Filtering Commands

You can filter the commands that are displayed in the Command List area of the Monitor tab. You can also view the number of commands that appear in the Command List area when the filters are applied.

You should apply the appropriate command filters to reduce the number of commands that appear in the Command List area of the Monitor tab. When fewer commands appear, the retrieval time is reduced.

1.  Do one of the following:

The Commands Filter window appears.

2.  Enter the required filter criteria:

Option

Description

command ID between

The ID of the command from which to start the display. If you leave this field blank, all commands created up to the selected command in the To ID field are displayed.

Command Type

The type of command (for example, Send to mail or Copy).

Originator Rule ID

The rule that generated the command.

Patient Name

The name of the patient you want to display. Enter a partial name to display all the patient names that begin with that string of letters.

Source

The source of the event (for example, Copy from the Online Storage Management).

Destination

The destination of the event (for example, Copy to Diagnostic Workstation).

Date

Filters the displayed commands by date:

  • Previous: Shows all commands initiated in a predetermined number of hours.

  • Between Dates: Shows all commands initiated between the two predetermined dates.

Status

Filters the displayed commands by status:

  • Not Started: shows commands not yet started.

  • Waiting: shows commands currently waiting to run.

  • Running: shows commands currently running.

  • Succeeded: shows commands that succeeded.

  • Failed: shows commands that failed.

Ignore group commands

Filters the displayed commands by type.

If this box is checked, Group commands are not displayed.

Number of commands

The number of commands that are displayed, if the filters are applied. This field is read-only.

NOTE: Any change to parameters does NOT automatically update the counter. Click the Refresh Count button to update the number of commands. The button is disabled if there are no changes.

3.  Click OK to apply the selected filters.

4.  Close the Commands Filter window.

The information in the Commands List area is updated and displayed according to the criteria that you defined.