries
– Merging patients with multiple entries
– Identifying patients as deleted
■ Administration of syngo.plaza clients
■ Adaptation of system parameters according to new requirements of an
operational syngo.plaza system
■ Configuration of containers for clinical demonstrations
■ Continuous improvement of the workflow

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Fundamental Rules of Safety

Statutory stipulations and guidelines are the basis for ensuring safety as well
as the information given in the manual.

Software Restrictions

Software that is not approved and changes to syngo.plaza or the database

may cause malfunctions and loss of important data.
CAUTION Violations result in loss of all warranty rights and may even be illegal.
Malfunction of the system and loss of data
◆ Only use licensed software that is approved by Siemens.

System Handling

Changing the user, logging-off, switching to standby mode, shutting the

computer down or restarting the computer with unsaved data.
CAUTION Loss of data
◆ Connect all system components to an uninterruptible power supply
(UPS).

Patient Data

Inconsistency between patient ID in database or report.

Wrong relation of the patient data to the corresponding report
CAUTION
◆ Please note that the usage of a specific character set in the software
must also be supported in the integrated or connected RIS/HIS or DICOM
application.

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Inconsistencies in the patient identification between components of the

site.
CAUTION Logical data loss
◆ During the first installation of syngo.plaza, check that the patient
identifying strategy is identical in the entire system (HIS/RIS, PACS and
modalities) and that it uses as many identifying criteria as possible.
◆ Check that (at least) the RIS and PACS are using the same patient
identifying strategy.

Hardware and Equipment

IEC 60601-1-1 stipulates that the hardware must not be used near to
patients, for example, in the operating room or in the emergency room. The
hardware must not be accessible to patients.

The person who connects additional equipment to the Medical Device is

responsible to ensure compliance with the valid version of the relevant
standards, e.g. system standard IEC/EN 60601-1-1 and/or other applicable
standards.
If you have any questions, please contact your local representative.

Redundant Hardware

System is not available due to hardware failures.

Loss of data, hindering of diagnosis
CAUTION
◆ Install redundant hardware.

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Monitors

Review and reporting of radiological images requires optimum display of

images on the screen.
CAUTION Incorrect review of radiological images
◆ Only use suitable monitors for review and reporting of radiological
images.
◆ Follow the maintenance and care instructions given in the monitor's
manual.

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Specific Rules of Safety

To guarantee the proper functionality of syngo.plaza, the following important
information has to be observed carefully.

Storage Space

Not enough free storage space for database transaction log files.
Malfunction of the system
CAUTION
◆ Make sure that every day approx. 10% of the hard disk capacity is free to
save the log files.

System Settings

Changing certain system settings require a system restart. This may result in
the loss of unsaved image-editing work.
CAUTION Loss of data due to restart
◆ Make sure that no examinations are open while you are changing the
system settings.

In case of, for example, power failure, system update, or system

maintenance, syngo.plaza might not be available for a certain time.
CAUTION Hindering of diagnosis due to system failure
◆ Define system-breakdown scenarios.
◆ Define backup-scan scenarios.
◆ Implement counter measures, like failover solutions, backup systems,
and test the implemented measures periodically.

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Rule-based settings and their combinations can lead to unexpected results.

An increasing complexity of the rule set causes an increasing probability of
CAUTION error.
Delayed diagnosis due to the complexity of the rule set
◆ After each change of the rule set, check if the outcome of the rules
applied leads to the intended over-all system behavior.
◆ Keep the rule set as simple as possible.

Database

Incorrect structure generated in the image.

Wrong diagnosis
CAUTION
◆ Always perform a basic validation (syntactic and semantic check) when
you receive images.

Correcting Patient Data

In syngo.plaza, a patient is uniquely identified by the patient ID and the

patient name.
CAUTION Incorrect diagnosis because of incorrect assignment of image data and
patients
◆ Always correct patient data in the HIS/RIS ("Master") first. Only then
correct this patient data in the PACS accordingly, if necessary.
◆ Correct patient demographics very carefully.
◆ When correcting patient data, always make sure that two patients are
not inadvertently merged.

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Measurement Precision

Changes made to the IT system, for example, hardware, software, or

configuration, can affect measurement precision.
CAUTION Incorrect diagnosis
◆ If you use the measurement results for diagnosis, the measurement
precision must be ascertained by calibration after every change to the IT
system before you resume routine operation.

Emergency Accounts

Missing emergency access account makes it impossible to use the system in

an emergency
CAUTION Access to patient data impossible in an emergency
◆ Have the system administrator set up special emergency accounts to
ensure that all users have access to the system.
◆ Store the password with the officer responsible and make it accessible to
all users.
◆ Instruct users about correct use of the emergency account and about the
consequences of misuse.

Passwords

Unauthorized access to the system and unauthorized manipulation of

patient data
CAUTION Violation of the legal requirements for data security
◆ Make sure that passwords are handled securely.
◆ Set up the appropriate locking mechanisms for user access accounts.
◆ Limit log-on times and locations.

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Delete-Images Privilege

Wrong allocation of the “Delete images” privilege

Loss of data
CAUTION
◆ Only allocate this privilege to authorized users.
◆ Only allocate this right if the workplace does not have an archive
connection.

syngo.plaza Web

Configuration of syngo.plaza Web in public networks.

Access of unauthorized users to patient information
CAUTION
◆ Use https:// for communication as well as for image transfer in public
networks
◆ Store downloadable data in a secure location accessible only to
authorized users.

Data Security

Compromising the data security of the system by connecting syngo.plaza to

the Internet.
CAUTION Unauthorized access and misuse of data
◆ Install a firewall and up-to-date virus protection programs on any
workplace connected to the Internet. For recommendations, see the
“Release Note”.

Data security risk due to virus scanners that are not updated.
Viruses, worms, and malicious software can cause loss of data
CAUTION
◆ Regularly update the virus scanner that you use.

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Storage Space

Archiving of images impossible due to lack of storage capacity.

Immediate diagnosis not possible
CAUTION
◆ Define high and low water marks for auto-deletion of already archived
images.
◆ Enable a notification from the backup software in case of hardware
failures or stopped services.

Migration of Images

Migration of images stops due to a lack of media, or a filled-up cache.

Impediment to diagnosis
CAUTION
◆ Enable a notification from your backup software in case of hardware
failures, or stopped services.

Deleting Images on the Short-Term Storage (STS)

Before archiving on LTS (Long-Term Storage) has been accomplished, e.g. on

a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, images on the STS (Short-Term
CAUTION Storage) have been deleted.
Loss of data
◆ Only delete images from the STS if there is a complete copy on the LTS
e.g., of uncompressed or compressed images.
◆ Always save the original image format, e.g., in case compression fails or
the image data have been received compressed.
◆ In case no archive is configured on the PACS, uncompressed images can
only be deleted from the STS if compressed and validated images are
available.

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Multiple Archiving

Incomplete archiving of images due to media defects or drive failures.

Loss of data during archiving
CAUTION
◆ Use multiple archiving functionality: images will be written onto
multiple archive media.
◆ Make sure that the middleware is configured properly for multiple
archiving.

Dearchiving

Lost or damaged archive media.

Loss of data when dearchiving
CAUTION
◆ If multiple archiving functionality is not available, perform manual back-
up of archive media.

Sending and Receiving

Disturbance in the transmission of digital data over the network.

syngo.plaza may interpret studies as “Completed” although not all images
CAUTION have been transmitted.
Loss of data
◆ Check the status bar for error messages about data transfer.
◆ Check data transmission in the Network Status dialog box. If an error
concerning data transmission is displayed there, you should request the
number of images in the study from the sending workplace and compare
this with the number of images on the syngo.plaza workplace.
◆ If necessary, request the study again.

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RIS/HIS Integration

The connected RIS/HIS is temporarily unavailable.

Loss of messages to or from the RIS/HIS
CAUTION
◆ Only set up a RIS/HIS that can buffer and return messages.
◆ Archive all messages from or to the RIS/HIS for subsequent manual
resend, if required.

Backing up the Databases

Damage to the databases due to incorrect system shutdown, hard disk

faults, or power failures.
CAUTION Databases not accessible
◆ Regularly back up all databases.
◆ Store the backup both in a directory of your computer and on external
data media, or on other network nodes.
◆ Keep an up-to-date backup of the databases on the system.
◆ Restore the databases, when required, using the restore function, and
check that they have been restored correctly.

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Writing to CD/DVD

It is not possible to write to CD/DVD manually while data are being written
to media by the automatic archiving function.
CAUTION Errors when writing to CD/DVD
◆ Schedule automatic archiving to start only outside normal working
hours.

Screen savers and other running applications can cause errors when writing
to CD/DVD.
CAUTION Damaged CD/DVD
◆ Make sure no other applications are running during CD/DVD writing.
◆ Configure archiving to start outside normal working hours.

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Welcome

User Administration 3

The syngo.plaza user administration protects sensitive patient data, for

example, radiological images and reports, from unauthorized access.
In this manual you will find the information that the system administrator
needs to set up and organize an efficient user administration.
The most important actions and user information is described in the chapter
"Data Security" in the Online User Documentation.

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Functions of User Administration

User Accounts You must create a user account for everyone who intends to work with
syngo.plaza.
The user account includes the user name, password, and the assigned
privileges.

Who Can Do What? Some syngo.plaza functions are relevant for all users, but others are not. For
example, physicians and nursing staff should be able to view all images. But
only reporting physicians should be able to delete images.
syngo.plaza permits users access only to those functions for which they have
been given the appropriate privileges.

Defining User Accounts The syngo.plaza security concept comprises several levels. It consists of users,
roles, and privileges.
The system administrator ensures by means of configuration that the
privileges are assigned in accordance with practical needs and legal
requirements.

Roles (User Levels) To spare you from assigning rights to each user individually, you create various
privilege profiles, called “roles”. A role covers the privileges that a user or
group of users needs to perform their tasks within the department or hospital.
Examples are “radiologist”, “chief physician”, or “nurse”.

Users When defining user accounts you assign the corresponding role to individual
users. Of course, it is also possible to assign a certain role to just one user, for
example, “Dr. Melchior”.
Using this flexible system, you can assign to each user precisely the privileges
that the user requires for his or her daily work with syngo.plaza.

User Groups Depending on which department or team a user belongs to, you can assign
the user to a user group, for example, “radiology department” or “ward”. In this
way, you are able to group users reasonably.

Audit Trail To fulfill the hospital's duty to provide evidence, you can configure and
activate recording. With activating recording syngo.plaza records safety-
related user actions, including logging on to the system, sending, and deleting
data.

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Networking/Citrix You can integrate syngo.plaza into your existing Citrix environment. Within
Environment the Citrix environment, it is possible to access applications over the
LAN/WAN/Internet. This facilitates the installation, administration and
maintenance of the syngo.plaza clients. The Citrix environment is an add-on
product which runs on a Terminal Server (in case of Microsoft Windows). It
provides extra customizable features in addition to the existing features of a
Terminal Server and is protected by a license.
The Citrix Presentation Server is installed on the server operating system along
with its dependencies of Windows components. For the configuration of
syngo.plaza, the requirements of the Citrix environment have to be
considered.

Inform the users about your hospital's safety regulations, for example, that
they are not permitted to work under a different user name and that safety-
related activities are recorded.

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Opening User Administration

To open the user administration:
1 Choose Programs > syngo.plaza > User Administration from the Start
menu.
2 In the log-on screen of syngo.plaza, enter “plaza” as your User name and
Password.
The syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box opens.
All user accounts are listed in the upper part of the window.
All user groups are listed in the lower part of the window.

You can scroll through the lists in the usual way and sort them by clicking a
column title.

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User Accounts The following information is displayed for the user accounts:
– User Name
Unique name of User access.
This name must be entered when logging on to syngo.plaza.
– Full Name
Full name of the user (optional).
– Description
Detailed description of the user account (optional).
– Member of
User account is assigned to the user groups shown.
– Account Type
Local syngo.plaza user: Local user account.
Imported syngo.plaza user: User account was imported from
Windows or the → LDAP server.
– User Level
Role assigned to the user account.

User Groups The following information is displayed for the user group:
– Group Name
Name of the user group.

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Initial Setup of the User Administration

syngo.plaza is delivered with a default user account called “plaza”. This user
account is assigned to the user level “syngoplaza_default_userlevel”.

This user account is exclusively reserved for the first log-on after installation
and for setting up the user administration. Delete it as soon as the user
administration has been set up.

Procedure The setup of user administration consists of following steps:

1 Opening the user administration of syngo.plaza and logging on.
2 Defining the roles, user accounts, and groups as required.

Make sure there is always at least one user account that has unrestricted
access to the syngo.plaza system.

3 Deleting the user account “plaza” and the role “syngoplaza_default_

userlevel”.
4 Restarting syngo.plaza and logging on with your user name and password.

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Defining Roles
User’s privileges are based on the role to which the user is assigned, for
example, radiologist, chief physician, or nurse.
In syngo.plaza, user level is a synonym for role.
➜ You can assign as many roles to one user as you wish.

Wrong allocation of the “Delete images” privilege

Loss of data
CAUTION
◆ Only allocate this privilege to authorized users.
◆ Only allocate this right if the workplace does not have an archive
connection.

Viewing Roles and 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Privileges Administration” on page 32).
2 In the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box, choose the Modify >
User Levels menu item.
The User Level Assignments dialog box opens.
3 To obtain information about the roles, select a role from the SETTINGS list.
– The privileges are displayed in a tree structure organized by program
module.
– The privileges marked with a check mark are assigned to the user. All
other privileges are denied.

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Creating a New Role To create a new role:

1 Enter a name for the new role in the Add/Edit user level name field and
confirm with Add New.
All privileges are selected.
2 Deselect the privileges as required.
3 Click Save to confirm.

Changing Roles To change the privileges for a role:

1 Select the appropriate role from the Assignment for user level list.
The currently assigned privileges are indicated by a check mark.
2 Select or deselect privileges as you require.
3 Click Save to confirm and click OK when the confirmation message
appears.
The changes are saved and are active as soon as a user that has been
assigned this role logs on next time.

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Renaming Roles To rename a role:

1 Select the role.
2 Enter the name in the Add/Edit user level name field.
3 Confirm with Rename.

Deleting a Role You can only delete a role if it is not assigned to a user account. Otherwise, the
Delete button is dimmed.
1 Select a role.
2 Click the Delete button.

User Accounts
User Accounts Plan the user accounts based on your hospital’s security regulations. Please
also note the following tips and advice.
■ Create a separate user account for each user. Only in this way is it possible
to assign security-related actions to the user responsible.
You can create, copy, or import user accounts from Windows user
administration.
■ For imported user accounts, you can define that syngo.plaza starts
without querying the user name and password. The user currently logged
on to Windows is checked for identification and authorization.
■ Only assign privileges to a user that the user needs for his or her work.
■ If a user's personal data, role or group need to be corrected, you can
change his or her user account. You can also reset a user's password, in
case the user has forgotten it.
■ You should delete user accounts that are no longer required.

In server operation, the user account only needs to be set up once and is
then available at the server and all connected client workstations.

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Special User Accounts

“plaza” syngo.plaza is delivered with a default user account called “plaza”.

This user account is exclusively reserved for the first log-on after installation
and for setting up the user administration. Delete it as soon as the user
administration has been set up.

Emergency Account To facilitate rapid access to the system in an emergency, you should create at
least one special user account for general emergencies, for example,
“Emergency”.

Adhere to the national and institutional regulations when defining

privileges/roles. For example, nobody is permitted to change, delete, or send
data during emergency access.

Missing emergency access account makes it impossible to use the system in

an emergency
CAUTION Access to patient data impossible in an emergency
◆ Have the system administrator set up special emergency accounts to
ensure that all users have access to the system.
◆ Store the password with the officer responsible and make it accessible to
all users.
◆ Instruct users about correct use of the emergency account and about the
consequences of misuse.

Administrator Only administrators should be assigned the right to change system settings
and user accounts.
Adhere to the national and institutional regulations when defining
privileges/roles. For example, nobody is permitted to change, delete, or send
data during emergency access.

Make sure there is always at least one user account that has unrestricted
access to the syngo.plaza system. Otherwise, certain data objects and
program functions may no longer be available.

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Settings for Passwords

In the Password Policy dialog box, you define how many and what kinds of
characters are allowed to be used in passwords and how many characters a
password must contain.

Unauthorized access to the system and unauthorized manipulation of

patient data
CAUTION Violation of the legal requirements for data security
◆ Make sure that passwords are handled securely.
◆ Set up the appropriate locking mechanisms for user access accounts.
◆ Limit log-on times and locations.

Opening Dialog Boxes 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box, and choose the
Action > Password Policy menu item.
See also “Opening User Administration” on page 32.
The Password Policy dialog box opens.

2 Enter the number of characters under Minimum password Length.

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3 Select which characters must be included under Password Should

contain:
– Special character(s): for example, § % & #
– Alphanumeric character(s): Letters and numbers
– Lower case and upper case character(s)
4 Under Number of attempts before locking the account specify after
how many incorrect attempts user access will be denied.

Advice and Tips on Assigning Passwords

Passwords Passwords are frequently the weakest link in a computer’s security system.
Therefore user accounts should be protected with an “effective” password –
one that is difficult to guess or for hacking programs to deduce.
■ Do not use commonly used words or the names of family members,
hobbies, and so forth, as passwords.
■ Use a password that has at least 6 characters and contains the following
characters:
– Letters (syngo.plaza differentiates between upper and lower case
letters), such as A, b, or C
– Numbers, such as 0, 1, 2, 3
– Special characters, such as Ä, ö, §, ]
“Ha$x3er”, for example, is an effective password.

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Changing Your Default Password

While setting up the user administration, you can change the default
password of the “plaza” user account. Delete the “plaza” user account as soon
as the user administration has been set up.

Changing Default 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box, and choose the
Password Action > Password Policy menu item.
See also “Opening User Administration” on page 32.
The Password Policy dialog box opens.
2 Click the Change Default password button in the Password Policy dialog
box.
The Change Default Password dialog box opens.

3 Enter a new default password under New Password.

4 Enter the same password under Confirm New Password.
5 To confirm your entries and close the dialog box, click OK.

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Creating or Copying a User Account

To set up user accounts you can use existing user accounts as templates or you
can create new accounts.

Creating/Copying a User 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Account Administration” on page 32).
2 To create a new user account, choose Action > New User from the menu.
– OR –
To copy an existing user account:
– Select the user that you wish to use as the template from the list of
users.
– Choose Action > Copy User As from the menu.
The User Properties dialog box opens.

3 Make your settings and confirm with Save.

The changes are saved and are active as soon as a user that has been
assigned this role logs on the next time to syngo.plaza.

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User Settings Following user settings can be defined:

– User Name
Unique name of User access.
The user enters this name when logging on to syngo.plaza.
The user name cannot be changed later.
– Full Name
Full name of the user (optional).
– Description
Detailed description of the user account (optional).
– Password
Password of the user.
See also “Advice and Tips on Assigning Passwords” on page 40.
– Confirm Password
To confirm and avoid typos, enter the user’s password a second time.
– User Level
Role to be assigned to the user account.
A user can only access the syngo.plaza functions for which he or she
has been given the appropriate privileges based on his or her role.

Account Properties Following properties of the user account can be defined:

– User must change password at next logon
If this option is selected you will be requested to change your password
the next time you log on.
– Integrated Windows Authentication
If the user is currently logged into Windows, syngo.plaza starts without
the user needing to log on to syngo.plaza.
Only select this option if the user account was imported from a
Windows user account.
– Emergency Account
Identifies the user account as an emergency account.
– Account is disabled
User account has expired.
– Account is locked
Access to the user account has been denied because the password was
entered incorrectly three times.
To permit access to the user account again, clear the Account is locked
check box.

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Period of Validity The period of validity can be set for account and passwords.
– Account expires
Never: User access is valid indefinitely.
End of: Date on which the account becomes invalid.
– Password expires
Never: The password is valid until the user changes it.
End of: Date on which the password becomes invalid. After that date a
user needs to change his or her password to access syngo.plaza.
We recommend that passwords be changed every 90 days

Group Membership Users can be assigned to one or more user groups.

– Belongs to Groups
User access is assigned to the user groups shown.
– Group
List of available user groups.
– < Add
Adds the user to the selected group from the Available Groups list.
– Remove >
Ends the group membership to the group selected in the Belongs to
Groups list.

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Assigning Data Access Rules to User Accounts

You can limit the access to patient data by assigning one or more data access
rules to a user account and/or user group. The rules can be composed of:
■ Predefined tags, e.g. institution name
■ Values that need to match the tag

Assigning Data Access 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Rules Administration” on page 32).
2 Select the required user account or user group and then choose Modify >
Data Rules.
The Assign Data Rules dialog box opens.
If already defined, you can see the assigned data access rules to the
selected user account/user group in the list.

Defining/Modifying You can define new rules or modify existing rules in the same way:
Data Access Rules
1 Select the required rule in list and click on New... or Modify... .
The Add/Modify Rule dialog box opens.

2 Below Allow data access if the tag matches any of the following, select
the required tag in the left drop-down list.
3 On the right, add the values that need to match this tag in the list box by
using the options New, Edit and Del.

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4 Click the Set Tag button.

The defined tag for the data access rule is added.
5 Confirm the tag settings for the selected rule with OK.
The defined rule is listed in the Assign Data Rules dialog box.

Deleting Data Access ◆ Select the rule that you want to remove and click Delete.
Rules

Activating the Access to You can limit the access to data of VIP persons and staff members for privacy
VIP/Staff Data reasons. In this case, you have to define a data access rule with the following
two tags (see also “Defining/Modifying Data Access Rules” on page 45):
■ Confidentiality Constraint on Patient Data Description
■ Confidentiality Code
To activate defined data access rules for VIP/Staff data:
◆ Select the Access To VIP/Staff Data check box in the Add/Modify Rule
dialog box.

Switching Data Access ◆ To switch the data access rules on/off, select the check box Enable Data
Rules On/Off Access Rules in the General Settings tool (see under “Configuring
General Settings” on page 191).

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Importing Windows User Access

Initially, you can import user accounts from a Windows domain or from a user
administration based on → LDAP. Subsequent modifications are not
synchronized automatically.
You will recognize imported user accounts in the user administration by the
Account Type “syngo.plaza Imported User”.

Importing a User 1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Account Administration” on page 32).
2 In the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box, choose the Action >
Import Users menu item.
The Import User Accounts dialog box opens.

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3 To import user accounts from a domain, select Show users in domain and
then the domain from the adjacent list.
– OR –
To transfer user accounts from an LDAP-based user administration: Select
Show users in LDAP directory and under LDAP provider enter the data
required to access the LDAP directory:
– LDAP Host Name/IP address
Hostname or IP address of the computer that administers the LDAP
directory.
– LDAP User Name
User name for logging on to the LDAP directory.
– LDAP Password
Login password.
– LDAP Filter
Entry point into the LDAP directory’s tree structure.
– LDAP Port No.
Port number of the LDAP server (standard port number is 389).
4 Click the View Users button.
The users of the domain or LDAP directory are shown in the User Accounts
list.
– User Name
Name of user account.
– Full Name
Name of the user.
– Description
Detailed description.
– User Exists
Yes indicates that access account to syngo.plaza has already been set
up for this user.
If required, the existing user data can be overwritten by the imported
data.
5 Select the user or users that you wish to import.

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6 Define which password and which role the imported user accounts will
initially be assigned:
– Password Preset
Temporary password
See also “Advice and Tips on Assigning Passwords” on page 40.
– Confirm Password Preset
To confirm, enter the password a second time.
– User Levels
Role
A user can only access the syngo.plaza functions for which that user
has been given the appropriate privileges based on his or her role.
7 Define the other settings as desired:
– Overwrite existing users
If a user name exists in both syngo.plaza and the domain/LDAP
directory, the existing user data in syngo.plaza are overwritten by the
imported data.
– Emergency Account
If a user name exists in both syngo.plaza and the domain/LDAP
directory, the existing user data in syngo.plaza are overwritten by the
imported data.
– Integrated Windows Authentication
If the user is currently logged into Windows, syngo.plaza starts without
the user needing to log on to syngo.plaza.
8 Start importing by clicking the Import Users button.
A message notifies you that the import process has finished.
9 Confirm this message with OK.

Closing the Window To close the Import User Accounts dialog box:
◆ Click the Close button.

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Changing or Deleting User Accounts

Changing a User To change a user account:
Account
1 Open the syngo.plaza - User Administration (see “Opening User
Administration” on page 32).
2 Double-click a user account.
– OR –
Select the user from the upper list and then choose Action > Properties
from the menu.
The User Properties dialog box opens.
3 Make your settings and confirm with Save.
See “Creating or Copying a User Account” on page 42.

Deleting a User Account To delete a user account:

1 Open the syngo.plaza > User Administration (see “Opening User
Administration” on page 32).
2 Select a user from the upper list.
3 Choose Action > Delete User from the menu.
4 Confirm the prompt by clicking Yes.
The user account will be deleted.
If the user is currently logged on to another client workstation, the user
can continue working until he logs off.

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User Groups
Depending on which department or team a user belongs to, you can assign
the user to one or several user groups, for example, “radiology department” or
“ward”.
You can create/copy, change, and delete user groups in the user
administration.

Assigning Users and You can assign the user to one or several user groups.
Groups
■ To define which users belong to a particular group, you work in the group
properties.
See “Changing or Deleting a User Group” on page 54.
■ To define the groups to which a user belongs, you work in the user
properties.
See “Changing or Deleting User Accounts” on page 50.

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Creating or Copying a User Group

You can create new or copy user groups.

Creating or Copying a 1 Open the syngo.plaza > User Administration (see “Opening User
User Group Administration” on page 32).
2 To create a new user group, choose Action > New Group from the menu.
– OR –
To copy an existing user group:
– Select the group that you wish to use as the template from the list of
groups.
– Choose Action > Copy Group As from the menu.
The Group Properties dialog box opens.

3 Enter a group name of your choice.

4 Add users to the group or remove users from the group, if necessary.
See the following sections for more detailed information.
5 Confirm your changes with Save.
The group is created and the changes are applied immediately.
The Members list contains all the users that currently belong to the group.

You can scroll through the list in the usual way and sort it by clicking on a
column title.

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Adding and Removing Users from a Group

Adding Users To add users to the group:
1 Click the Add button in the Group Properties dialog box.
The Add Users dialog box opens. All user accounts are listed here.

2 Select the users you wish to add (multiple selection with and ).
3 Confirm by clicking OK.
The window closes. The selected users are added to the group.

Removing Users To remove users from the group:

1 Select the users from the Members list in the Group Properties dialog
box.
2 Click the Remove button.

Saving To save the changes:

◆ Confirm your changes in the Group Properties dialog box with Save.
The changes are applied immediately.

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Changing or Deleting a User Group

Changing the User To change a user group:
Group
1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Administration” on page 32).
2 Double-click the user group.
– OR –
Select the user group from the lower list and then choose Action >
Properties from the menu.
The Group Properties dialog box opens.
3 Make your settings and confirm with Save.
See “Creating or Copying a User Group” on page 52.

Deleting a User Group To delete a user group:

1 Open the syngo.plaza User Administration (see “Opening User
Administration” on page 32).
The syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box opens.
2 Select the user group from the lower list.
3 Choose Action > Delete Group from the menu.
4 Confirm the prompt by clicking Yes.

Closing User Administration

Closing the Dialog Box To close the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box:
◆ Choose Action > Exit from the menu.
- OR -
Click in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

Ending syngo.plaza To close the syngo.plaza User Administration dialog box and end
syngo.plaza:
◆ Choose Action > Exit and Log Off from the menu.

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Welcome

Audit Trail 4

syngo.plaza can record syngo.plaza system messages as well as security-

related user actions.

System Messages System messages include error messages, warnings, and notices. System
messages are written in log files and can be viewed using any text editor. The
log files are saved in the “\Log” subdirectory of the syngo.plaza program
directory.

User Actions Security-related user actions include logging on to the system, sending, and
deleting data. These actions are logged in the Audit Trail.
The Audit Trail is subject to data protection and must only be accessible to
authorized people.
You activate and deactivate the Audit Trail in the General Settings dialog box
on the General tab card (see “Configuring General Settings” on page 191).
You can view the audit trails, export them as xml. files, and create a backup
copy of all logged events.
As the system administrator you are responsible for ensuring that adequate
storage space is available for saving the Audit Trail.

Not enough free storage space for database transaction log files.
Malfunction of the system
CAUTION
◆ Make sure that every day approx. 10% of the hard disk capacity is free to
save the log files.

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Which Events are Logged in Audit Trail?

The following events are logged in the Audit Trail:
■ Starting and ending program modules and services
■ Logging on to and off from syngo.plaza and denied log-on attempts
■ Logging on using Windows authentication
■ Loading images into the Viewer
■ Saving changes to images
■ Loading images into Embedded 3D
■ Changes to the configuration
■ Scanning and saving scanned images
■ Exporting and importing DICOM images
■ Exporting and importing non-DICOM images
■ Printing images to film sheets (DICOM PRINT) and paper
■ Writing to CD/DVD
■ Importing images from CD/DVD
■ Sending data objects, such as images, series, studies, patients
■ Receiving data objects
■ Deleting data objects (incl. reports)

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Activating or Deactivating Audit Trail

You stipulate in the configuration whether user actions will be logged in the
Audit Trail.
1 Open the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool dialog box.
2 Open the General Settings dialog box:

3 Switch to the General tab card.

4 Select the Enable Audit Trails check box.
5 Confirm by clicking OK.
The settings will be effective after restarting syngo.plaza.

Viewing Audit Trail

You can use the Audit Trail Viewer to display and search through the log files.
The Audit Trail Viewer should only be installed if needed. Siemens Service
will be happy to advise you.
Authorization to view protocol files in the Audit Trails Viewer can be activated
in the User Level Assignment dialog box (see “Defining Roles” on page 35).

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Displaying the Audit To view the Audit Trail:

Trail
1 Choose Programs > syngo.plaza > Audit Viewer from the start menu.
If you are not yet logged on to syngo.plaza, the log-on screen is displayed.
After you have logged on, the syngo.plaza – Audit Trail Viewer dialog box
opens.
2 You can see the logged events in the upper list:
– User Name
Name of the initiating user.
– Audit Operation
Type of event:
A list of the recorded events is given in “Which Events are Logged in
Audit Trail?” on page 56.
– Audit Date/Time
Date and time of the event.
– Patient Name
Name of the patient whose images have been filmed, sent, or deleted.
– Patient ID
ID of the patient.

You can scroll through the lists in the usual way and sort them by clicking a
column title.

3 Click an entry to display detailed information about the recorded event in

the lower area of the dialog box.

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Filter bar

List of logged events

Detailed information about the

selected entry

Filtering the Audit Trail You can use a filter to search for specific entries.
1 If necessary, show the filter bar using View > Filter Bar.
2 In the filter bar, select the criteria that the displayed log entries must meet
and click Apply Filter.
3 To display all entries again, click Clear Filter.

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Exporting the Logged Events

You can export the logged events to any directory on your computer as xml
files.

Exporting Event Logs 1 Choose Programs > syngo.plaza > Audit Viewer from the start menu.
The syngo.plaza – Audit Trail Viewer dialog box opens.
2 Select one or more events.
3 Choose View > Export from the menu.
– OR –
Choose Export from the context menu.
The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.
4 Select a directory to which to export the log files in the Browse for Folder
dialog box.
5 Confirm by clicking OK.
You will find the exported logs in the directory that you have selected in
file Output.xml.

Every time you export, the file Output.xml will be generated again and any
existing file Output.xml overwritten. To save prior OUTPUT files, rename the
OUTPUT files.

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Backing Up the Event Logs

As the system administrator, you should create a backup of event logs at
regular intervals.
You can write the backup to CD or DVD or store it in a network directory.
Only as many event logs will ever be saved as storage capacity is available on
the selected backup medium, beginning with the oldest log.
The backed up event logs are deleted from the database and are then only
available on the backup medium.

Procedure 1 You select the backup medium in the Audit Trail Backup Settings dialog
box.
2 You start the backup procedure in the Audit Trail Backup dialog box.
3 When backup is complete, you can view the backup copy of event logs in
the Audit Trail Viewer.

For a detailed description of and information about archiving of event logs,

see the Installation Manual.

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Welcome

Operating System Settings 5

Microsoft® Windows setting does not only apply to syngo.plaza but also to all
programs installed on the computer.
To ensure that syngo.plaza displays correctly, check the following:
■ A short date format with a four-digit year code is configured
■ The “True Color” color palette is used

The Release Note provides details on supported operating systems, and the
latest service packs supported by syngo.plaza.

Country-Specific Settings
Date format Date displays and inputs on syngo.plaza conform to the date format
configured in the Windows settings. Therefore the configured date format can
vary depending on the installation site settings.
The country-specific settings can be found in the Windows Start menu in
Settings > Control Panel > Regional Settings, Date tab card.

Be sure to always select a short date format with a four-digit year figure.
Otherwise, the patient’s date of birth will not be displayed unambiguously
in syngo.plaza.

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Screen Settings
Screen Settings The screen settings can be found in the Windows Start menu in Settings >
Control Panel > Display on the Settings tab card.

Color Palette syngo.plaza uses the color palette selected in the screen settings of the PC to
display the images.
Image display quality is satisfactory only if the True Color palette is selected.
With any other color palette, the number of displayable gray scales and colors
is too small.

After starting syngo.plaza, you may be informed that the True Color color
palette is not selected.

Font Size The selected Font Size must be Small Fonts. Otherwise, the column headings
in lists or icon labels may not be displayed correctly.

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Welcome

Monitors 6

syngo.plaza can be adapted to a wide selection of image types by connecting

it to different types of monitors. Depending on your requirements and
available licenses, you can use the following monitors:
■ Color and black-and-white monitors, for example, to report on US and CT
images.
■ Monitors with different resolution, for example, high-resolution monitors.
■ Monitors in landscape or portrait format (only with Portrait Monitor
license).
With the Enhanced Viewer license, you can connect up to three monitors: two
monitors of the same type for the Viewer and a third monitor for further task
cards.

Review and reporting of radiological images requires optimum display of

images on the screen.
CAUTION Incorrect review of radiological images
◆ Only use suitable monitors for review and reporting of radiological
images.
◆ Follow the maintenance and care instructions given in the monitor's
manual.

Screen Settings In the Windows dialog box Display Properties, the True Color palette and
Small Fonts must be selected. See also “Screen Settings” on page 64.

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Requirements for Reporting

syngo.plaza can be used for reporting only if both the following requirements
and the requirements of DIN V 6868-57 (assuring image quality in X-ray
diagnostics departments) are met:
■ High-resolution displays must be used for reporting of images of all image
types.
■ For reporting of CT, MR, US, and NM image types, a contrast ratio of > 40
with respect to the ambient luminance must be maintained.
■ For reporting of conventional X-ray images as well as direct radiography,
selenium radiography, and mammography images, the contrast ratio must
be > 100. syngo.plaza supports 2 MP, 3 MP and 5 MP high-resolution
displays. Up to two high-resolution displays can be connected at any one
time.
If you have additional questions, please contact your Siemens service
representative.
■ Mammography images must only be reported on syngo.plaza with high-
resolution displays according to local standards.
■ The images must not be changed after reporting and must be immediately
archived (as required by X-ray regulations).

Web-based image distribution is not intended for reporting.

Please note that in the U.S.A., syngo.plaza is not approved for the reporting
of digital mammography images.

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Flat Screen Monitors

If you intend to use a flat screen on syngo.plaza, a special check must be
performed before reporting.
If images with high-contrast contours are displayed for longer than about
10 minutes, the image will be “burned in” to the monitor.
The contours will then also be visible on subsequently displayed images. The
contours will fade again after some time.

Flat screens are prone to the memory effect: contours of previously loaded
images may remain on the screen and impair the subsequent display.
CAUTION Incorrect review of radiological images
◆ Before reporting, make sure that contours from previously displayed
images have completely disappeared.
◆ Unload the images, and check the dark background for remaining
contours.
◆ Only load the images again when previous contours have disappeared.
◆ Use a screen saver.

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Constancy Check
syngo.plaza is a diagnostic imaging device (DID) of Category A and is
identified as such. These devices place special demands on the technology
and require special conditions at the installation site. This is done in
compliance with the X-ray regulations (German X-ray Regulation RöV of
January 8, 1987, in the version of the regulation dated June 18, 2002 that
amends the RöV and other atomic regulations).
These imaging devices require the user to perform a monthly constancy check
in accordance with RöV, § 16, per DIN V 6868-57 2000, Safeguarding Image
Quality in Diagnostic X-ray Operations, Acceptance Test for Imaging Devices).
The characteristics and reference values for the constancy check are
determined during the acceptance test. Reference values are generated by the
user with test tools (luminance meter, class B (DIN 5032-7) or higher, with
valid calibration, range 0.05 cd/m2 to 10000 cd/m2).
Siemens provides test images for the constancy check (see “Loading Test
Images” on page 69). The service engineer places these in the appropriate
patient directory no later than during the acceptance test.

Notes ■ The window values from the test image should be used for the constancy
check and/or calibration; these values must not be changed.
■ Use clinical reference images from each imaging device (→ Modality) for
syngo.plaza. (This is a typical image for medical application stored in the
imaging device; it includes optimal display parameters and key image
properties.)
■ Make sure that the test image fills the screen completely
(Zoom/Acquisition Size).
■ The room lighting for the constancy check should be the same as when
generating and documenting reference values for the imaging devices.

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Loading Test Images

syngo.plaza provides test images for services activities. They are placed in the
“%syngoplaza%\MonTestImages” directory and are write-protected.

Loading Test Images 1 Click the Load Test Images icon in the Viewer task card.
The test images are loaded and can be edited just like any other images.
The image texts are hidden.
2 Scroll to the test image you require.

The patient name of the test images indicates the test case and a suitable
screen resolution.

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Configuring Monitors for syngo.plaza

syngo.plaza has its own configuration tool for configuring the number of
monitors and the distribution of task cards.

Opening the 1 From the Windows Start menu, choose Program Files > syngo.plaza >
Configuration Tool Configuration Tool.
2 If the syngo.plaza log-on screen appears, log on to syngo.plaza using your
User name and Password.
The syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool dialog box opens.
3 Double-click the Monitor Settings icon:

The Monitor Settings dialog box opens.

Setting the Number of You see a preview for each configured monitor. This preview gives a good idea
Monitors of the expected screen display.
1 To work with single-monitor-mode, clear the Stretch Monitor check box.
– OR –
To enable two-, or three-monitor mode, select the Stretch Monitor check
box.
The adjacent enter boxes are activated.
2 Select from:

Number of The number of monitors on which the syngo.plaza

Monitors will run: 1, 2, or 3.
Monitor Monitor position:
Position

Horizontal Vertical

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Monitor Contents syngo.plaza is arranged on the card index principle. The main applications are
each to be found on a task card, and are easily accessed over the tabs at the
edge of the screen. You can define which task cards will be available for each
monitor.
1 Open the context menu (right mouse button) in the preview of one of the
monitors.
2 Select or deselect a task card.
Please note:
– The Viewer task card can be displayed on one or two monitors.
– All other task cards can only be displayed on one monitor. To display a
card on another monitor, you must first deselect the card in the “old”
monitor’s context menu.

To update the preview:

3 Click Apply.

Applying To apply the monitor settings:

Settings
4 Click OK.
The dialog box closes. The settings will be applied the next time
syngo.plaza is restarted.

To enable the support of high-resolution monitors, you can select the High
Resolution check box in the General Settings dialog box.
See “Configuring General Settings” on page 192

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Welcome

Configuration 7

The syngo.plaza settings can only be changed by authorized users.

Settings which usually only have to be made once during system set up, can
only be made in the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool.
You can also call up module-specific settings using the syngo.plaza -
Configuration Tool, and directly from within the modules themselves: These
enable you to adapt syngo.plaza to suit your individual requirements as a user.
Special configuration tools are described in the Installation Manual.

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Working with the Configuration Tool

From the start window of the configuration tool, you have access to all of the
settings for syngo.plaza.

Opening the 1 From the Start menu, choose Program Files > syngo.plaza >
Configuration Tool for Configuration Tool.
syngo.plaza
2 If you are not yet logged on to syngo.plaza, the login screen is displayed
and you must log into syngo.plaza by entering your user name and
password.
If you are already logged on to syngo.plaza and are not authorized to
modify the settings, you will be denied access to the configuration tool.

Opening the To call the configuration tool for syngo.plaza Web:

Configuration Tool for
◆ In the Viewer, click the icon in the title bar.
syngo.plaza Web
If syngo.plaza identifies you as an authorized user, the syngo.plaza -
Configuration Tool window opens.

syngo.plaza Web For syngo.plaza Web, the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool is available with a
reduced functional scope.

The tools for which your syngo.plaza is licensed are available.

The settings for the Report Viewer cannot be called up using the
configuration tool. See also Online User Documentation, “Report Viewer”.

Changing certain system settings require a system restart. This may result in
the loss of unsaved image-editing work.
CAUTION Loss of data due to restart
◆ Make sure that no examinations are open while you are changing the
system settings.

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Overview of Configuration Tools

Viewer Settings Tool

See “Configuring the Viewer” on page 78.

Patient Settings Tool

See “Configuring the Patient List” on page 99.

Archive Settings Tool

See “Configuring Archiving” on page 147.

Scanner Settings Tool (Acquisition Manager)

See “Configuring the Scanner” on page 157.

Filming Settings Tool (DICOM print)

See “Configuring Filming (DICOM Basic Print)” on
page 161.
3D Settings Tool
See “Configuring Embedded 3D” on page 168.

Report Status Settings

See “Configuring Reporting” on page 186.

DICOM Service Tools

A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
Save Reg Tool
Saving the syngo.plaza settings in a text file. A
description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
License Tool
Importing and modifying syngo.plaza licenses
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
Database Update Tool
Adding images to the syngo.plaza database
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.

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IP Address Change Tool

Adapting the SQL server settings to the changed
→ TCP/IP address of your PC
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
General Settings Tool
See “Configuring General Settings” on page 191.

Grey Ramp Utility

Displays a test pattern for adjusting the monitor.
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
Monitor Settings
See “Configuring Monitors for syngo.plaza” on
page 70.
Database Validation Tool
For checking whether the database has been
installed correctly.
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
syngo.plaza Database Administration
For setting the time at which the database is
automatically backed up.
See “Backing Up the Databases” on page 227.
RIS Settings Tool
For configuring communication with the → RIS.
See “Configuring RIS Communication” on
page 173.
Log Extraction Tool
For configuration of manual and automatic
extraction of log files into any directory.
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.
Devices Configuration Tool
For configuration of external drives and creating
the PcvJbConfig.txt file.
A description of this is given in the Installation
Manual.

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Telerad Settings Tool

For configuration of sending, and scheduling the
automatic transfer of images to other institutions
outside the own hospital network.
See “Configuring Teleradiology” on page 178.

Starting a Dedicated To start a dedicated configuration tool:

Configuration Tool
◆ Double-click the appropriate icon in the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool.
The dialog box of the selected configuration tool opens.

Saving Your Settings Most of the configuration dialog boxes contain several tab cards. When
switching to another tab card, your settings will be maintained. To save your
settings made on all tab cards and to close the dialog box:
◆ Click OK.
➜ Clicking Cancel discards your settings on all tab cards.

Opening a Configuration Settings Dialog

Box
To open the settings:
◆ Go to the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool dialog box, and click the
corresponding Settings Tool icon.
See “Overview of Configuration Tools” on page 75.
– OR –
Click the Settings icon in the corresponding task card.

The proper Settings dialog box opens with several tab cards.

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Configuring the Viewer

Various tab cards are available for configuring the Viewer. You can make the
following settings:
■ General options for loading, displaying, and saving
■ Modality-specific image texts
■ Window level presets
■ Integration of other applications
■ Smart Select star
■ Configurations for shortcut keys
■ Configurations for the Corner Menu
➜ syngo.plaza Web provides you the Viewer Settings dialog box with a
reduced functional scope.

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Configuring Load, Display, and Save Settings

You define various loading, display, and saving settings in the general settings.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function 1 Open the Viewer Settings dialog box.

The General tab card is open.

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General Settings 2 Make the following general settings:

– Print Header
The contents of this field will be printed on every page.
Press to change to a new line (max. 6 lines).
Tip: You can also enter placeholders for DICOM parameters. For
printing, the value from the corresponding → DICOM header is
inserted. Enter in the format DICTAG:XXXX,YYYY
Example: For DICTAG:0010,0010 "First name, Last name" will be printed.
– Presentation State
If the check box Ask for Content Label on close is activated, you are
prompted on close if the Content Label shall be applied to all
Presentation States (PR).
– Show Study Comment automatically
Study Comments belonging to studies are automatically shown after
loading.
– Change to reduced text automatically
Image texts are automatically displayed in the reduced format in the
standard 3×3 and 4×4.
– Show reports automatically
Reports (except DICOM Structured Reports) belonging to images are
automatically shown after loading.
– Windowing Support for Color Images
Supports windowing (changing brightness and contrast) with the
mouse for color images.
– Smoothing Support
The options for antialiasing are enabled.
– Display Graphics on movie
If this check box is enabled, graphic annotations on images are
displayed while movie is running.
– Allow Modification of Annotations after save
If this check box is enabled, annotations can be modified after saving.
– Enable Active PR on Load
If this check box is enabled, the active DICOM Presentation States are
applied when images are loaded.
– Show Patient Jacket when study is loaded
If this check box is enabled, the Patient Jacket will be opened when
studies are loaded.
– Flag Images On Annotate Save
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– Enable looped synchronized scrolling

If this check box is enabled, the synchronized scrolling through images
in series is looped.

Save Options on Closing 3 Set the save settings:

– Save changes with user confirmation
A message box is shown before you save changed images.
– Never save changes to loaded images
Changes are automatically rejected when closing examinations.
– Save changes without user confirmation
The changes are saved without previous confirmation.
– Close all patient tabs
If selected, all patient tabs are closed.
➜ If you want to use the Auto Log-Off function, do not select the Save
changes with user confirmation option but select one of the other two
save options (see “Auto Log-Off” on page 194).

Smoothing You can optimize image build-up when scrolling and reviewing images by
selecting a smoothing algorithm. This avoids pixel structures that briefly
appears during image build-up.
4 Choose the algorithm for smoothing under Smoothing used during Post
processing and Scrolling:
– Low
Fast smoothing.
“Nearest neighbor” algorithm.
– Medium
Good quality at average speed.
Bilinear smoothing algorithm.
– High
Best quality at slower speed.
Bicubic smoothing algorithm.

Selection of Segments For faster selection of segments, you can enable the Hover Selection. If
enabled, a segment is selected by hovering over it.
5 Select the Enable checkbox in the Hover Selection field, and define the
delay time by using the slider.

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Setting the Color for Text Annotations, Objects,

and Cut Lines
If objects drawn on the images (text annotations, circle, rectangle, and so
forth) and cut lines on the Image Navigator do not contrast strongly enough
on the image, you can select another color for the display.
➜ Objects are always displayed in yellow on color images.
Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box.

Display Color 1 To define the color, click one of the following buttons:
– Overlays – color of text or graphical objects on images
– Current Slice Line – color of current cut line in the reference image
– Navigation Lines – color of all the other cut lines in the reference
image
The Colors window opens.

2 Click the color and close the window by clicking OK.

As elsewhere in Windows, you can also define custom colors.

The comments in the corners and on the sides of the images are not
affected; they will still be presented in the color selected for comments
(Image Text tab card).

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Defining Image Texts

syngo.plaza allows you to define which information from the → DICOM
header will be shown as image text.
You can configure your own text layouts for the images of the various imaging
modalities.

In the Image Text tab card, the measurement functionality for RT

(Radiotherapy) images can be set with the DICOM tags SAD and SID.
For MG (Mammography) images, the View Position tag can be configured
here, too.

Simplify your work by importing the texts from other computers or exporting
texts to be passed on (see “Importing or Exporting the Configuration of
Image Texts” on page 87).

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Image Text tab card.
– The left List of Tags shows all DICOM tags available for the selected
Modality.
– The Short Tag Name list shows the DICOM tags that have been
configured for the quadrant selected in Quadrant.
– The Display Tag Name list shows you the text that will be displayed in
the image in place of the short description.

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Defining Image Texts To configure the image texts:

1 From the Modality list, select the modality whose image texts you want to
configure.
2 If applicable, select a different quadrant in the Quadrant field.

Left_Top and Right_Top

Left_Buttom and Right_Buttom

Adding a Tag 3 To insert a DICOM tag as image text, select the tag in the left list and click
.
The tag is appended to the end of the list of configured tags.
➜ A maximum of 8 entries per quadrant are allowed.
Changing the Character To change the character format of the displayed tag name:
Format
4 Select the required tag name from the Display Tag Name list by right-
clicking it, and set the desired character format from context menu.

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Changing the Display To define your own display tag names for the image texts instead of the short
Tag Name descriptions:
5 Click the entry that you want to change in the Short Tag Name or Display
Tag Name list.
6 Change the text in the enter box below the Display Tag Name list to the
name you require, and confirm by pressing the key.
The texts in the Display Tag Name list are updated.

Moving Lines 7 To move a text line, mark the applicable line.

Move the line upward one position at a time with , and downward with
.

Deleting Text 8 To delete a text line, select it and click .

Patient name, ID, and date of birth are preset for the upper left quadrant and
cannot be deleted.

9 If necessary, change the Quadrant or Modality and continue as described

above.
10 Confirm your entries by clicking OK.

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Setting the Font for Image Texts

You can choose any font, font size, and font color for the image texts.
The settings relate to the image texts for all modalities.

These settings do not affect how text annotations are displayed.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Image Text tab card.

Setting the Font To set the font:

1 Click the Font button.
The Font Dialog opens.

2 Select the required font, size, and color.

Silver and gray give you better contrast on your monitor.

3 If images are visible in the Viewer, you can check the effects of any
changes on these images. To do this, click the Preview button.
The image texts are shown in accordance with the settings you have made.
4 Click OK to accept the changes.
The font settings that you have chosen are applied.

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Importing or Exporting the Configuration of

Image Texts
You can import the configured image texts from other computers and export
them for forwarding to other computers.
This may be useful, for example, if you want to configure several PCs so that
they have the same settings.

The image texts of all modalities are always imported or exported.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Image Text tab card.

Exporting Texts To export the configuration:

1 After you have entered all the settings for the configuration, click the
Export button on the Image Text tab card.
The Export As dialog box opens.
2 Select the directory to which you wish to export the image texts and enter
a file name.
3 Click the OK button.
The image texts are saved as an .ini file.

If you export the file on a network drive, you can import it from another
computer later and reuse it.

Importing Texts To import image texts:

1 Click the Import button on the Image Text tab card.
The standard Import dialog box opens.
2 Select the required file and click OK.
The image text configuration is imported.

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Defining Window Level Presets

syngo.plaza allows you to store window levels and apply them by pressing a
function key or clicking with the mouse.
You can configure your own window values for the images of the various
imaging modalities.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Window Level Presets
tab card.
The left list shows the currently defined window values and the assigned
function keys.

Saving Window Values To change the window level presets:

1 To change an existing entry, double-click it in the list on the left.
The associated parameters will be displayed and can be modified.
– OR –
To add a window value to the list, enter in the F -Key field the number of a
function key that has not yet been assigned.

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2 Enter the data you require:

– F-Key
Function key, the possible keys are – .
The key is reserved for opening the Online Help. The and
keys are reserved, for example, for the window values with which the
images are originally sent from the modality.
– Label
Name of the window level preset.
– Width
Value for the width
Valid values range from 0 to 4095.
– Center
Value for the center
Valid values range from -2047 to 6142.
In the Glossary under → Window Level Presets, you will find a list of
window values that we recommend for CT images.
3 Click Save.

Window values that are no longer required can be removed by clicking

Delete.

Nuclear License If you have a Nuclear license, another option is available that lets you choose
from a range of predefined palettes for the optimized display of NM and PT
images.

Configuring a Palette To choose a palette for NM or PT images:

1 Select NM or PT from the Modality list.
2 Click the Configure Palette option.
The content of the window changes: Label shows the name of the palette
that is currently set.
3 Select an entry for the display of NM images from the Palette list.
4 Click Save.

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Integrating Other Applications

In syngo.plaza, you can integrate other applications that are not part of the
program over the OEM interface. This is commonly used for integration of
Endomap software.
You can load an image from syngo.plaza into the Endomap software by
selecting the image in the Viewer task card and clicking the OEM Application
icon on one of the Tools palettes.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Other Applications
tab card.
The previously configured applications are listed on the left side of the tab
card.

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Integrating Other To integrate another application:

Applications
1 To create a new call, click New.
The enter boxes on the right side of the tab card are cleared.
–OR–
To change an application’s settings, select the application in the left list.
The information is shown in the enter boxes on the right side.
2 Enter the data for the application or overwrite the displayed values.
– Type or select the name of the application
Path and name of the program file
for example, c:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape.exe
Click Browse to select the file from the file system.
– Enter parameters
Transfer parameters
DICOM tags can also be passed:
/DICTAG:XXXX,YYYY; this passes the information that is assigned to this
DICOM tag. You can pass up to five of these DICTAG parameters.
/DICNAME; this passes the current name of the DICOM directory.
Example: http://myserver/servlet/WebEPR?patid=DICTAG:0010,0020
The effect of this entry is that the Netscape Internet browser is started,
the “http://myserver/servlet/WebEPR” site is loaded, and the current
patient ID (parameter " ?patid) is passed.
– Enter display name
Enter the name with which the application will be displayed in the list
of → OEM applications.
Example: Internet
– syngo.via
If selected, selected data can be sent from the Patient List and the
Viewer to the syngo.via by clicking an icon.
3 Click the Advanced... button, to enable and define the auto launch
function of the selected OEM application.
The Advanced Settings dialog box opens.

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■ Auto Launch
If enabled, the selected OEM application is launched according to the
selected criteria.
You can select one of the following criteria:
– On Start of Load
Loads a study in the selected application at the same time as it is being
loaded at syngo.plaza Viewer.
– On Completion of Load
After loading a study in syngo.plaza Viewer, the study will be loaded
into the selected application.
– On Closing a Patient Tab
Launches a close command to the selected application when a patient
tab is closed.
4 You can further define one or more study specific criteria for auto launch:
– Modality
Launches the application if studies from the selected modality are
loaded, or closed.
– Study desc
Launches the application if studies with the selected study description
are loaded, or closed.
– Organ
Launches the application if studies with the selected organ are loaded,
or closed.
To add the defined criteria to the list, click the icon.

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5 To confirm the auto launch settings, click OK.

The Advanced Settings dialog box is closed.
6 Click Save.

Searching for an You can search for and select the application in the file system.
Application
1 Click the Browse button.
The Open dialog box opens.
2 Select an *.exe file and click the Open button.
The path of this exe file is entered in the Type or select the name... field.

Deleting an Application To keep the list of OEM applications to a manageable size, you can delete calls
of applications that you no longer use or require.
◆ Select the application in the list and click Remove.
The entry will be deleted. The application can no longer be started from
syngo.plaza. The program itself is neither uninstalled nor deleted from
your hard disk.

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Configuring Smart Select (Viewer and

Embedded 3D)
In the Viewer and 3D task card, you can use the Smart Select feature to quickly
switch between the most useful functions simply by dragging the mouse (see
Online User Documentation, “Smart Select”).
The Smart Select tab card allows you to assign the most frequently used
functions to the 4 or 8 peaks of the Smart Select star.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box or the 3D Settings dialog box, and
click the Smart Select tab card.

Smart Select tab card in the Viewer Settings dialog box

Assigning Functions 1 To activate Smart Select, select the Enable Smart Select check box.
2 Select whether the Smart Select star will have 4 tools or 8 tools.
The preview is updated accordingly.
3 Open the menu tree (click the + key) and select the required function.
4 Drag & drop the function onto the icon at the desired peak of the Smart
Select star.
The new function symbol is shown.

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Swapping Positions ◆ Drag & drop a function icon onto the required position.
If another function icon has already been configured in this position, the
new function icon will replace the existing icon.

Activating the Context ◆ To activate the context menu in the Viewer, select the Context Menu
Menu checkbox.

Activating Expert Mode For a faster access to the functions assigned to the peaks of the Smart Select
star, you can activate Expert Mode.
◆ To activate Expert Mode, select the Expert Mode checkbox.

In this mode, the Smart Select star is not displayed. To activate the required
function, you only keep the right mouse button pressed, and drag the mouse
to the location the function is assigned to.

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Configuring Shortcut Keys (Viewer and

Embedded 3D)
The Shortcut Key tab allows you to define user-specific shortcut keys for the
Viewer and the Embedded 3D Viewer.

The shortcut keys F1, Shift + F1, F4 to F12 and Alt + F4 are predefined and
they cannot be replaced by another user-specific shortcut key.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Shortcut Key tab card.

Configuring Shortcut 1 In the tree view, select the item that you would like to assign a shortcut key
Keys to.
In the Current Key field, the currently assigned shortcut key is displayed.
2 Click into the entry field and press the required keys on the keyboard.
The selected shortcut key is entered in the Press New Shortcut Key entry
field.
If the selected shortcut key is already assigned to another item, it will be
displayed below the entry field.
3 Click Assign.

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Reset to Default ◆ To reset all user-specific shortcut keys to default, click Reset All.
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Configuring the Corner Menu

The Corner Menu tab allows you to activate or deactivate the Corner Menu in
the Viewer. You can add favored functions of the Viewer to the respective
Corner Menu.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Viewer Settings dialog box, and click the Corner Menu tab card.

Activating the Corner To activate the corner menus in the Viewer, select the Corner Menu
Menu checkbox.

Configuring the Corner 1 Click the respective option button for the location of the Corner Menu.
Menu
2 Select the desired function from the selection list, and click to add the
function to the Corner Menu.
-OR-
Click to remove the function.
3 Click OK to confirm.

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Configuring the Patient List

In the PB Settings dialog box, you can configure the following:
■ The columns shown in the Patient List
■ The connections to other Network Partners with which you wish to
exchange data
■ The prefetch mode to display previous studies
■ The PPS Manager settings to allow for a scheduled workflow
■ The DICOM Application Entity Title (DICOM AET) for your syngo.plaza.
■ Advanced Settings, such as time settings for sending and receiving, report
options, or automatic archiving
■ Autorouting, that is, the rules for routing images automatically to other
computers
■ Data sources, that is, the servers or stand-alone installations that you can
access in Multiserver Mode
■ The computer that provides the DICOM worklist
■ General settings such as options for automatically deleting images or
enabling/disabling continuous loading of images (work in progress)
■ Confirmation of archive jobs (storage commitment)
■ The compression method with which the images of a certain modality are
to be stored.
■ The computer and the data sources for spanning query (only with the
Query Spanning license)
➜ For syngo.plaza Web, the PB Settings dialog box is available with a reduced
functional scope.

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Configuring the Patient List View

To maintain a clear overview of the Patient List, it can be restricted to
displaying the patient, study, and series data that is relevant to your
organization.
➜ Information that is required to uniquely identify data cannot be hidden (for
example, patient name or date of birth).
➜ The settings apply to all users working with this syngo.plaza workplace.
Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Patient List tab card.

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Patient List Fields 2 Choose the additional patient data that you wish to have displayed:
– Sex
Sex of the patient.
– Patient Location
Ward where the patient has been registered.
– Display Patient Class
Patient status.
– SiteID
Assigned →Site ID for the patient in the RIS.
– Enterprise MPI
Assigned Enterprise Master Patient Index →EMPI.

Study List Fields 3 Choose which study data you wish to display:
– Accession number
Study number generated in the → RIS.
– Reporting Physician
Name of the physician who has reported on the study.
– Study Comment
Comment on a study.
– Referring Physician
Name of the physician who referred the patient.
– Study ID
Identification number of the study.
– Host Name
Server name that holds the image data base.
– Requesting Physician
Name of the physician who has requested the study.
– SubSpeciality
Description of the sub-category of the body region examined.
– Location
Name of the location where the images are stored.
– Resource
Name of the department the images come from.
– Department
Name of the department.
– Priority
The assigned priority of the study.
– RIS Body Part
Name of the examined body part in the RIS.

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– Ordering Physician
Name of the physician who has ordered the study.
– RIS Exam Status
Status of the examination in the RIS.
– RIS Report Status
Status of related reports in the RIS.
– SiteID
The assigned Site ID for study data in the RIS.
– Reconciliation Status
Status of data alignment.
– LR Indicator
Specification for left or right (lateral).
– Exam Completion Time
Time at which the scan was completed at the modality. This
information is forwarded by the RIS.
– Enterprise MPI
The assigned Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI).

Series List Fields 4 Choose which series data you wish to display:
– Series Description
Description of which series is involved.
– Sequence Description
Description of scanning sequence.
– Study Description
Description of the study.
– Referring Physician
Name of the physician who referred the patient.
– Reporting Physician
Name of the physician who has reported on the study.
– Requested Proc. ID
Requested Procedure ID given by the RIS.
– Host Name
Server name that holds the image data base.
– Organ
Name of organ.
– RIS Organ
Name of the organ from the RIS.
– Examination Protocol
Name of the examination protocol.

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– Requesting Physician
Name of the physician who requested the patient.

Calling the Filterable 5 Click Filterable Fields... button to open the Filterable Fields dialog box.
Fields

General Filterable Fields 6 Select the general filter criteria you wish to be shown in the filter bar.
– Patient Name
Name of the patient.
– Patient ID
ID of the patient.
– Referring Physician
Name of the referring physician.
– Study Date
The date of study.
– Modality
Label of modalities.
– Accession Number
Unique examination number from the → RIS.
– Patient Location
Location of the Patient entered in the → DICOM header.

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– Images Flags
Images marked with a flag.
– Requesting Physician
Name of requesting physician.
– Emergency Flag
Images with an emergency flag.
– Station Name
Name of station.

Filterable RIS fields 7 Select the RIS filter criteria you wish to be shown in the filter bar.
– Report Status
Status of reports.
– Study Comments
Comment on a study
– Reconciliation Status
Status of data alignment.
– Sub Speciality
Sub-category of the body region examined.
– Resource
Name of the resource of the images.
– Department
Name of the department.
– Entered Location
Location where the images have been entered.
– SiteID
The assigned Site ID for study data in the RIS.
– Priority
The assigned priority of the study.
– RIS Body Part
Name of the examined body part in the RIS.
– Ordering Physician
Name of the ordering physician.
– RIS Exam Status
Status of the examination in the RIS.
– RIS Report Status
Status of related reports in the RIS.
– Study Description
Description of the study.
– LR Indicator
Specification for left or right (lateral).

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– Exam Completion Time

Time when the examination was completed.
8 Click OK to confirm.
The Filterable Field dialog box closes.

Saving Changes 9 Click the OK button in the PB Settings dialog box.

The PB Settings dialog box closes. The changes made on all tab cards are
applied immediately.

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Defining Network Partners

Define settings for sending, receiving, and querying image data in
communications with other computers on the Network Partners tab card.

syngo.plaza uses port number 104 for DICOM communications.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Network Partners tab card.

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2 To edit a network partner previously set up, select the computer in the
Alias field.
– OR –
To create a new connection to a computer, click the Create New button
and then enter a name for the computer in the Alias field.
This name will later appear in the computer selection list when sending or
querying. We recommend the use of “descriptive” alias names.

Network Names Define the query settings in Network Names. Note that the network partners
support different query options depending on the manufacturer.
◆ Enter or change the following data:
– DICOM AET
Name by which the application can be identified on every other
computer in the DICOM environment.
– Query Provider
Specifies that data can be queried from this computer.
This service must be supported by the DICOM application on this
computer.
– Send Destination
Specifies that images received on this computer can be forwarded
(Autorouting).
– Default for OEM Interface
Specifies that the selected network partner will be used as the default
source for the OEM interface.
– GSPS Support
Specifies that DICOM Grayscale Softcopy Presentation States can be
conveyed in the network along with the images.
– Query Model
Specifies the query model:
Patient Root: search at patient, study, and series level.
Patient Study Only: Search only at patient and study level.
Study Root: Search starts at the study level.
– Query for Series Description
Specifies whether the organ or the series description can be input as a
search criterion in the query dialog box:
Option selected = series description as search criterion.
Option not selected = organ as search criterion.
– Storage Commitment SCU
Defines that the displayed network partners can request a storage
commitment for archiving jobs.
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– Ignore AET for Archiving

Defines that the data received from the selected network partner (with
specified AET) are ignored for archiving.

TCP/IP → TCP/IP is the transmission protocol for exchanging data between your
system and the selected computer.
◆ Make the following settings under TCP/IP:
– Host
Computer name for the network partner selected under Alias.
– IP Address
Network address of the computer.
– Port No.
Port number of the DICOM application of the network partner.
– DNS\WINS
Deactivates the enter box for the TCP/IP address. The search for the
network partners is run over the DNS or WINS server.

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Compression Data can be compressed to speed up transfers. Use these settings to define the
default values in the fields when sending.
◆ Set the following defaults under Compression:
– Default Mode
Specifies whether and how the images will be compressed for
transmission:
None: no compression
Lossless JPEG: lossless compression
Lossy JPEG: lossy compression
Send as it is
– Default Q-Factor (%) for Lossy Compression
Quality factor in %; on this system 1 stands for maximum compression
and 100 for minimum/no compression.
This field is only active with lossy compression.

With the JPEG Compression, you can set the compression method with
which the images of a certain modality will be saved (see “Selecting a
Compression Method” on page 141).

Radiological images usually have a pixel depth of 12 bits. Images with a pixel
depth of 16 bits, for example, PET images, can only be compressed with the
compression method lossless JPEG. Lossy compression is not possible.
It is recommended not to compress 16-bit images before sending to syngo
workplaces, and to choose the default setting None.

Loss of pixel data during lossy compression.

Images compressed by a lossy method are of a lower diagnostic quality than
CAUTION the original images. If an image has once been compressed, it is not possible
to restore the original image to its full quality and resolution on the
recipient's workplace. Such images are marked by a yellow warning triangle
in the image text.
Incorrect diagnosis due to image compression
◆ Do not use images compressed by a lossy method for primary diagnosis.
◆ Note that the loss of image information depends on the selected
compression rate. Therefore avoid to compress images with a lossy
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Status Handling You can assign the report status of other network partners to the syngo.plaza
report status in profiles. See also “Configuring Profiles for Report Status” on
page 190.
◆ Select a profile.

Status Change Routing When a status changes, studies can be transferred automatically to the
displayed network partner.
Prerequisite: This function is activated on the Autorouting tab card.
◆ Under Route on change of status to, define the status from which studies
should be auto-routed: Prepared, Reported, and Signed off.

SiteID If available, you can choose and assign a SiteID to the selected network
partner.

Saving Entries To save the settings for the displayed network partner:
1 Click Save.
2 Click Create New to set up another connection, and continue as described
above.
– OR –
Click OK to accept the settings on all tab cards.
The PB Settings dialog box closes.

Click Remove to delete the displayed parameters

The changed settings are not applied until after the network service and the
Patient List have been restarted. See “Stopping and Starting Services” on
page 206.

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Setting the Prefetch Mode

On the Prefetch tab card, you can assign the prefetch partner and the mode
how to obtain information about previous examinations.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Prefetch tab card.

Selecting the Prefetch ◆ Select an AET (Application Entity Title) from the Prefetch Partner selection
Partner list. If your workplace is an archive node, you can also select an archive
database as prefetch partner.

Selecting the Move ◆ Select the storage destination for the prefetched data.
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Setting the Prefetch 1 To prefetch patient data automatically according to a new procedure,
Mode select Prefetch on New Procedure Scheduled.
-OR-
To prefetch patient data automatically according to defined trigger criteria,
select Automatic Prefetching.
-OR-
To prefetch patient data in the worklist according to a schedule, e.g.
previous studies of a scheduled patient, select the Scheduled Prefetch
using Worklist check box.
2 Click the Scheduler button to select the appropriate procedure for the
examination.

Selecting the Prefetch To configure the Prefetch Filters settings:

Filters
1 Enter the required number of previous procedures to be prefetched in the
Number of Prior Procedures entry field.
2 Enter the required number of days into the Do not consider Prior
Procedures older than entry field.
3 To prefetch the oldest procedures, select the Include Oldest Procedure
check box.
4 To prefetch procedures with specific values, select the required value from
the list Search for Procedures with value same as this field.

Confirming the Prefetch To confirm the prefetch settings:

Settings
◆ Click the Save button.

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Defining the PPS Manager Settings

On the →PPS Manager tab card, assign the role of the PPS manager to
syngo.plaza. Enter the application entity title (AET) and the respective port.
Furthermore set the transmitting and receiving section to forward rules.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the PPS Manager tab card.

Enabling PPS Manager 1 Select the Enable PPS Manager check box.
2 Enter the AET name by which your syngo.plaza application can be
identified in the DICOM environment.
3 Enter the respective Port No.
4 To define the Image Manager Settings, proceed in the same way.

Determining 1 Select the transmitter and receiver from the Messages From and the
Forwarding Rules Forwarded To selection list.

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2 Select the respective rule from the Rules Configured window.

3 Click either Set Rule or Delete Rule.
4 Click Save to confirm your settings.

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Defining the Local Application Entity Title

(AET)
On the Own Application Entity tab card, enter the name (application entity
title) by which the syngo.plaza application is identified in the DICOM
environment.

If you are changing the settings in the Own Application Entity tab card,
ensure that the new settings are provided to the DICOM enviroment.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Entering the Local AET 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Own Application Entity
tab card.

2 Under Your DICOM AET Node, enter the name with which your
syngo.plaza application can be identified in the DICOM environment.
Precise details are available from your system administrator.
If your computer is connected to a server as a client, you will also receive
the following information:
– Host Name
AET of your server.

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– Node IP Address
IP address of your server.
– Port No.
Port number of your server’s DICOM application.
– SideID
SideID of your own application entity.

Applying AET Settings 3 Click OK to accept the settings on all tab cards.
The PB Settings dialog box closes.

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Defining Advanced Settings

On the Advanced Settings tab card, you can configure items such as the time
settings for network connections as well as report options and archiving.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Advanced Settings tab
card.

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Network Options To specify communication with other network partners:

◆ Set the following network options:
– No. of Send Retries
If there are any problems with data transfer, syngo.plaza will try to
send the data again as many times as are specified here. The default
value is 5.
– Send Retry Interval (sec)
syngo.plaza retries to send after the time set here. The default value is
180 seconds.
– Send Timeout (sec)
If this value is exceeded during transmission, syngo.plaza breaks off
transmission and signals timeout.
– Receive Timeout (sec)
If this value is exceeded during receiving, syngo.plaza breaks off
receiving and signals timeout.
– Association Timeout (sec)
If syngo.plaza cannot establish a connection to the recipient within this
period, the connection will be ended.
We recommend retaining the default value of 5 seconds.
– Retrieve Timeout (sec)
If this value is exceeded during retrieving, syngo.plaza breaks off
retrieving and signals timeout.
– Query Timeout (sec)
If this value is exceeded during querying, syngo.plaza breaks off
querying and signals timeout.
– Query Max. Responses
This setting limits the number of data records that will be returned in
response to a database query. The default value is 20.

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Archive If you have an Archive license, you can automate the archiving.
◆ Make the following settings for automatic archiving:
– Auto Archiving
In the case of archiving with DAS:
Received images are automatically marked for archiving ( icon).
Once the temporary archive directory has reached the size of a
medium, the contents are written to the medium.
– Method
Defines the archiving method used:
Network Attached Storagement (NAS), provided a NAS Store license is
available, or Ext. Writer (DAS).
For more information see the “Archiving” chapter in the Operator
Manual.
– Auto Archive Timeout (Hours)
In the case of archiving with DAS:
If the study status does not change within the specified period of time,
they are automatically copied to the temporary directory. This way, you
ensure that all studies are archived even if they are not reported or not
reported until later.
– Auto Archive on Sign-Off
In the case of archiving with DAS:
Received studies are not marked for archiving
( icon) until they are given signed off status.
– Delete-Protect until Archived
If you have the Archive license: All studies are delete-protected until
they are archived
( icon).
If you have the CD-R license: All studies are delete-protected until saved
on CD/DVD.
– Auto Archive Temp. Dir.
Temporary directory in which the data is stored for automatic
archiving.
Note that there must be enough free storage space on the drive:
approx. 650/700 MB for CDs; for DVDs approx. 4.7 GB.
– Scheduler
Opens the scheduler for automatic archiving:
Scheduler for Auto Archiving dialog box, if Ext. Writer has been
selected (see “Start Time for Automatic Archiving (DAS)” on page 122)

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Report Options You can retrieve and display reports from the → RIS with the Report Viewer.
◆ Enter the following settings:
– Enable Report Viewer
Activates the display of reports.
If this option is selected, the Display Report icon will be active in the
Patient List.
– Automatic Get Report
When receiving examinations the reports are retrieved automatically
from the RIS.

OEM Interface
– Retrieve and load to Viewer
A RIS system can send requests to syngo.plaza to open and display
images. When the Retrieve and load to Viewer option is enabled,
syngo.plaza automatically opens the requested images. If the images
are not stored in the local database, they are requested from the
default query node.

Query To define your computer as a query provider:

◆ Enter the following settings:
– Enable Query Provider
Specifies that data can be queried from your computer.
– Only Selective Query
Only examinations/series of those patients who already have
examinations in your database can be queried.

To enable data to be queried from your computer:

■ Your syngo.plaza must be configured as a Query Provider on the other
computer.
■ The other computer must be configured as a network partner on your
syngo.plaza.

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Storage Commitment Other computers that are configured on the Network Partners tab card as a
Provider Storage Commitment SCU can obtain confirmation of successful archiving
from the storage commitment provider.
See Online User Documentation under “Storage Commitment”.
◆ Enter the following settings:
– Enable Storage Commitment Provider
Specifies that a storage commitment can be requested from your
computer.
Only select the check box, if your syngo.plaza is used as an archiving
workstation.
– Media burn timeout (days)
If the studies are not archived to the CD/DVD within the specified
number of days an error message is sent to the client.

RIS Timeouts ◆ Enter the following settings:

– Timeout for exam completion (min)
You can set the period (in minutes) within which a new study is
received completely. If this timeout is exceeded, a message is sent to
the → RIS even if the study has not been received completely.
– Timeout for Patient Rename (hours)
Messages from the RIS about renaming the patient can be stored for a
configurable period (in hours). If the images of the renamed patient do
not arrive within this period, the RIS message will be deleted.

Quitting Configuration To quit configuration:

◆ Click OK to apply the settings made on all tab cards.
The PB Settings dialog box closes.

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Start Time for Automatic Archiving (DAS)

To prevent automatic archiving during periods of heavy system use, you can
specify that archiving will only be started during a specified period or only on
certain days, for example, every weekday between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m.

Calling the Function 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Advanced Settings tab
card.
2 Select the Auto Archiving check box under Archive and choose the Ext.
Writer option under Method.
3 Click the Scheduler button.
The Scheduler for Auto Archiving dialog box opens with the current
settings.

4 Select from
– Unscheduled Autoarchiving: Archiving is started as soon as the
temporary directory contains at least as much data as can be written to
a CD/DVD.
– Scheduled Autoarchiving: Archiving is started when the storage
capacity of at least one CD/DVD has been used and when the time
criteria have also been met.
5 Enter the parameters for scheduled archiving as desired.
Archiving is started within the specified period on the selected days.
The time format conforms to the regional settings on your computer, for
example, HH:mm:ss or H.mm

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6 Confirm by clicking OK.

Automatic archiving is continued and completed even if the selected time

range (From ... To) is exceeded.

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Setting Autorouting
On the Autorouting tab card, define what examinations will be routed to
another computer after being received.

Send jobs are created for routing. Their status can be monitored in the job
control. See Online User Documentation, ”Checking Communication Status.”

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Autorouting tab card.

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General Options The time settings apply to routing data and to continuous loading of images
(Work in Progress).
◆ Enter the following settings:
– Enable Autoroute
Enable automatic forwarding of received examinations.
– Enable deletion of exams after Autoroute
Ensures that images will automatically be deleted from the list after
routing.
– Association Timeout (Minutes)
After this period (in minutes) has expired, syngo.plaza ends the open
connection, even if the recipient has not yet received all images.
The series status will change from In Progress to Error.
In the case of work-in-progress, this is the period for which syngo.plaza
waits before closing the connection to the imaging modality.
– Send On Error After (Minutes)
Sets the period (in minutes) after which the syngo.plaza
forwards an examination again, if the previous send was not successful
or
forwards an examination even if it had errors or was not completely
received.
– Autoroute Wait Time (Minutes)
Timeout until images have been forwarded.

Status Change Routing – Enable routing after report status change

Images whose status has changed are automatically forwarded. The
current status is therefore always available to the recipient.
Under Status Change Routing on the Network Partners tab card, you set
which statuses will cause autorouting.

Autorouting Options In the Routing Options, you specify the network partners to which the
examinations will be forwarded.
1 Enter the following settings:
– Studies from
Studies from this computer will be sent to the computers selected in
Route to.
– Route this
Enables autorouting.
– Flagged images
Specifies which images will be forwarded: all images marked with flag
1, images marked with flag 2, all flagged images.

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– Route to
Computers to which the examinations will be forwarded.
This list contains only computers that have been defined as a Send
Destination on the Network Partners tab card.
2 Click Save to save the settings for the computer selected under Studies
from.

Quitting Configuration To quit configuration:

◆ Click OK to apply the settings made on all tab cards.
The PB Settings dialog box closes.

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Defining Data Sources

In network mode (multiple server), you can access the databases of other
syngo.plaza workplaces and servers. You can view, load, and edit the images
of other databases at your workplace, but you cannot save or send them.
Two prerequisites have to be fulfilled:
■ Database is configured as data source
■ Data is released for global access (see “General Settings of the Patient List”
on page 132)

To prevent database conflicts, the same version of syngo.plaza as that on

your computer must be installed on the other computers.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Defining Data Sources 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Data Sources tab card.

2 To define another computer or database server as a new data source, enter

a name for the server or workstation (stand-alone installation) in Alias.
– OR –
To change the address of a computer, select an entry in the Alias field.

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3 Enter the network address of the computer in IP Address.

4 Enter the details of the database server on the selected computer in
Database Server.
5 Click Save.
syngo.plaza will now test the connection.
If there is no connection to the computer yet, you will have to log on to the
computer.
6 In this case, enter your user name and password.

If the connection has been made, the settings will be saved.

7 Continue as described above to define further servers as data sources.
– OR –
Close the configuration window with OK.

Deleting Data Sources To delete the displayed parameter record:

◆ Click Remove.

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About the Local Database Server

On the DataBase Server tab card details of the local database server (SQL
Server) are displayed. To allow other syngo.plaza workplaces and servers in
network mode (multiple server) the access to the local database this
information is needed.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Details of the Local ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the DataBase Server tab card.
Database Server

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Defining the RIS Worklist Provider

If a → RIS is connected, a RIS workplace can send worklists to syngo.plaza
same as DICOM worklists that are sent to modalities. On the Worklist Provider
tab card, you specify the sender of the RIS worklist.
Worklists are often used for scanning images in syngo.plaza.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Defining the Worklist 1 Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Worklist Provider tab card.

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2 Enter the following data:

– Alias
Name of the worklist provider; this name appears in the selection lists
in the send and query dialog box and in connection with autorouting
images.
Assign descriptive alias names.
– DICOM AET
Application entity title of the worklist provider in the DICOM
environment.
– WINS Address
Deactivates the enter box for the → TCP/IP address. The worklist
provider is searched over the WINS server service of Windows NT.
– Host
Query Provider of the worklist provider.
– IP Address
Network address of the worklist provider.
– Port No.
Port number of the DICOM application of the worklist provider.
3 Click OK to apply the settings.

Click Remove to clear all fields. To restore the settings last saved, cancel
configuration.

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General Settings of the Patient List

On the General tab card, you can activate the automatic deletion and
continuous loading of images (Work in Progress) as well as a number of
updating options.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the General Settings tab card.

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Other Options ◆ In the Other Options group box, set the following options:
– Play sound when new images arrive
An audible signal is emitted when images are received.
– Enable automatic update
The Patient List will be updated automatically at regular intervals.
– Update interval (sec)
Interval in seconds in which the Patient List is updated.
– Set global access for new patients
All new data objects are automatically assigned global access
(icon ).
Other computers can access this data.
– Enable Study View
Data are listed in the Study View by default. To display data in Patient
View by default, deselect the check box.
– Re-Open Browser on Closing Exam
The Patient List is automatically opened when an examination is closed
in the Viewer.
– Close Patient Browser After Load
The Patient List is automatically closed when an examination is loaded
to another task card.
– Enable Manual Worklist
The Worklist View and the copy to worklist function is displayed in
Study View.

Flagging Option Flagged and annotated images can be loaded at first during loading process.
◆ Define the settings for loading flagged data:
– Load Flag Images
If enabled, flagged images will be displayed first (top of the stack).
– Flagging Option
Opens a drop-down list in which you can select the type of flags which
should be loaded first.

Autodelete To ensure that there is always sufficient storage capacity available for new
images on your hard disk, you can set images to be deleted automatically from
your database when the hard disk has reached a defined capacity.
The active online directory is used to calculate the High tide and Low tide for
Autodelete.

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You can assign which studies should be deleted:

■ all studies up to a certain date
■ all studies from a certain date for an assigned number of days
■ all studies for a certain date range
■ no receive date consideration

◆ Enable or configure Autodelete:

– Enable Autodelete
Enables autodelete.
– Low tide (%)
Specifies the space to be freed by deletion of studies.
– High tide (%)
Assignment in % beyond which the oldest studies that have not been
delete-protected will be automatically deleted.
The value is based on use of the entire hard disk, not just the area
occupied by syngo.plaza.
– Scheduler
Opens the Autodelete Scheduler dialog box, in which you can specify
that automatic deletion will additionally be started if the low tide is
exceeded on certain weekdays or at certain times.
See “Specifying the Time for the Autodelete Function” on page 136.

In the Online User Documentation under “Deleting Data or Protecting Data

from Deletion (Overview)”, you will find tips and advice on how to prevent
unintentional loss of data.

Media Identifier In the Patient List, you can link an external movie file to a study and start movie
mode.

Media Player Path Path of the Windows Media Player

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Work in Progress If a study from an ongoing examination is loaded into the Viewer (status In
progress), the images available so far are loaded. With work-in-progress,
images that arrive subsequently are loaded automatically.
◆ Define the settings for automatic loading:
– Enable Work in Progress View
Defines whether work-in-progress will be supported.
– Select display color for Work in Progress Studies
Opens a window in which you can select the color for displaying work-
in-progress studies in the Patient List.
– Selected Color
Shows the selected color.
Work-in-progress is described in greater detail in the Online User
Documentation under “Continuous Loading of Images”.

Quitting To quit the PB Settings dialog box:

◆ Click OK to apply the settings made on all tab cards.
The PB Settings dialog box closes.

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Specifying the Time for the Autodelete

Function
The General tab card defines the hard disk usage level at which “old” image
material is automatically deleted from the database and how much data is
deleted.
Deletion is generally performed when High tide (%) has been reached.
You can also delete automatically if the Low tide (%) is exceeded within a
configured period of time or on certain days.

Only the active online directory is used to calculate the High tide and Low
tide for Autodelete.

Defining the Time 1 Click the Scheduler button on the General tab card.
The Autodelete Scheduler dialog box opens with the current settings.

2 Select from:
– Unscheduled Autodelete: Delete is only started when high tide is
reached.
– Scheduled Autodelete: Deletion is also started when the specified
time criteria are fulfilled and the low tide has been exceeded.

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3 Enter the parameters for scheduled deletion as desired.

The autodelete function will be run on the specified days within the
specified period.
The time format conforms to the regional settings on your computer, for
example, HH:mm:ss or H.mm

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Configuring Storage Commitment (Overview)

An archiving workstation within a network can report the successful archiving
of images to the client (that is, the computer that passed on the images for
archiving). This confirmation is called storage commitment and requires an
Archive license. See Online User Documentation under “Storage
Commitment”.

Configuration As the system administrator, you must ensure that the storage commitment is
set up correctly on each syngo.plaza Workplace in the network. You configure
the storage commitment in the Patient List settings.
■ On the Storage Commitment tab card, you define:
– whether syngo.plaza will request a storage commitment or not
– from which computers a storage commitment will be requested
(storage commitment provider)

Only archiving workstations can be set as a storage commitment provider.

■ On the Advanced Settings tab card, you define whether it is possible to

request a storage commitment from syngo.plaza. This may be necessary,
for example, if the syngo.plaza is used as an archiving workstation within
a network.
■ On the Network Partners tab card, you define whether or not the other
computers can receive a storage commitment.
See also “Enabling or Disabling Storage Commitment” on page 139, “Defining
Advanced Settings” on page 117 and “Defining Network Partners” on
page 106.

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Enabling or Disabling Storage Commitment

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Storage Commitment tab
card.

Enabling Storage ◆ Enter the following settings:

Commitment – Automatic request for storage commitment after send
Specifies that a storage commitment will be requested from the
selected storage commitment providers.
– Timeout for Commitment Response (days)
If syngo.plaza does not receive notification that archiving has or has
not occurred within the specified number of days, archiving is
considered to have failed.

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Configuring a Provider The left list shows you all the network partners that are configured as
recipients.
In the right list, you can see the network partners that are already configured
as storage commitment providers.

Only archiving workstations can be set as a storage commitment provider.

1 To add a new storage commitment provider, select the computer from the
left list and click:

2 To remove a storage commitment provider, select the computer in the

right list and click:

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Selecting a Compression Method

On the Compression tab card, you can define for each modality the
compression that will be used to store and archive the images.
See Online User Documentation under “Data Compression”.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Compression tab card.

You can only assign one compression method to each modality.

Assigning the 1 Select the Compress and Store Images check box to enable compression.
Compression Method
2 Select the modality from the Modality list.

You can select several modalities ( or key) or all at once and assign
them a compression type.

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3 Select a compression format from the Compression Types list.

– Store in Lossless JPEG format
– Store in Lossy JPEG format
– Store only uncompressed images in Lossless JPEG format – Images
that are received uncompressed are stored in lossless JPEG format.
Images that have been received already compressed are stored with
the same compression.
– Store only uncompressed images in Lossy JPEG format –
Images that are received uncompressed are stored in lossy JPEG
format. Images that have been received already compressed are stored
with the same compression.
– Store As They Are – Images are stored in the same compression
format as they were received in. Uncompressed images are stored
uncompressed.
4 Click the Associate button.
The assignment of modalities to compression methods is shown in the list.

Using JPEG 2000 ◆ Select the Use JPEG 2000 Compression check mark to enable this
Compression compression method for all images to be saved.

Information on ■ The Store in Lossless JPEG format and Store in Lossy JPEG format
Compression Types options can result in considerable performance losses. If images are
received in other compression formats, they first have to be decompressed
before being compressed in the correct format.
■ The Store only uncompressed images in Lossless JPEG format and
Store only uncompressed images in Lossy JPEG format options are
therefore preferred for best performance.
■ Do not use the Store in Lossy JPEG format and Store only uncompressed
images in Lossy JPEG format options if your workstation is set up as a
storage commitment provider (see “Storage Commitment Provider” on
page 121). These options modify the “SOP Instance ID” that is used for
identification for storage commitment.
■ Use the Store As They Are option carefully when the images are archived
automatically. You may unintentionally archive a large proportion of the
images uncompressed.
Radiological images usually have a pixel depth of 12 bits. Images with a pixel
depth of 16 bits, for example, PET images, can only be compressed with the
compression method lossless JPEG. Lossy compression is not possible.

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Configuring a Query Gateway

On the Query Gateway tab card, configure the link to the network partner
(Query Gateway) that has the Query Spanning license and can therefore query
several query providers on one step.
See Online User Documentation under “Querying and Requesting Data”.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Query Gateway tab card.

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Query Gateway ◆ Enter the following settings:

– DICOM AET
Name by which the Query Gateway can be identified on every other
computer in the DICOM environment.
– Port No.
Port number of the DICOM application of the network partner (not
equal to default port no. 104).
– Host Name
Computer name of the query gateway.
– Node IP Address
Network address of the query gateway.

Query Provider The Query Providers Available list contains all network partners that have
been set up as query providers on the Network Partners tab card (see
“Defining Network Partners” on page 106).
1 Select the network partners from the Query Providers Available list that
you want to be queried jointly by the query gateway.
2 Click .

The more network partners are jointly queried during query spanning, the
longer the query takes.

Radiological images usually have a pixel depth of 12 bits. Images with a pixel
depth of 16 bits, for example, PET images, can only be compressed with the
compression method lossless JPEG. Lossy compression is not possible.

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Configuring a Retrieve Gateway

On the Retrieve Gateway tab card, you can configure the link to the network
partner (Retrieve Gateway) who can retrieve data from a third party provider.
See Online User Documentation under “Querying and Requesting Data”.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the PB Settings dialog box, and click the Retrieve Gateway tab card.

Retrieve Gateway ◆ Enter the following settings:

– DICOM AET
Name by which the Retrieve Gateway can be identified on every other
computer in the DICOM environment.
– Port No.
Port number of the DICOM application of the network partner (not
equal to default port no. 104).
– Host Name
Computer name of the retrieve gateway.
– Node IP Address
Network address of the retrieve gateway.

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Retrieve Provider The Retrieve Providers Available list contains all network partners who have
been set up as retrieve providers on the Network Partners tab card (see
“Defining Network Partners” on page 106).
1 Select the network partners from the Retrieve Providers Available list.
2 Click .

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Configuring Archiving
In the Archiving Settings dialog box, you can configure the following:
■ Creating patient media and archiving
To automate archiving, you need to make additional settings in the Patient
List. See “Defining Advanced Settings” on page 117.
➜ For syngo.plaza Web, the Archiving Settings dialog box is available with a
reduced functional scope.

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Configuring Archiving and Patient Media

On the Archive tab card, you can make settings for reading and writing the
CDs/DVDs, for manual and automatic archiving, and for back-up of CDs/DVDs.
Precondition to write patient media such as CDs/DVDs is to install the required
software, e.g., the Gear software.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Archiving Settings dialog box, and click the Archive tab card.

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Read Medium ◆ Make the following settings in Read Medium:

– Read DICOM Medium
Activates reading of DICOM images from a CD/DVD in an external drive.
– Default Read Drive
Drive for reading CDs/DVDs.

Journal - Requested ◆ Make the following settings in Journal - Requested Medium:

Medium – Journal Update Interval (sec)
The display in the Requested Media dialog box is automatically
updated at certain intervals.
– Play sound when new job arrives
A sound is played when a new job arrives.

Temp. Dir. Update ◆ Make the following settings in Temp. Dir. Update Options
Options – Automatically Update Contents
The display in the temporary directory is automatically updated at
certain intervals.
– Temp. Dir. Update Interval (sec)
– Time interval at which the temporary directory is updated.

Others ◆ Select the profile for writing the data to CD/DVD under Other:
– Profile
General Purpose Profile: writes all images to CD/DVD in DICOM
format.
Ultrasound Profile: With this setting, you can specify that only
ultrasound images will be written to CD/DVD (for example, for
ultrasound workstations). The precise details are given in the DICOM
Conformance Statement, in the sections ”General Purpose Profile” and
“Ultrasound Profile”.
– Allow Merging Of PR Objects
This option allows for merging the image and its associated DICOM
Presentation State (→PR) objects, e.g. windowing, zooming, or
scrolling values, rotations, or any other visual display elements) before
writing data to CD/DVD.

Medium Backup ◆ Make the following settings in Medium Backup:

– Enable backup using two drives
The original CD/DVD is in the read drive; the back CD/DVD is in the
writer drive.
– Temp. Directory for Backups
Temporary directory in which the data will be copied before backup, if
the Enable backup using two drives option is not selected.

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Alternative Viewer To enable users without syngo.plaza to view DICOM images, one or more
DICOM viewers can also be written to the CD/DVD.
◆ Make the following settings in Alternative Viewer:
– Add Viewers
The Add Viewers dialog box opens. Here you can define which
additional viewers can be selected when recording on a CD/DVD (see
“Configuring DICOM Viewers” on page 155).
– Map Viewer to Modality
The Map Viewer to Modality dialog box opens. Here you can assign
the available Viewers to the modalities ((see “Associating DICOM
Viewers and Modalities” on page 156).

Manual and Auto ◆ Make the following settings for manual and automatic archiving:
– Delete examinations from online dir. after archiving
The studies are deleted from the Patient List as soon as they have been
written manually or automatically to CD/DVD.
– Media Size (MB)
As soon as this data volume has been reached, archiving starts
automatically.

Manual Archive ◆ Make the following settings for writing patient media and for manual
archiving:
– Write DICOM Medium
Activates writing.
– Manual Archive Medium
Type of medium used for manual archiving (CD or DVD).
– Manual Archive Temp. Dir.
Temporary directory for manual writing of CDs and DVDs.
– Additional Data to be Written
Selection of other files or folders that are also to be included on the
CD/DVD (for instance manuals, AVI files).

Decompression Option For writing patient media on the external drive, and for manual archiving, you
can set decompression of the images before writing. Setting decompression
ensures that the images are also opened by Viewer applications that cannot
handle compressed images.
– Write Images As They Are
The images are written to CD/DVD with their original compression.
– Decompress Images Before Writing
Compressed images are decompressed after they have been copied to
the temporary directory.

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Auto Archive ◆ Make the following settings in Auto Archive:

– Write Speed For Autoarchiving
Speed at which a CD/DVD is written. The write speeds available for
selection are those that are supported by your drive. Please follow the
recommendations of the media manufacturer.
– Auto Archive Drive
CD/DVD writer drive that will be used for automatic archiving.

NAS ◆ If you have the NAS license, make the following settings:
– Script Engine Path
Path and name of the script engine for archiving and dearchiving.
– Temp. Directory for Extraction
Temporary directory for acquisition of ZIP files for dearchiving
(migration from →LTS to →STS).

Further steps for configuring NAS are described in the Installation Manual.

To minimize the risk of image data loss, it is recommended to pursue one of

the following backup strategies, that depend on the storage management
system installed:
■ Tape Copy: Use of a tape copy labeled corresponding to the original but
with a unique serial number. If the original tape becomes unreadable,
the copy of the tape can be promoted to original status (after the
removal of the original from the system).
■ Multi-Target migration: Migration of a single file to multiple archiving
targets. In the case of loss or damage of one of the archiving targets, the
file can be fetched from another target.

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Configuring the NAS

On the NAS Configuration tab card, you can configure the archiving routine
and sequence. Prerequisite is that your system is configured for archiving data
in a → NAS, and a NAS license is available.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Archiving Settings dialog box, and click the NAS Configuration
tab card.

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Configuring a NAS To archive data in a NAS, you have to define mount points first. You can specify
Mount Point multiple (up to 26) mount points, which can be defined as a primary or a
backup device.
1 Click the Mount Point tab card.
2 Click Create New, and make the following settings:
– Alias
Select an alias name, or enter a new name.
– NAS Mount Point
Click on , and select the NAS location, that is specified as a mount
point.
Network Login
Enter your user name for connecting to the NAS location.
– Password
Enter your password for connecting to the NAS location.
– Set As Default
Select the check box to make the mount point the default, if required.
(One of the mount points has to be configured as default.)
– Mount Type
Specify if the mount point is used as Primary or as Backup device.
– Active\Offline
Select the required status for the mount point.
3 Click Save to store the settings for this NAS mount point.

Configuring the NAS To prevent the loss of data, you can assign a backup device to a primary device.
Backup Device
1 Make the following settings on the Backup tab card:
– Primary NAS Point
Select the required NAS device from the selection list to specify the
primary device.
– Backup NAS Point
Select the required NAS device from the selection list to specify the
backup device.
2 Click the Assign button to add the defined rule to the NAS Backup Rules
list.

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Defining Backup Rules To specify the sort of data to be archived on the backup device, you can define
several backup rules.
1 Select the Create Rule tab card, and click the Create New button.
2 Make the following settings:
– Rule Name
Select the required rule name, or enter a new name.
– Dicom Tag
Select the required DICOM tag from the selection list to specify which
data has to be backed up.
– Tag Value
Enter the corresponding tag value.
3 To enable or disable the defined rule, select the Enable Rule or the Disable
Rule check box.
4 Click the Save button to store the rule settings.

Associating Backup You can associate several backup rules to a NAS mount point.
Rules to a NAS Mount
1 Click on the Associate Rule tab card, and make the following settings:
Point
– NAS Mount Point
Select the required NAS mount point.
– Rule Name
To associate a backup rule to the selected NAS mount point, choose the
required backup rule from the selection list.
2 Click on the Associate button.
The associated rule is displayed in the list.

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Configuring DICOM Viewers

For writing patient media on the external drive, and for manual archiving, you
can select various DICOM viewers to be written to the medium along with the
images.

Siemens does not guarantee the image quality for viewers which are not
tested and released by Siemens.

In the Add Viewers dialog box, configure the available DICOM viewers.

Calling the Function ◆ Go to the Archiving Settings dialog box, Archive tab card, and click the
button next to Add Viewers under Alternative Viewer.

Setting Up a New Viewer 1 Enter a meaningful name for the viewer under Viewer Name.
2 Under Folder Path, select the directory in which this viewer is stored.
3 Select the executable file for starting the viewer.
4 Click Save to save your entries.

Changing the Viewer 1 Select the viewer to be changed from the list.
2 Click Clear Fields to delete the current entries and enter new entries.
- OR -
Overwrite the name, the path, or the executable file.
3 Click Save to save your entries.

Removing Viewers 1 Select the viewer to be removed from the list.

2 Click the Remove button to remove the selected viewer from the list.

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Associating DICOM Viewers and Modalities

For writing patient media in the external drive, and for manual archiving, you
can select various DICOM viewers to be written to the medium along with the
images.
In the Map Viewer To Modality dialog box, you can assign the available
viewers to the modalities. Assumed that the viewers are configured (see
“Configuring DICOM Viewers” on page 155).

Calling the Function ◆ Go to the Archiving Settings dialog box, Archive tab card and click the
button next to Map Viewer to Modality under Alternative Viewer.

Associating Viewers and 1 Select the modality.

Modalities

You can select all modalities at once and assign them a viewer.

2 Select the viewer under Viewer Name.

3 Click the Associate button.
The new sequence is displayed in the Mapped Viewer list.

Unassociated Modalities For modalities to which no specific viewer has been assigned, the syngo.plaza
viewer can be written on the CD/DVD.
◆ Select the Use syngo.plaza Viewer for unmapped modalities check box.

Clearing an Association 1 Select the association from the Mapped Viewer list.
2 Click the Remove button.

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Configuring the Scanner

You can make the following settings in the Scanner Settings dialog box:
■ Set up of film scanner and document scanner
■ Definition of automatic routing of scanned images

syngo.plaza opens the control programs for the scanners that are activated
in the settings. If no film scanner or document scanner is activated, the icons
for opening the scanners will not be displayed.

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Configuring Scanners
On the Scanner Devices tab card, you configure the scanning of films
(images) and documents.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Scanner Settings dialog box, and click the Scanner Devices tab
card.

Defining Scanner 1 Make the following settings under Select Sources:

Settings – Enable Image Scan
Enables scanning of images.
This field is dimmed if no scanner is installed.
– Image Scan
Name of the driver for the required film scanner.
The scanners available for selection are those that syngo.plaza was
able to identify when the program was started.
– Alias
Name of your choice for the film scanner.
This name is shown on the task card above the icons for calling the
scanner.
– Enable Document Scan
Enables scanning of documents.
This field is dimmed if no scanner is installed.

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– Document Scan
Name of the driver for the required document scanner.
All installed scanners that are addressed using the → TWAIN interface
are available for selection.
– Alias
Name of your choice for the document scanner.
2 Confirm your settings by clicking OK.

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Configuring Automatic Routing

As soon as you have scanned and saved the images in the syngo.plaza
database, they can be automatically routed to configured network partners.
Automatic routing also functions if the scanned images were loaded into the
Viewer for postprocessing and then stored.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Scanner Settings dialog box, and click the Autorouting tab
card.

Autorouting 1 Make the following settings under Routing Options:

– Enable routing after save
Enables autorouting of the scanned images. The Route to selection
lists are activated.
– Route to
Selection of the network partners to which the scanned images are to
be sent.
Scanned images can only be routed to up to five network partners at
once. These network partners must first be set up as the send
destination in the PB Settings dialog box, Network Partners tab card
(see “Defining Network Partners” on page 106).

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Configuring Filming (DICOM Basic Print)

In the Filming task card settings, you can configure:
■ The connections to the cameras that you want to use
■ The film sheets
■ The time settings for the camera
■ The header that will be printed on the film sheets

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Configuring the Connection to the Camera

A camera is configured as a → network node, like a workstation.
Your system administrator can provide you with the information that you need
for setting up a connection.
Further information about the necessary parameters is given in the
installation description on the software CDs.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Filming Settings dialog box, and click the Network tab card.

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Setting Up the To define the network settings for cameras:

Connection
1 To edit an existing connection, select the camera in the Alias field.
– OR –
To create a new connection, click the Create New button and then enter a
name for the camera in the Alias field.
This name will appear later in the selection list on the Camera palette
(Filming task card).
2 Enter or change the following data:
– Printer Type
Manufacturer's model name.
syngo.plaza only offers the layouts and film sizes for selection that are
supported by the currently selected camera model.
– DICOM AET
Application Entity Title by which the camera application can be
identified in the DICOM environment.
– Host
Network node name of the camera entered under Alias.
– IP Address
Network address of the camera.
– Port No.
Port number of the DICOM application for the camera.
– DNS/WINS
Deactivates the enter box for the IP Address. The search for the
cameras is run over the DNS or WINS server.
3 Click Save to save the settings for the displayed camera.

Managing the To manage the camera connections:

Connections
1 Click Create New to set up a new camera, and continue as described
above.
2 If you want to delete a camera connection, select it in the Alias list and
click Remove.
3 Acknowledge the prompt for confirmation by clicking OK.

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Configuring Film Sheets

The settings for the film sheets are only available if a camera is configured
as a network partner.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function To define the parameters for the film sheets:
1 Open the Filming Settings dialog box, and click the Film Sheet tab card.

Film Job 2 Select the camera for which you wish to configure the film sheets in
Printer Alias.
The cameras that are configured on the Network tab card are available for
selection.
3 In the GrayScale Medium list, select the type of film material:
– PAPER
– CLEAR FILM
X-ray film with a transparent background. A transparent background is
used, for example, in nuclear medicine.
– BLUE FILM
Normal X-ray film with a black background.
If you have selected this printer under Printer Type on the Network card,
you can set the X-ray film used under Color Medium.

Presentation LUT ◆ Select the Apply Presentation LUT to advance DICOM printing.

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Film Sheet 4 Make the following settings under Film Sheet:

– Magnification Type
Defines the method for adding new pixels for enlarging an image:
NONE:
No magnification
CUBIC:
The most precise interpolation method.
To achieve transitions that are as continuous as possible, a pixel
derived from the average of the gray levels of the surrounding pixels is
inserted.
REPLICATE:
The fastest but least precise interpolation method.
A copy of the original pixel is inserted. This may result in disturbing
“jagged edges” during enlargement.
BILINEAR:
An interpolation method of average quality. Use this method as much
as possible. It is similar to the CUBIC method. However, fewer
surrounding pixels are included.
– Smoothing Type
Interpolation factor for bicubic enlargement. Further information can
be found in the DICOM Conformance Statement of the camera.
– Border Density
Specifies the background color for the film sheets: BLACK or WHITE.
– Empty Image Density
Color with which the empty segments will be printed: BLACK or
WHITE.
– Trim
Defines whether there will be a frame around the segments: YES or
NO.

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Defining Time Settings for the Camera and

Header

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Time Settings To specify the time settings for the camera:

1 Open the Filming Settings dialog box, and click the Advanced tab card.

2 Enter the following parameters:

– No. of Print Retries
Specifies how many times syngo.plaza will attempt to send a film job
to the camera in the event of an error.
– Print Retry Delay (sec)
Time in seconds that syngo.plaza waits before the film job is sent to the
camera again.
– Print Timeout (sec)
Time in seconds that syngo.plaza waits for acknowledgment from the
camera while a film job is in progress before a new attempt is made.
– Status Refresh After (sec)
Specifies the intervals in which the list of film jobs will be updated (in
seconds).

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Defining Headers 3 Enter the following settings:

– Enable Institution Name
Specifies that the text entered in the lower field will be printed on every
film sheet as a header.
4 Enter the name of your organization in the enter box.

Quitting Configuration To quit configuration:

◆ Click OK to apply the settings made on all tab cards.
The Filming Settings dialog box closes.

Any changes that you make to the settings are not applied until after the
program is restarted.

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Configuring Embedded 3D
You can make the following settings in the configuration of the Embedded 3D
Viewer:
■ Display mode of the images and display options for graphical annotations
and cursors.
■ Assignment of functions to the Smart Select star. See “Configuring Smart
Select (Viewer and Embedded 3D)” on page 94.

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Configuring General 3D Settings

On the General tab card, you define the display mode for the images and the
display options for graphical annotations and the cursor.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the 3D Settings dialog box, and click the General tab card.

Default View Settings ◆ Make the following settings in Default View Settings:
– Viewing Mode
The images are shown either in → MPR mode or in 3D mode.
As the 3D postprocessing mostly starts with MPR, MPR is selected as
default viewing mode.
– 3D Rendering Method
You can select different rendering methods for displaying the 3D
objects:
Color
MIP
Grayscale
Shaded Surface Display
See also the “Embedded 3D“ chapter in the Online User
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Display Parameters Select or deselect the following options under Display Settings:
– Use Only Grayscale Overlays
– Use Large Text
– Use Large Cursor

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Configuring 3D Font Settings

On the 3D Font tab card, you define the color and the font size for the images
loaded and edited in 3D.
You can set the font color and the font size for the following image texts:
■ Title
■ Annotation
■ Demographics
■ Border

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the 3D Settings dialog box, and click the 3D Font tab card.

Font Color Settings 1 Click one of the squares to change the color setting for the required image
text.
A color palette opens.

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2 Select the color for the display of the image text.

The new color for the selected image text is displayed in the Font Size
window.

Font Size Settings 1 Select the image text that is to be changed in the Font Size window.
The font sizes are displayed in a pop-up dialog box.
2 Select the required font size.
The image text is updated immediately.

Display Parameters ◆ Select or deselect the following options under Display Settings:
– Use Only Grayscale Overlays
– Use Large Text
– Use Large Cursor

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Configuring RIS Communication

Make the following settings for → RIS communication:
■ Configuration of the computer for RIS communication
■ Configuration of the computer for automatic data reconciliation. For
manual data reconciliation, see Online User Documentation under
“Manual Reconciliation of Data”.
■ Selection of events for which HL7 messages will be sent to the RIS and
received from the RIS

For RIS communication, you require the Archive and HL7 Interface licenses.

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Configuring RIS
Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function 1 Open the RIS Settings dialog box, and click the RIS Settings tab card.

Settings 2 Select the Enable RIS Communication check box.

3 Under RIS Communicator Host Name, enter the name of the computer
which has the HL7 license.
4 Select the Enable Data Reconciliation check box.
5 Under Reconciliation Host Name, enter the hostname of the
reconciliation (RCON) server.
6 Under RCON DB Server, enter the name of the database server on the
reconciliation server, and specify the corresponding port number under
Port.

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7 Under Events to be sent to the RIS, select the events that you want to
trigger messages to the RIS.
8 Under Events to be received from the RIS, select the events that you
want to trigger messages from the RIS to syngo.plaza.

Saving Settings 9 Confirm your settings by clicking OK.

All messages received by the RIS are shown in the Network Status dialog
box on the HL7 card (see Online User Documentation under “Checking
Communication Status”).

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Configuring OPENLink (MagicLink A) Server

The RIS communication is handled over an OPENLink (MagicLink A) Server.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function 1 Open the RIS Settings dialog box, and click the OPENLink Server Settings
tab card.

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Configuring OPENLink 2 Make the settings for the OPENLink (MagicLink A) Server:
(MagicLink A) Server – IP Address of OPL Server
IP address of the archive server.
– Port Number
See configuration of the OPL software.
– Server Number
See configuration of the OPL software.
– Server ID
Composed of the server number and version of the OPL software.
Example:
Server number: 1
Server ID: 01_2302
– Connection name for inbound messages
See configuration of the OPL software.
– Source Connection Name for outbound messages
See configuration of the OPL software.
– Destination Connection Name for outbound messages
See configuration of the OPL software.

Saving Settings 3 Confirm your settings by clicking OK.

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Configuring Teleradiology
Telerad functionality requires an installation as a Cluster Server application.
In the Telerad Settings dialog box, you can configure the following:
■ Defining rules for transmitting series to institutions outside your hospital
network automatically
– Remember that a rule has to be enabled before you can use it for
sending.
■ Defining schedules for the defined transmission rules

You can export and import the Teleradiology rules to share them with (or
take them over from) other computers.

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Configuring the Transmission Rules

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the TeleRad Settings dialog box, and click the corresponding
button.

Defining/Modifying You can define new rules, or modify existing rules to automatically transfer
Rules images to other institutions.
1 To modify an existing rule, first select the rule from the upper list.
If you do not select a rule, a new rule is created automatically in the next
step.
2 To define a new rule, click on the Add/Edit button.
The Telerad Settings dialog box opens.
If you have already selected a rule, the fields in this dialog box have default
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3 To define a new rule, click the Create New button.

All the fields are reset.
4 Specify the criteria that a series must satisfy before it is sent.
You can also use the → wildcard character.
5 Make the following settings to add or modify rules:
– Name
Name under which the rule will subsequently be managed.
This parameter is mandatory.
– Sender
Alias of the node from which the images were sent to your
syngo.plaza.
Any Node means that the rule is not limited to a particular send node.
– Destination
Destination to which the series will be sent
The destination must be configured as a Send Destination in the
settings for the Patient List. This parameter is mandatory.
– Comment
Descriptive text, shown in the list of rules.
A comment of this type is not sent with the images.
– Type
Specifies whether and how the images will be compressed for
transmission:
No Compression, Lossless JPEG, Lossy JPEG, or As it is

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– Quality
Quality factor in %
On this system, 1 stands for maximum compression and 100 for
minimum/no compression.
This field is only active with lossy compression.
– Modality
Image generating modalities, for example, CT, MR. Click to select
the modalities you require.
– Referring Physician´s Name
Name of the referring physician, for example, Meier or M*
– Body Part Examined
Examined body part (organ), for example, Head
– Flags
Specifies whether all images will be sent or only flagged images:
All Images: All images will be sent
Flag 1 Images Only: Only those images that are marked with a flag will
be sent
Flag 2 Images Only: Only those images that are marked with an
asterisk will be sent
All Flagged Images: All flagged images will be sent
– Enable Scheduling
Defines whether the series will be sent only within the specified
transmission period.
6 Confirm your entries by clicking Save.
7 Click OK to close the window.
The rule is added to the list and is enabled.

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Specifying the Transmission Period for a Rule

You can specify permitted transmission periods for each rule. The series that
satisfy the criteria for a rule will then only be sent during the specified period.
If you do not specify transmission periods, the images will be sent as soon as
they are received by your syngo.plaza Workplace.

The option Enable Scheduling must be checked in the definition of rules.

Changes to the transmission period are ignored as far as sending jobs
created beforehand is concerned.

Calling the Function ◆ Select the required rule from the list in the TeleRad Settings dialog box,
and click Schedule.
The Scheduler dialog box opens.

Editing a Time Period It is possible to specify more than one transmission period (schedule) for each
rule. The names of the time schedules are assigned automatically with
consecutive numbering (SCHEDULE 1, SCHEDULE 2, and so forth).
1 To define a new transmission period, click Create New or choose New
from the Schedules list.
The fields are reset.
2 To edit a transmission period, select the period from the Schedules field.
The default settings appear in the fields.

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Defining the 1 Define the start of the transmission period in the On Call group and the
Transmission Period end of the period in the Off Call group.
Entries in these fields are optional.
➜ Entries must always be made in the boxes in pairs; in other words, if you
make an entry in On Call, there must also be an entry in Off Call.
2 Confirm your entries by clicking Save.
You can now add or edit another rule.
3 Click OK to close the window.

Deleting a Transmission ◆ Click Remove to delete the displayed transmission period.

Period

Printing Schedules 1 To print out the transmission times for the displayed rule, click the Print
button.
The Print dialog box opens.
2 Choose the printer, and select Landscape as the orientation.

Possible Entries You can define the start and end of transmission periods by setting the
following parameters:
■ Month: to send in certain months.
If you choose All Months there is no restriction.
■ Week: to send on certain days.
If you choose All Days there is no restriction.
■ Day: to send on a certain date.
Enter a number between 1 and 31.
■ Hour and Minutes: to send at certain times.
If you enter 0 there is no restriction regarding the time of transmission.

Example

Month Week Day Hour Minute

Schedule 1 Every month Every day * 17 - 19 0-0
Schedule 2 October Monday * 12 - 14 0-0

The series will be sent every day between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. In addition, in
October, the series will be sent on Mondays between 12 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Deleting a Rule
You can delete rules that you do not need any longer.
◆ Select the rule that you want to delete from the list in the TeleRad Settings
dialog box, and click Delete.

Jobs that are waiting to be sent on the basis of a rule that is subsequently
deleted (job status To be Done) will still be sent.

Printing a List of Rules

You can print the list of rules.
1 Select the required rule from the list in the TeleRad Settings dialog box,
and click Print.
The Print dialog box opens.
2 Choose the printer, and select Landscape as the orientation.
3 Confirm by clicking OK.
The list is printed.

You can print the transmission times of a rule in the Scheduler dialog box.

Importing or Exporting Rules

You can export and import the Teleradiology rules to share them with (or take
them over from) other computers.
This may be useful, for example, if you want to configure several PCs so that
they have the same settings.

All rules are always imported or exported together.

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Export Rules To export rules:

1 Click Export in the TeleRad Settings dialog box.
The Export Rules dialog box opens.
2 Select the directory to which you wish to export the image texts, and enter
a file name.
3 Click the OK button.
The rules are saved as an .ini file.

If you have saved the file on a network drive, you can import it directly from
another computer.

Import Rules To import rules:

1 Click Import in the TeleRad Settings dialog box.
The Import Rules dialog box opens.
2 Select the required file, and click OK.
The rules are imported.

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Configuring Reporting
Reporting with syngo.plaza requires the Reporting license.

Report Status You define:

■ Which report status can be set,
■ Whether the name of the reporting physician will also be saved and
■ Whether the report status will be displayed.

Report Status Profile If studies have been sent from other network partners to syngo.plaza,
syngo.plaza is able to accept its report status and assign the corresponding
syngo.plaza report status.
This assignment is performed using report status profiles that you define and
edit on the Report Status Profiles tab card.
In the PB Settings dialog box, Network Partners tab card, you can assign a
report status profile to the configured network partner.

Automatic report display is set in the Viewer configuration.

Routing images after changing the report status is set in the Patient List
configuration.

Whenever there is a change in the report status of the study on the RIS
server, syngo.plaza can be configured to fetch the latest reports.

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Configuring Report Status

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Report Status Settings dialog box, and click the Report Status
tab card.

Report Settings To change the report settings:

1 Select which statuses can be set under Report Status:
– Signed off
– Reported
– Prepared
2 Select Store Physician's Name, if you want the name of the physician to
be entered when Signed Off status is assigned.
3 Select Display Rebuild Status, if you want the report status from the
→ RIS (syngo Workflow MLR) to be shown as well as the syngo.plaza
report status.
You cannot set this status from your syngo.plaza.
4 Confirm the settings with OK.

Changing the report settings does not affect previously set report statuses.

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Overview - Report Status Profile Tab Card

Current Profiles On the left, you can see a list of profiles already defined.

Profile Details On the right, you will find details and specific settings for the selected profile.

Profile Name Name of the profile.

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Report Status Tag In this area, you can enter details of the DICOM parameters of the report status
Details of the network partner:
– Tag Name
Name of the DICOM tag.
– Creator Code
If Private Tag selected: Selection of the → DICOM header
Siemens MEDCOM Header
SIENET
– Group Number
Group of the DICOM tag.
– Element Number
Element number of the DICOM tag.
– Value Multiplicity
How many times the value of the tag may occur.
– Representation
Type of tag displayed.

Report Status Values The syngo.plaza report statuses are listed. You enter the “external” report
status in the corresponding enter boxes.
Example: Multi Modality Workplace
– New
com
– Prepared
ver
– Reported
rea
– Signed off
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Configuring Profiles for Report Status

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the Report Status Settings dialog box, and click the Report Status
Profiles tab card.

New Profile 1 Click the Add button.

The enter boxes in right part of the tab card are cleared.
2 Type in a name for the profile and enter the parameters for the → DICOM
header.
This data is to be found in the DICOM Conformance Statement of the
network partners.
3 Under Report Status Values, enter the “external” report statuses in the
appropriate enter boxes.
4 Click the Save button.
The new profile is entered in the list.

Changing the Profile 1 Select a profile from the list.

2 Click the Change button.
3 Change the parameters and report status.
4 Click the Save button.
The changed profile is included in the list.

You can reset your entries while you are editing the profiles by clicking the
Back button.

Deleting a Profile 1 Select a profile from the list.

2 Click the Remove button.
The profile will be deleted from the list.

Applying the ◆ Apply the settings in the Report Status Settings dialog box with OK.
Configuration

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Configuring General Settings

In the General Settings dialog box, you make the settings for syngo.plaza that
apply to all program modules.

■ General tab card:

Configuration of the system messages; color and font of the UI, automatic
sign-off; image compression etc.

■ Name Format tab card

Selection of a predefined name format; creation of new name formats

■ Services tab card

Manual starting or stopping of the program services.
■ Character Set tab card
Selection of the DICOM default character set.
■ Language Selection tab card
Selection of the UI language, installation of further UI languages.
■ Web tab card (for syngo.plaza Web)
Timeout for clients; loading in the buffer, web URL
In addition to this, you can change the currently active Online folder for
archiving and retrieving patient data simply by assigning a new path. You can
also assign access authorization for all available Online folders.

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Configuring General Settings

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the General tab card.

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Log Details The system messages are written to separate log files, one for each module,
for example, PcvDMLog.current for the log file of the Viewer.
◆ Enter the settings under Log Details:
– Log Level
No logging: Messages will not be logged.
Error: Error messages will be logged.
Warning: Warnings will be logged.
Info: All messages, for example, error messages and warnings, will be
logged.
– Log Size (Lines)
Max. number of lines in a log file.
When this number of lines is reached, the oldest entries are removed
from the log file to make room for the new entries.

Font Selection To specify the font, font size, and font color in which list items will be
displayed:
1 Click the Font button.
The Font Dialog opens.

2 Enter the required settings and close the window by clicking OK.

Drive for Temporary If the system has too little virtual working memory, the “memory mapped”
Files mode is automatically activated. Memory contents are then relocated to the
hard disk.
◆ Under Drive used for memory mapped files, specify the drive in which
the temporary files will be stored.

Image Validation Before recording and archiving, it is possible to set that received images will be
checked for DICOM conformance, that is, validation of the image data:
◆ Select the Validate before storing check box.

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Please note that the performance of the system can be impaired on

activation of image validation.

Roaming Profile If the check box Enable Roaming Profile is selected, the user-specific settings
for the user account are stored on a central repository. When logging in, these
settings are applied to each workstation connected to the central repository.
By default, the Enable Roaming Profile check box is selected.
◆ Select the Enable Roaming Profile check box.
The user-specific settings that are stored on the local workstation are
applied when logging in.
To use the Roaming Profile you have to configure the user accounts and
user roles, see also “Defining Roles” on page 35.

Dimming Color Lists can be sorted according to certain criteria, for example, according to
modality. To help you find your way around, the list items that match this
criterion are dimmed.
The dimmed items can also be shown in color. The color that is currently set is
shown next to Selected Color.
To select a different color:
1 Click the Color button.
The Colors window opens.
2 Click the color and close the window by clicking OK.
As elsewhere in Windows, you can also Define Custom Colors.

Audit Trails syngo.plaza can record security-related users actions, such as logging on to
the system. The log is kept in a so-called “audit trail”.
◆ Select the Enable Audit Trails check box.
See also “Audit Trail” on page 55.

Auto Log-Off To set automatic ending of syngo.plaza:

1 Select the Enable Auto Log Off check box.
2 Under Log off after minutes of no user action, enter after how many
minutes without an action by the user and without any critical system
activity syngo.plaza will automatically be ended.
➜ Do not select the Save changes with user confirmation option in the
Viewer Settings dialog box but select one of the other two save options if
you want to use the Auto Log Off function (see “Save Options on Closing”
on page 81).

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Enable Data Access If the check box Enable Data Access Rules is selected, defined data access
Rules rules are activated and assigned to user accounts and/or user groups.
To enable data access rules:
◆ Select the check box Enable Data Access Rules.
To configure user accounts and user groups for using data access rules see also
“Assigning Data Access Rules to User Accounts” on page 45.

Configure Online 1 To add, modify or remove the currently active Online folder for archiving
and retrieving patient data, click the Configure Online button.
The Configure Online Directories dialog box opens.

2 Select the required key, folder and status, and click the Add button.
In the list, the new path to the Online folder is displayed.
- OR -
To modify the settings for a folder, select the corresponding entry from the
list, and click the Modify button.
3 Click Save to confirm your settings.

Cache Options 1 For the permission to clear data from the cache, select the desired option
from the drop-down list Clear Cache on.
2 To unlock data select the desired option from the drop-down list Unlock
Data.

Variable Compression The compression type and ratio of images, downloading from the server, can
be adjusted user-specific.
◆ Select the desired compression profile in the Profile Name drop-down list.

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High Resolution ◆ To enable the support of high resolution monitors, select the checkbox.

Notifications To ensure fault-free work with syngo.plaza, you can have messages and
notifications routed directly to the administrator over e-mail or NetSend.
◆ Make the following settings in Notifications:

Mail Server Host Name Name of the e-mail server.

IP Address Network address of the e-mail
server.
E-Mail Address From E-mail address of the sender
(robot).
To E-mail address of the receiver
(administrator).
Net Send IP Address Network address of the receiver
(administrator).
Host Name Computer name of the receiver.

Applying the Changes To apply the general settings:

◆ Click the OK button.
The settings will be effective after restarting syngo.plaza.

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About Name Formats and Character Sets

The name of a patient is a combination of several parts, such as title, first
name and last name.
You specify which parts of the name will be used for administration of patients
in the settings of the Name Format tab card. The individual parts are
separated by separators when the complete patient name is shown.
syngo.plaza offers several predefined name formats and separators for
selection. You can also configure the format to your requirements.

Parts of Names The following parts of the name can be selected:

– Last name
Last name of patient.
– First name
First name of patient.
– Additional first name
Middle name of patient.
– Prefix
Additions to the name that are normally placed before the name: for
example, academic titles.
– Suffix
Additional parts of the name or (professional) titles, for example, Jun.
or Mayor .

Note that the same name format is set at all workstations and that the name
format is known to all users.

Component Groups Patient data can be entered and displayed with different character sets in
different countries. Character sets can be divided into groups. These groups
are:
– Single Byte
Single-byte character sets for European languages
– Ideographic
→ Ideographic character sets for Asian languages.
– Phonetic
→ Phonetic character sets for Asian languages.

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Specifying a Name Format

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the Name Format tab
card.

Selection of the You define which character set group will be used for displaying the patient
Component Group names in the various lists, dialogs, and function areas.
◆ Select an entry from the Choose Component Group for Display list.
For most languages, you will select Single Byte, for East Asian languages
using pictographic scripts you will select Ideographic.

Selecting a Predefined To select a predefined Format for person names:

Name Format
◆ Select the Default option and then select a format from the list.
The format is displayed with an example under Preview.

Setting an Individual If you want to use an individual name format:

Name Format
1 Select the Custom option and click Select.
The Choose format dialog box opens.

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– Parts of names and various separator characters are listed on the left
side in Available formats.
– The current format is shown on the right side in Selected formats.
– The Format is displayed with an example under Preview.
2 To insert a new name part or separator character, select it in the Available
formats list and click .
The element is appended to the end of the list of Selected formats and
can be moved up or down to a new position.
3 You can remove an unwanted element in the same way: select the element
in Selected formats and click .
The element will be added to the Available formats list.
4 To change the sequence of name parts and separator characters, select an
element in Selected formats and click Up or Down.
The element is moved up or down by one position at a time.
5 Once you have set the name format as desired, close the Choose format
dialog box with OK.
6 If you wish to import the individual name format into the list of predefined
name formats, select the Add to defaults check box in the General
Settings dialog box.
7 Click Save.
The new name format is set immediately, for example, in the Patient List,
in the information area of the task cards, in the image texts, and so forth.

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Applying the Changes To apply the general settings:

◆ Click the OK button.

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Selecting a Character Set

On the Character Set tab card, you can select the character set that you want
to use to enter new data when creating new images. This new data is entered
in the Patient Demographics or Rename Patient dialog box.
This is only possible if you have activated the corresponding Input Locale in
the Windows Control Panel. Further information is given in the Online Help of
the Operating System.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the Character Set tab
card.

DICOM Default 1 Select a character set under DICOM Default Character Set.
Character set
2 Select the check box to permit extension of the character set.
The character set currently set is shown in the central region of the dialog
box.

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Configuring the DICOM SR Viewer

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the SR Configuration tab
card.

General Configurations 1 Enter the corresponding Hospital and Institution information.

2 To include a hospital logo into your report, click right to Select
hospital Logo.
3 To set the default font of the report, click Font... .
4 To control your settings for the report, click Preview...
5 To Close Documents on Shutdown, select the corresponding option.
6 To register all settings as layout template for future DICOM Structured
Reports, click Register Stylesheet.

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Configuration of A DICOM SR document can be routed automatically to other DICOM nodes in

Autorouting the network if it is flagged as complete.
1 Click on the Autoroute tab card, and make the following settings:
– Enable Autoroute
Select the check box to enable defined autorouting options.
– Route to
Select the required destination DICOM node in the network from the
selection list. You can define up to 5 nodes.
2 Click the Save button.

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Selecting UI Languages
The graphical user interface is available in six languages: German, English,
French, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese.
On the Language Selection tab card, you can select the language of the
graphical user interface and install further languages, if required.

Opening the Settings

To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the Language Selection
tab card.

Language To set the language of the user interface:

◆ Select the required language from the list.
After switching over of the language, you are prompted to restart
syngo.plaza.

For best results, we recommend to use the same languages for syngo.plaza
User Interface and Windows operation system.

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Language Pack Language packs are provided on the software CDs as self-extracting exe-files
Installation of the form LANG_Language_Local.exe.
To install further languages:
1 Enter the path to a language pack or click to select the file from the
file system.
2 Click Install.
The language pack is extracted and copied to the appropriate language
folder.

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Stopping and Starting Services

It may be necessary to stop or start the various syngo.plaza program services
manually.
■ The syngo.plaza database service controls data exchange between the
local data base of syngo.plaza and the Patient List and the program
modules of syngo.plaza.
If the syngo.plaza database service is stopped, this interrupts the link to
the local database.
■ The PcvNetService network service allows data to be transferred to and
from other computers. This service must be restarted, for example, to
apply settings changed in the PB Settings dialog box, Network Partners
tab card.

Calling the Function To start or stop services:

1 Click the Services tab card in the General Settings dialog box.
The individual services are listed. In the Status column you can see
whether the service is running, will start, or has been stopped.

2 Select a service and click Start or Stop.

The status information is updated as soon as the action is executed.
3 Set the time period that syngo.plaza waits before the server is shut down.

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General Settings for syngo.plaza Web

Opening the Settings
To open the desired configuration settings dialog box, see “Opening a
Configuration Settings Dialog Box” on page 77.

Calling the Function ◆ Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the Web tab card.
Different settings can be made for the Web server and the clients.

General Settings on a syngo.plaza Web client

syngo.plaza Web Server On the syngo.plaza Web server, you can set that the session will automatically
be closed after a certain period without any user action.
◆ Enter a period in minutes under Session Timeout for Web Client (min).

syngo.plaza Web Client For the web client, you can speed up loading and display of images using the
cache. Frequently required images can be loaded into the cache for the
duration of a session.
1 Open the General Settings dialog box, and click the General tab card.
2 Select an option for loading data into the cache:
No caching
Auto Flush from Cache – recommend for secure places
Flush cache at end of session – recommend for insecure places
3 In the field Cache Base Folder, enter the path for the cache.

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Configuration of syngo.plaza Web in public networks.

Access of unauthorized users to patient information
CAUTION
◆ Use https:// for communication as well as for image transfer in public
networks
◆ Store downloadable data in a secure location accessible only to
authorized users.

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Welcome

Configuring and Administrating

the MWL Scheduler 8

Before the first use of the Modality Worklist Scheduler (MWL Scheduler), basic
configurations have to be made. For example, the arrangement of resources
and users. Afterwards, the modification and administration of already existing
settings can be performed accordingly.

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The MWL Scheduler Administrator

Window
To configure the MWL Scheduler:
1 Open the web browser, and type in the defined URL, for example,
http://schedulerserver/pcvmwlserver/pcvloginpage.aspx in the address
bar.
2 Enter your administrator name and your password into the corresponding
fields on the login page, and select Administrator from the Role list.
3 Click OK to confirm.
The Welcome Administrator page opens.

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Configuring at the First Login

Adding a New Resource On your first login, you have to add new resources to the MWL Scheduler:
1 Click the Resource Manager > New Resource entry in the menu.
-OR-
Click the Add new Resource icon:

The Configure New Resource page is displayed.

2 Enter the required resource name, and select the corresponding type for
the resource. For example, MODALITY.
Additionally, you can add different details to the resource.
3 Click the Save button.
4 To register the new resource in the MWL Scheduler, click the Register Now
button.
The Lists all Configured Resources page with the new resource listed is
displayed.

Adding a New User To add a new user to the MWL Scheduler:

1 Click the User Manager > New User entry in the menu.
-OR-
Click the Add new User icon:

The New User Signup page is displayed.

2 Specify the information about the new user in the entry fields.

The fields marked with * are mandatory. They have to be filled in to add a
new user to the MWL Scheduler.

3 Click the Register ! button.

The Lists all Configured Users page with the new user listed is displayed.

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Configuring General Settings

Information about the scheduled appointments is included in the → DICOM
header.
To configure the settings:
1 Click the Configure Settings entry in the menu.
-OR-
Click the Config Settings icon:

The General Settings page opens.

2 Select the required settings in the tab cards. You can configure following
settings:
– Mapping Rules
Definition of rules for auto filling or mapping of the DICOM fields.
– Prefix Specifier
Specification of the prefix strings used for the generated values in the
DICOM fields.
– Confidentiality
Specification of the confidentiality status shown in the DICOM header.
– General
Settings for the name format, and the predefined values for the
schedule description.
– Calendar
Settings for the time format displayed, and the timeframe for business
hours.
3 Click the Save button.

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Purging of Scheduled Procedures

You can define the cleanup of old procedure schedules from the MWL
Scheduler data base.
1 Click the Purge Schedules entry in the menu.
The Purge Scheduled Procedures page is displayed.
2 To clean the database from old and obsolete schedules, select the required
resource, date, time, and status of procedures in the corresponding field.

The fields marked with * are mandatory. They have to be filled to purge
scheduled procedures.

3 Click the Purge ! button.

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Welcome

Send Service 9

The syngo.plaza Send Service is a program for automatically importing

DICOM images: All DICOM images located in a certain directory in the PC are
automatically imported into the local syngo.plaza database.
■ The syngo.plaza Send Service is generally used by other applications,
such as EndoMap.
■ But you can also use Send Service, for example, to import a large number
of DICOM images into syngo.plaza.
Advantage: The import runs in the background. You can continue working
with syngo.plaza at the same time.

Prerequisites ■ The syngo.plaza Send Service is installed and configured correctly.

A detailed description of this is given in the installation manual.
■ The syngo.plaza Send Service is started. You can see this by its icon on the
task bar of the PC:

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Importing Images Using To import DICOM images using the Send Service:
the Send Service
◆ Save the images in the configured export directory. Use the appropriate
Windows functions to do this.
The images will be imported from syngo.plaza one by one out of this
directory.

The Patient List is updated automatically at the configured time interval. If

necessary, you can also update the Patient List manually, for example, by
pressing function key .
The imported data is marked in the Patient List by the icon for images that
have not yet been processed.

Export Directory If you do not know the export directory, you can find out as follows:
Unknown?
◆ Choose Settings > Control Panel from the Windows start menu and start
the syngo.plaza SendService program:

The Send Service dialog box opens.

The export directory is entered in the Image Directory field on the
Configuration tab card.

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Not every directory can be used as the export directory. Therefore, do not
simply select another directory without thinking. Doing so might damage
the syngo.plaza Send Service configuration.

Status Monitoring To monitor the status of import jobs:

◆ Open the Send Service dialog box as described above and switch to the
Network Status tab card.

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Welcome

System Backup 10

This chapter describes different tasks of a system backup. It explains why data
need to be backed up, as well as common backup types and frequencies.

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Introduction
Your syngo.plaza is a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)
which includes functions for manual, or automatic archiving of image data.

Archiving vs. Backing up The syngo.plaza database is intended to keep study data for a limited time
Data only. Once a case is closed, syngo.plaza either expects you to archive this study
manually, or patient and image data is archived automatically when a study is
signed off.
Archiving means moving patient and image data from the syngo.plaza
database onto external archive media. Archiving saves disk space and permits
the long-term storage of patient data. If you need an archived study again at
a later time, for example, to compare its images with those of a follow-up
study, you can retrieve the study from the archive.

Define a backup strategy for the archived patient data that ensures that one
or more copies of them are available in case the external archive media is
lost, or corrupted.

Backup means saving data that has not yet been archived, and saving system
information for data security reasons.

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Significance of Data It is the responsibility of each institution to ensure that system and archive
Backups databases are backed up at regular intervals. This responsibility also includes
that you check that each of these backup jobs has been performed
successfully and that the backup is complete.
Only this way, you can be sure that a syngo.plaza system can be restored to its
previous state if a system crash, hard disk malfunction, or power failure
occurs.

Required Skills The person responsible for performing system backups should have certain
skills and a certain level of computer knowledge.
For more information see “Required Skills and Expertise” on page 14.

Backup Procedures syngo.plaza provides backup procedures to support you with the task of
backing up. You can perform these backup procedures manually as well as
define regular intervals for backing up automatically.
In this chapter, you find a description of the main backup procedures.

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Backup Destinations
Depending on your hardware configuration, various alternatives for where to
back up data to may exist.

Backup Server Does your hospital have one or a system of backup servers to which the
various departments can send backup files?
In this case, your backup strategy will be very simple: for example, you
schedule a daily backup of your databases, and send the backup file to a
destination folder on the backup server.
The system administrator of the backup server ensures that these backup files
are moved to backup media, that several versions are kept, and that these
media are stored in a safe place.
Ask the system administrator of the backup server to assign you a backup
server and a destination folder. Be sure that your system has access to this
server and this folder.

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Backup on Tape If your hospital does not provide a backup server, and your syngo.plaza server
is equipped with a streamer, you can use tapes for database backups.
In this case, you should also schedule daily backups of your databases.
As tapes, like all replaceable media, may be lost or corrupted, it is essential that
you keep several versions of your backups. As this implies that tapes need to
be exchanged between backups, you will have to make a number of additional
arrangements.
■ Appoint a person who is responsible for tape handling and storage.
■ Arrange for a replacement in case this person is on vacation, or sick.
■ Acquire a set of tapes, and decide on a rotation scheme.
■ Document your backups.

Backup to Backup Drive, If neither a backup server nor a tape streamer is available, you can backup your
or Backup Folder databases to any node, or drive in your Windows network.
You could even back up data to a specific folder on your local hard disk. For
safety reason, remember to move the backup file to another medium or
network drive.

Even if you back up to a different network drive, backup files would

overwrite each other every day. If you do not move the backup files to
another medium in time, one day’s backup file might be lost.
To avoid this, syngo.plaza provides a backup copy tool (Cp_backup.cmd) that
ensures that backup files do not overwrite each other. Instead, backup files
are stored in a separate folder for each day of the week.
Check with Siemens Customer Service to be sure that this tool has been
installed on your syngo.plaza.

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Backup Types
For backing up the various data of syngo.plaza, you can perform different
types of backup tasks.
The most important part of a system backup is the backing up of the
syngo.plaza databases. We strongly recommend that you back up your
databases every day. Configuration settings, for example, can be backed up
less frequently.
We also recommend that you define a backup strategy that ensures that more
than one database backup copy is available in case the last backup is lost, or
corrupted.
Planning a backup strategy involves a number of technical and organizational
aspects. Also bear in mind that legal requirements and regulations may apply
to your organization and country.
In the following, data is listed, that you can back up:
■ The syngo.plaza databases with patient and image data of cases that have
not yet been archived, information about archived studies, and archive
media these studies are stored on.
See also “Backing Up the Databases” on page 227.
■ syngo.plaza configuration settings, which help to recreate the exact
working environment users are accustomed to.
See also “Backing Up the Configuration Settings” on page 230.
■ User profiles containing all settings made by the user for the individual
setup of the syngo.plaza workplace.
See also “Backing Up the User Profiles” on page 232
■ User configuration and server certificate for the web server if this option is
installed.
See also “Backing Up the Web User Configuration and the Web Server
Certificate” on page 233.
■ Records of syngo.plaza system messages as well as security-related user
actions in the Audit Trail.
See also “Backing Up the Event Logs” on page 61.

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Backup Frequencies
syngo.plaza supports you, for example, with the task of backing up the system
databases. You can define backup jobs for the databases to be performed at
regular intervals.
Siemens Customer Service may already have defined such backup jobs at your
request right after system installation. If no backup jobs have been defined so
far, you should do this yourself. See also “Modifying the Backup Settings” on
page 229.
Depending on your backup strategy, and the selected data for backup, you
perform the required tasks in a different frequency.
The following section provides as a recommendation an overview of backup
frequencies for the particular tasks.

Initial tasks ◆ Create a job that backs up the system databases every day.
◆ Save the web server certificate, in case a web server is installed).

Daily tasks ◆ Check that the system database backup was performed successfully.
◆ Ensure that the backup file is stored in a safe location.
– If you back up to tape:
Replace the tape.
– If you back up to a network drive:
Ensure that backup files will not overwrite each other.
For example, have Siemens Customer Service install the backup copy
tool (Cp_backup.cmd).
– If you back up to a folder on your system’s hard disk:
Move the backup file to a safe location from there.

Weekly tasks ◆ Back up user profiles on the web server (only if a web server is installed).

Occasional tasks For individual archive media:

◆ Copy the archive medium for which you need a duplicate.
After configuration changes:
◆ Save configuration settings on each syngo.plaza client PC.

If your installation uses a Network Attached Storage (NAS), or a Storage Area

Network (SAN) archive, backup copies of archived patient data are created.

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Backup Protocol In the appendix, you find our suggestions for a backup protocol in a 5-day or
7-day rotation scheme.
See “Backup Protocol” on page 261.

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Backing Up the Databases

To guard against loss of data, you have to back up the databases of your
syngo.plaza Workplace. To facilitate the backup procedure of the database,
you can initiate backing up by using predefined backup and restore script. If
required, you can customize the backup settings.
■ syngo.plaza only backs up databases.
■ Image data is backed up by archiving.
■ The configuration data is backed up using the Save Reg Tool (see “Backing
Up the Configuration Settings” on page 230).
The backup copies are stored in a directory on your computer.

We recommend to define a daily schedule for backing up of the databases.

If necessary, you can restore the database backup, and check the restored
databases.

Damage to the databases due to incorrect system shutdown, hard disk

faults, or power failures.
CAUTION Databases not accessible
◆ Regularly back up all databases.
◆ Store the backup both in a directory of your computer and on external
data media, or on other network nodes.
◆ Keep an up-to-date backup of the databases on the system.
◆ Restore the databases, when required, using the restore function, and
check that they have been restored correctly.

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Databases Following databases will be backed up by the default backup script:

pcv_dicom_db Online patient data

pcv_rcon_db Reconciliation data
pcv_robo_db Producer
pcvaudit Audit trails
pcvcdarchive Offline and nearline patient data
pcvcdautocut Data for automatic archiving
pcvcdtemp Data for manual archiving
pcvdicomprint Filming
pcvmultisession CDs written in multi-session mode
pcvnijournal Retrieved, received, and sent DICOM data
pcvreportjournal Report list
pcvusraccess User administration

Starting the Backup Procedure

To apply the backup settings defined in the script CreateProcBackupData.sql
to the database:
◆ Double-click the file CreateDatabaseBackupSchedule.bat in the
syngo.plaza directory.
The predefined database backup schedules is created, and the databases
is backed up automatically.

Restoring the Databases

To restore the backed-up databases, you can use the restore script:
◆ Run the Perl script RestoreData.pl from a command line.
All back-up copies located at the specified storage position are restored.

Please read the important notes and detailed descriptions regarding

restoration of databases in the Installation Manual.

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Modifying the Backup Settings

syngo.plaza uses Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition as database
engine. You can customize the backup procedure manually in the Microsoft
SQL Server Management Studio and in the file CreateProcBackupData.sql,
if required.

Calling the Function To open the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio:
◆ Select Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 > SQL Server
Management Studio from the Start menu.
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio opens.

Modifying the Settings To modify the backup settings for the databases:
1 Select the required database from the list in the Object Explorer field, and
right-click this entry.
2 From the context menu, select Tasks > Back Up.
The Back Up Database dialog box opens.

3 Enter the required settings, and click OK.

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Backing Up the Configuration Settings

You will need to save configuration settings only occasionally, for example, if
you or your system administrator has made changes to the system
configuration.

Backing Up the Settings 1 From the Start menu, select Program Files > syngo.plaza > Configuration
Tool.
2 Double-click Save Reg Tool.

3 On the tab card Export Configurations of the Export/Import

Configurations dialog box, click Select All.
4 Select a destination for the export file.

5 Click Export to export the configuration settings.

If the export destination is on another computer in your hospital

network, this location can be considered sufficiently safe.
If the export destination is a local folder, copy the configuration file to CD
or DVD, and store the backup medium in a safe place.

6 Close the Import/Export Configuration dialog box and the syngo.plaza

Configuration Tool.

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Restoring the Settings 1 From the Start menu, select Program Files > syngo.plaza > Configuration
Tool.
2 Double-click Save Reg Tool.

3 On the tab card Import Configurations of the Export/Import

Configurations dialog box click on the Browse... button, and select the
required file or files.
4 Click Import, and confirm the message window.
The import process overwrites the HOSTS file(s).
5 Restart the workplace computer.

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Backing Up the User Profiles

You can backup user profiles which are assigned to each user account. The
profiles containing all settings made by the user for the individual setup of the
syngo.plaza workplace. The profiles are loaded with all user-specific settings -
independently of the workplace, when the user logs in at syngo.plaza.
To backup the user profiles:
1 From the Start menu, select Program Files > syngo.plaza > Configuration
Tool.
2 Double-click Save Reg Tool.

3 On the tab card Export Configurations of the Export/Import

Configurations dialog box, click XYZ.
4 Select a destination for the export file and click Export to export the user
profiles.

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Backing Up the Web User Configuration

and the Web Server Certificate
You have to perform these tasks only if a web server is installed in your
environment. The back up of the web server certificate is normally performed
initially, the backup of the web server user configuration weekly.

Backing Up the Web 1 On your syngo.plaza web server, open the Windows Explorer.
Server Certificate
2 Open the syngo.plaza system folder, and then the folder ... \WebConfig.
Here you will find a file with the extension *.cer. This is the web server
certificate.
3 Copy the certificate to a safe location.

For more information about restoring the server certificate, see the
Installation Manual.

Backing Up the Web If your syngo.plaza installation includes a web server, you should save the user
User Configuration configuration files at regular intervals, for example, once a week.
1 On your syngo.plaza web server, open the Windows Explorer.
2 Open the syngo.plaza system folder, and then the folder ... \WebConfig.
Here you will find a number of files with the extension *.xml. These are the
configuration files for each user account.
3 Copy all *.xml files to a safe location.

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Welcome

Additional Notes 11

In this section, you find additional notes for administrators which are not
related to the syngo.plaza - Configuration Tool.

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Connecting Preinstalled PCs to syngo.plaza System

If you intend to connect a pre-installed syngo.plaza PC or laptop to an existing
syngo.plaza environment, the logon to the database might fail.
Reason: At the time of installation, the PC’s or laptop’s IP address is used for
logging on to the database server. This original IP address might differ from
the one required by the syngo.plaza environment.
◆ Use the IP Address Change Tool. Adjust the PC’s or laptop’s IP accordingly.
See the Installation Manual for further information or contact your local
service organization for assistance.

Starting syngo.plaza Web in OEM Mode

The OEM interface in syngo.plaza Web is the same as in syngo.plaza cluster
configuration.
Before starting syngo.plaza Web in OEM mode, make the following settings:
1 In the General Settings dialog box, Web tab card, enter the Web Server
URL.
2 Log off the session.
Now, syngo.plaza Web can be started from the RIS in OEM mode.

Query and Retrieve

syngo.plaza is configured in such a way that no more than 10 parallel
query/retrieve jobs can be called.
If necessary, the system administrator can increase this number in register key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREßSiemens\PC-
Viewer\PCVNET_PARAMS\SCPRetrieveThreadMax.
However, this may reduce the performance of the system.

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Configuring Anonymization
You can anonymize images when exporting them to DICOM format. As a rule,
the personal information is hidden.
If necessary, you can hide additional DICOM elements when anonymizing.
1 Open file pcvtags.ini (%syngoplaza%config\system) with the Windows
Explorer.
You will find the section for anonymizing in the lower third of the file
pcvtags.ini.

2 To anonymize an additional DICOM element, edit this file as shown in the

following example:
– Change line NUMBER=10 to NUMBER=11
– Below the last line insert a new line with the additional DICOM
element:
11= 0008,0070 Manufacturer
3 Save and close file pcvtags.ini.

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Software of Other Vendors

Commercial Windows-compatible software products should work on
syngo.plaza workplaces. Other software products have to be tested for each
project.

Antivirus Software
The following antivirus software has been tested and released for concurrent
use with syngo.plaza:
■ Symantec Antivirus Version
■ McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise
■ TrendMicro Version

The Release Note provides further information on supported antivirus

software.

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The product contains, among other things, Open Source Software, licensed
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Your compliance with those license conditions will entitle you to use the Open
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Acknowledgements
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Welcome

Glossary 1

The glossary contains explanations that relate almost exclusively to terms

used in data processing and specialized terms used in connection with digital
images.

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A AET. Application Entity Title. Every application is assigned a name in the

DICOM environment by which it can be identified during data exchange. The
assigned name is not the host name or the name within your physical
network.
AVI. Audio Video Interleave. Audio/video format of Windows for playing short
video clips.

B Bitmap. Bitmaps use a grid of small square dots, referred to as pixels, to

display the image. Every pixel has a defined color value.
A bitmap depends on the resolution, that is, on the number of pixels that
display the image data. A bitmap may lose detail and show jagged edges when
it is shown greatly enlarged on screen or printed at very low resolution.

C CD. Compact Disc. Data disk for storing digital data of up to 700 MB in size. CD
is used as generic term for CD-R and CD-RW.
■ CD-R. Compact Disc Recordable. CD that can be written once.
■ CD-RW. Compact Disc ReWritable. CD that can be written more than once.

D Diagnostic segment. Images are displayed in segments. Depending on the

layout, diagnostic or overview segments can be used for display. Diagnostic
segments are generally larger than overview segments to enable you to edit
the images.
DICOM. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine: An international
standard for communication over imaging networks in hospitals; it enables
medical data to be exchanged.
DICOM header. Also known as image header. Specifications relating to the
file format, special features and other items of information are stored in the
header.
Domain. A domain is group of computers in a network that are administered
from a domain server and use a common directory database.
DVD. Digital Versatile Disk. DVD is used as generic term for DVD-R and DVD-
RAM. Data media with a very high storage capacity for storing digital data:
Single-sided DVDs – 4.7 GB; Double-sided DVDs – 9.4 GB.
Double-layered DVDs are not used in syngo.plaza.
■ DVD-R. Digital Versatile Disk Recordable. DVD that can be written once.
■ DVD-RAM. Digital Versatile Disk Random Access Memory. DVDs that can be
written more than once, optimized for data security.
syngo.plaza protects DVD-RAMs from being overwritten for data security
reasons.

E EMPI. Enterprise Master Patient Index. An ID to link multiple instances of

Medical Record Numbers (MRN) to the same patient.

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G GSPS. Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State. GSPS is a function that enables

sending and receiving of DICOM images along with annotations in a network.
GSPS can be customized.

H Hounsfield unit. Also HU value: Different quantities of X-rays are absorbed in

CT examinations depending on the tissue. The quantity of X-rays absorbed or
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1.000 HU (bone).
When an image is reconstructed, every pixel is given the grayscale level or
color assigned to that density value of the anatomical structure.
HL7. Health Level 7. Most widely used being a messaging standard that
enables disparate health care applications to exchange keys sets of clinical and
administrative data.
HTTPS. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a network protocol that
permits an encrypted HTTP link between computers. The data are encrypted
using SSL/TLS to make them non-interceptible.

I Ideogram. Character that represents a whole concept, using symbolic signs

for abstract concepts or composed of two or more pictograms.

J JPEG. Joint Photographics Expert Group (standardization group for the coding
and compression of gray scale and color images):
Graphics format that enables up to 20-fold compression of individual images.
The names of files in JPEG format usually have the extension (that is, end in)
JPG.
JPEG 2000. JPEG 2000 is a image coding system that uses state-of-the-art
compression techniques based on wavelet technology. This technology
includes, for example, improved color handling and artifact-free compression
and is thus especially suitable in medical imaging.

L LDAP. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. LDAP is a protocol that was

developed for accessing information collections. Data is saved centrally in
such information collections or directories so that it is not necessary to search
a whole network for the data.
LTS. Long-Term Storage. LTS is a device for permanent storage or archiving of
image data.
LUT. Lookup Table. This table contains the gray scale value to be used for
display on the monitor for each pixel density value.

M MIP. Maximum intensity projection. In the selected viewing direction through

the volume, the volume pixels with the highest intensity are determined and
projected onto a surface, irrespective of their position in the image stack.

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Modalities. Imaging systems; the following abbreviations are used:

Abbreviation Modality
CR Computed radiography
CT Computed tomography
DF Digital fluoroscopy
DR Digital radiography
DS Digital subtraction (angiography)
DX Digital radiography
EPS Cardiac Electrophysiology
ES Endoscopy
FID Fiducials
GM Microscopy
HC Hardcopy
HD Hemodynamic Waveform
IO Intraoral radiography
KO Key Object Selection
MG Mammography
MR Magnetic resonance tomography
NM Nuclear medicine
OP Ophthalmic Photography
OT “Other” = no modality specified, for example, for digitized images.
PR Presentation State
PT Positron emission tomography
PX Panoramic radiography
REG Registration
RF Radio fluoroscopy
RG Radiographic Imaging
RTDOSE Radiotherapy dose
RTIMAGE Radiotherapy
RTPLAN Radiotherapy plan
RTRECORD Radiotherapy treatment record
RTSTRUCT Radiotherapy structure set
SM Slide Microscopy
SMR Stereometric Relationship
SR Structured Report
US Ultrasound
XA X-ray angiography
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MPPS. Modality Performed Procedure Step (DICOM). Enables the modality to

send a report about a performed examination including data about the images
acquired, beginning time, end time, and duration of a study, dose delivered,
etc.
MRN. Medical Record Number. A patient identifier assigned by a HIS/RIS (also
Patient ID).
Multiframes. A multiframe consists of a series of frames. The individual
frames are stored “sandwiched” in a single multiframe file. In the Patient List,
you can recognize multiframes in the Number of Images column: The
number of multiframes in the series is given, followed by the number of
images in all multiframes, for example, 4/78.
A multiframe uses a single DICOM header for all frames. Editing and analyzing
multiframes is possible without restriction in syngo.plaza.
MPR. Multiplanar reconstruction. New tomographic images are generated
with any orientation from two-dimensional tomographic images.
Multi-session. You can write data to a CD/DVD and “close” it so it cannot be
written to again (single session). If you choose the Multisession setting, the
CD/DVD can be written more than once until it is full. In the next writing
session, the new data is appended to the data already stored on the CD/DVD.
With this method, part of the storage capacity is used up by administrative
information that is written onto the CD/DVD in each writing session.

N NAS. Network-attached storage is a file-level computer data storage

connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous
network clients. It may be a PC, a UNIX workstation, or a camera.
Network node. Name for a computer that is a part of a network. It may be a
PC, a UNIX workstation, or a camera.
Non-image objects. DICOM objects for coding data that do not represent
images, for example, RT plans, DICOM Structured Reports, and raw
spectroscopy data.

O OCR. Optical Character Recognition. Recognition of printed and hand-written

characters by the computer. The text pages are first digitized with a scanner.
Then a text file is generated using OCR software.
OEM Application. Original Equipment Manufacturer: Any application that
can be started from syngo.plaza.
Overview segment. Special reference layouts are available in two-monitor
mode: On the left monitor the images are displayed in overview segments. On
the right monitor the images are displayed in diagnostic segments.

P PACS. Picture Archiving and Communication System: A system comprising

several components for digital storage, distribution and display of images.

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Phonetic characters. Characters that can be used to describe the sounds of all
human languages.
PPS. Performed Procedure Step. Procedure steps that are performed for a
particular patient and are sent from other computers to your syngo.plaza.
PPS ID. Performed Procedure Step ID. PPS ID identifies a certain work step that
was performed based on a Scheduled Procedure Step (planned work step).
The PPS ID is generated in the modality or in the syngo.plaza database. In the
syngo.plaza database, each study is identified by the PPS ID, the Study
Instance ID, and the modality.
PR. Presentation State: For the consistent presentation of images and
annotations on images irrespective of the viewing workplace or the
manufacturer, processed changes are stored in PRs.

R RAID. Redundant Array of Independent Disks. A compact storage unit

consisting of hard disks for large amounts of data. Guarantees fast access
times and a high level of reliability.
RIS. Radiology Information System. Administration system for the radiology
department, which takes care of patient administration, documentation,
acknowledgment of services, and the writing of reports.
RLE. Run Length Encoding. Simplest lossless method of bitmap compression.
Recurring pixels are stored as one pixel with a numeric value.

S Secondary capture. DICOM format for images that were not acquired on a
modality but as a result of postprocessing (for example, MPR).
Segment. Also termed image segment. Section of a split screen in which
images are displayed. The number of segments displayed is determined by the
layout selected.
An image can only be zoomed and panned within its segment.
Site ID. Side ID identifies a distinct site, or set of sites with their own
information system for the allocation of Medical Record Numbers (MRN).
STS. Short-Term Storage. STS bases on storage technologies and connections,
which allows for a quick access to the image data. Usually a RAID system,
connected with the archiving server, is used as a STS.
SR. Structured Reports. Structured Reports (SR) are documents with a defined
structure used for reporting results or evidence. They provide the basis for
exchanging reporting data, e.g. DICOM data, from various applications in a
common, standardized format.
Storage commitment. Archiving workstation message to the client that the
images have been archived successfully. Storage commitment requires the
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T TCP/IP. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: Transmission

protocols for data exchange between different computers.
TIFF. Tagged Image File Format: Graphics format.
TWAIN. The TWAIN standard is a platform-independent interface for
importing images that have been created with specific scanners or digital
cameras.

U URL. Uniform Resource Locator: An address of the type

http://www.siemens.com/syngo-suite. The URL is used to direct the Web
browser to a certain page in the Internet.

V VOILUT. Volume of Interest Look Up Table: Special → LUT optimized for

certain regions. A VOILUT is used, for example, in CR (Computed Radiography)
images to optimize the image display.
VRT. Volume rendering technique: Sculptured rendering of the various tissue
types is achieved using such effects as transparency, shading, color range.

W Window Level Presets. We recommend storing the following values (given in

Hounsfield units) as preset window values for CT images:
Name Center Width
Abdomen 30 350
Abdomen CM 50 350
Cerebrum 40 90
Neck 40 300
Bones 1 600 4000
Bones 2 350 2500
Liver native 30 250
Liver CM 70 250
Lung –550 1500
Mediastinum 30 350
Mesencephalon 40 110
Kidney CM 50 300
Nasa Sinus 350 2500
Post Fossa 40 140
Spine 50 280

Wildcard characters. Placeholders, for example, to define search or query

criteria.
■ “*” represents any number of characters
■ “?” represents any single character

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Examples:

Alt* will find Alt, Altmann, Altone, and so forth

*eyer* will find Meyer, Breyer, Dreyermann, and so forth
Me?er will find Meyer, Meier, Meter, and so forth

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Index 2

Symbols Audit trail Setting up ~ for CD/DVD 149

‘Delete images’ privilege (safety Activating 194 Bitmap 248
advice) 24 Activating logging 57
Border density (Filming) 165
Backup 61
A Displaying, filtering 57 C
Accession number 101 Introduction 55
Calibration 68
Adding a viewer 150 Logged events 56
Camera
Additional data to be written 150 Auto archiving (Patient List,
Configuring the connection
Advanced Settings) 119
Administrator 37 to the camera 162
Automatic Defining time settings 166
Advanced settings (Patient
Ending syngo.plaza 194
List) 117 Center (window level presets) 89
Automatic get report 120
Alias Citrix environment 31
For data sources 127 Automatic hard disk
Clinical Administrator 15
For film scanner 158, 159 cleaning 133
Tasks 17
For network partner 107 Automatically displaying the
Close the Patient List when
For worklist providers 131 Patient Jacket 80
Examination is loaded 133
Archiving Automatically flagging
Closing the connection after
Activating automatic ~ images 80
(timeout for autorouting) 125
(Patient List, Advanced Autorouting (Scanner
Settings) 119 Color images 80
Settings) 160
Backup of CD/DVD with two Color palette 64, 88
drives 149 B Coloring text annotations and
Defining the start time for Backing up the databases (safety objects 82
automatic ~ 122 advice) 27 Compression 141
Setting options for ~ 148
Backup For autorouting
Setting options for NAS 152
Databases 227 (Telerad) 180
Write speed for automatic
For audit trails 61 Configuring
~ 151
Modifying Settings 229 Anonymization 237
Association timeout (Patient List, Restoring databases 228 Autorouting 124
Advanced Settings) 118

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Corner Menu 98 Date format 63 Distributing task card over two

Data access rules 45 Dearchiving (safety advice) 26 or more monitors 70
Data reconciliation Documentation
Decompressing images before
server 174 Overview 8
writing 150
DICOM SR Viewer
Decompression Option 150 Drive for reading
Autoroute 203
CDs/DVDs 149
General 202 Default for OEM interface
Embedded 3D 170 (Network Partners) 107 DVD 248
Embedded 3D font Default Q-factor (%) for lossy
settings 172 E
compression (Network Effective passwords 40
OPENLink (MagicLink A) Partners) 109
Server 176 Emergency account 37
Patient List columns 100 Default read drive 149
Emergency accounts (safety
Prefetch mode 111 Default user account 34 advice) 23
RIS communication 174 Defining Empty image density
Send Service 215 Application entity title (Filming) 165
Shortcut keys 96 (AET) 115
Teleradiology 178 Data sources 127 Enable automatic update
NM/PT image color (Patient List) 133
Context menu (Viewer,
Embedded 3D) palette 88 Enable autorouting 125
Activating 95 PPS Manager settings 113 Enable data access rules 195
Corner Menu RIS worklist provider 130
Enable manual worklist 133
Activate 98 Scanner settings 158
Send destination (Network Enable PPS Manager
Configuring 98 settings 113
Partners) 107
Correcting patient data (safety Enable Report Viewer 120
advice) 22 Deleting
Rules (Teleradiology) 184 Enable Roaming Profile 194
Country-specific settings 63 Transmission period for Enable Study View as
Teleradiology 183 default 133
D
Data access rules Deleting images on the Short- Examination Protocol 102
Assigning 45 Term Storage (STS) (safety
Expert Mode (Smart Select)
Configuring 45 advice) 25
Activating 95
Enabling 195 Diagnostic segment 248
Exporting
Data reconciliation server DICOM 248 Rules (Teleradiology) 184
Configuring 174 DICOM SR Viewer Exporting image texts 87
Data security 29 Configuring
Data security (safety Autoroute 203 F
advice) 24 General 202 Filming
Database (safety advice) 22 Display settings Configuring
For Patient List 100 (overview) 161
Databases Configuring film
For Viewer 79
Backing up 227 sheets 164
In Embedded 3D 170, 172
Modifying Backup Configuring the
Settings 229 Displaying graphics on movie
(Viewer settings) 80 connection to the
Restoring 228 camera 162

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Defining headers for film IT Administrator 15 Minimum filling of the hard

sheets 167 Tasks 16 disk (general settings) 134
Defining time settings for Modalities 250
the camera 166 J
JPEG 249 Monitors
Flagging Constancy check 68
Flagging Option 133 Number and content of
L
Load Flag Images 133 task cards 70
Language 204
Flat panel display 67 Requirements for
Language pack
Font size (screen settings) 64 reporting 66
installation 205
Windows screen
G Load settings settings 64
General settings Viewer 79
Monitors (safety advice) 20
Calling up the Loading open series (General
Multiframes 251
configuration tool ~ 191 Settings) 135
For Patient List 132 Multiplanar
Logging see Audit trail 55
reconstruction 249, 251
Grayscale 64 Low tide 134
Multiple archiving (safety
GSPS Support 107 LUT (lookup table) 249 advice) 26
H M Multiple server 127
Hardware restrictions 19 Magnification type Multi-session 251
Header (Filming) 165 MWL Scheduler
For film sheets 167 Manual archive medium 150 Adding new resources 211
When printing (Viewer, Adding new user 211
Manual archive temp. dir. 150
general settings) 80 Configuring at the first
Manual archiving login 211
High tide 134
Activating 150 Configuring the general
HIPAA 29 Selecting the CD or settings 212
HIS 249 DVD 150 Purge old
Host name (Patient List) 101 Setting the temporary appointments 213
directory 150
Hounsfield unit 249
Marking data for automatic N
I archiving after sign-off NAS 151, 251
Image text (Advanced Settings) 119 Configuring a NAS mount
Configuring 83 Maximum filling of the hard point 153
Importing/exporting 87 disk (general settings) 134 Configuring the NAS
Setting the font 86 backup device 153
Measurement precision (safety Defining backup rules 154
Image validation 193 advice) 23
Network options (Advanced
Importing Media burn timeout 121 Settings) 118
Rules (Teleradiology) 184 Media size (MB) 150 Network partners
Importing Windows user Method 119 Defining 106
access 47 Tab card 107
Migration of Images (safety
Installation note 236 advice) 25 Network service PcvNetService
IP address (installation) 236 starting/stopping 204, 206

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Networking/Citrix Own (local) application Parallel query retrieve

environment 31 entity title 115 jobs 236
Never save changes to loaded RIS worklist 130
Selecting a compression R
images 81
format 141 Reading media 149
No. of send retries (Patient List,
Storage commitment 138 Redundant hardware (safety
Advanced Settings) 118
Patient root (query model) 107 advice) 19
Notes in the
documentation 10 Patient study only (query Report status
model) 107 Selecting 187
O PcvJBService Setting up profiles 188
Object display color 82 starting/stopping 204, 206 Reporting
OEM interface 120 Play sound when new images Configuring
arrive 133 (overview) 186
OEM mode 236
Previous check for flat
Only selective query 120 plaza (default user screen 67
account) 34 Requirement
Open the Patient List when
Examination is closed 133 PPS Manager (monitors) 66
Defining settings 113 Reporting physician (series
Opening the configuration
Determining forwarding list) 102
tool 74
rules 113
Organ (Patient List) 102 Enable 113 Requested procedure ID (series
Overview segment 251 list) 102
Prefetch mode
Own Application Entity (tab Configuring 111 Retrieve and load to
card) 115 Viewer 120
Presentation State
Own local database server 129 Displaying graphics on Retrieve Gateway (tab
movie 80 card) 145
P General settings 80 Retrieving reports
PACS 251 Modification after save 80 automatically from the
Password 29, 40 Print RIS 120
Password policy 39 List of rules RIS/HIS integration (safety
(Teleradiology) 184 advice) 27
Passwords (safety advice) 23
Schedule for Roaming profile
Patient data (safety advice) 18 Teleradiology 183 Configuring 35
Patient List Profile for recording on Enabling 194
Advanced settings 117 CD/DVD 149 Robot
Autorouting 124
Update interval for
Configuring (overview) 99 Q worklist 154
Configuring columns 100 Query Gateway (tab card) 143
Configuring query Role (user level) 29
Query provider Creating, changing,
spanning 143
Activating 120 deleting 35
Defining data sources 127
Defining (network
Defining network Rules (Teleradiology)
partners) 107
partners 106 Defining a transmission
General settings 132 Query spanning 143 period 182
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Importing/exporting 184 Setting up profiles for report System Data (safety advice) 18
Printing list of ~ 184 status 188 System settings (safety
Settings for Telerad (dialog advice) 21
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box) 179
Save settings (Viewer) 79, 81 T
Shortcut keys
Schedule Configuring (Viewer and TCP/IP 108
Archiving 119 Embedded 3D) 96 Telerad
Schedule for Teleradiology, Reset to default 97 Defining rules 179
printing 183 Show reports automatically Teleradiology
Scheduler (Viewer, general settings) 80 Defining a transmission
Dialog box 182 Show study notes period 182
Screen settings 64 automatically (Viewer, Importing/exporting
general settings) 80 rules 184
Screen, see Monitors 70
Printing a list of rules 184
Script engine path 151 Show window values in color
images 80 Temporary directory
Scroll bar 252 Setting the ~ for manual
Smart Select (Viewer) 94 archiving 150
Select display color for "work in
progress" studies (General Smoothing (Filming) 165 Setting up ~ for
Settings) 135 Smoothing support (Viewer backup 149
Send on error after settings) 80 Setting up for
(autorouting) 125 extraction 151
Software restrictions (safety
Setting up the ~ for
Send retry interval (Patient advice) 18
automatic archiving 119
List, Advanced Settings) 118 Starting syngo.plaza Web Update interval 149
Sending and receiving (safety (OEM mode) 236
Text
advice) 26 Starting/stopping the Display color for text
Sequence description (series services 204, 206 annotations 82
list) 102 Storage commitment 138 Reducing automatically
Series description (series Configuring the provider (Viewer, general
list) 102 (Advanced Settings) 121 settings) 80
Enabling/disabling 139 TIFF 253
Services starting/stopping 204,
206 Storage for memory Time settings configuring for
mapping 193 the camera 166
Set global access for new
patients 133 Storage Space (safety Timeout
advice) 25 For automatic
Setting default mode in
Embedded 3D 169 Storage space (safety archiving 119
advice) 21 For autorouting 125
Setting font color in Embedded
Structured Report 252 For Commitment
3D 171
Response 139
Setting font size in Embedded Study (series list) 102
For exam completion 121
3D 172 Study ID (Patient List) 101 For patient rename 121
Setting the font for the image Study root (query model) 107 For printing 166
text 86 syngo.plaza Web (safety For Web client session 207
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Defining for rule Introduction 51

(Teleradiology) 182 Switching data access rules
Deleting on/off 46
(Teleradiology) 183 User level (role) 35
Transmission protocol 108 User’s privileges 29
True Color 64
V
TWAIN 253
Validation 193
Two or more monitors 70
Viewer
U Configuring (overview) 78
Update interval Display color for objects 82
For robo journal 154 Image texts 83
List of requested Integrating other
media 149 applications 90
Temporary directory 149 Load, display, and save
settings 79
URL 253
Window level presets 88
User accounts
VOILUT 253
Activating VIP/Staff data 46
Assigning data access W
rules 45 Warnings in the
Changing 50 documentation 10
Creating, copying 42
Default 34 Web Server URL 236
Defining/Modifying data Width (window level
access rules 45 presets) 89
Deleting 50 Wildcard characters 253
Importing 47
Window level presets
Introduction 37
Default values 253
Switching data access rules
Defining 88
on/off 46
Windowing (window level
User administration
presets) 88
Defining roles 35
Definition of the term 29 Windows settings 63
Opening 32 Work in Progress 135
User accounts 37 Worklist provider 130
User groups Write DICOM Medium 150
Activating VIP/Staff data 46
Write images as they are 150
Assigning data access
rules 45 Write speed for automatic
Changing 54 archiving 151
Creating, copying 52 Writing to CD/DVD (safety
Defininig/Modifying data advice) 28
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Appendix 1

Backup Protocol
In the following, you find our suggestions for a backup protocol in a 5-day or
7-day rotation scheme.
If you want to use it:
1 Photocopy the two facing pages of your rotation scheme.
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Print out one of the two backup protocols. These protocols are available as
pdf files and as Microsoft® Word files on the User Documentation and
Additional Language Support CD
(BackupProtocol_5Day.pdf/BackupProtocol_5Day.doc and
BackupProtocol_7Day.pdf/BackupProtocol_7Day.doc).
2 To remind you of signing the backup protocol, pin it on the wall next to the
syngo.plaza server or at a another suitable place.
3 Sign your name or initials for every day on which you have performed your
daily backup routines as described in your backup scenario.

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