Single Media Archive (SMA) Admin Tool

The SMA Administration Tool enables the System Administrator to respond to pending requests for studies stored on external media.

The SMA Admin Tool has two tabs:

• Pending Requests

• Media

The Pending Requests tab provides details to the System Administrator about the requests for studies.

To move a request online:

1.  From the Pending Requests tab, mark the study to be moved online.

2.  Click the Move Online button.

The Move Pending Requests Online dialog box opens.

3.  You can:

• Move all pending requests from the chosen Media ID

• Move only the selected request

NOTE: If no Pending Request is highlighted, the only option available is to move ALL pending requests.  The option to move a selected request is grayed-out.

4.  From the drop-down menu, select the Source AE.

5.  From the drop-down menu, select the Destination AE.

6.  Click OK.

To remove a Pending Request:

1.  From the Pending Requests tab, mark the study to be removed.

2.  Click the Remove Request button.

You are prompted to confirm the removal of the selected request.

3.  Click OK to confirm the removal.

The Media tab lists the external media and includes details such as the Media ID, creation date, status, and the number of available copies.

To check a Media:

1.  From the Media tab, mark a study you wish to check.

2.  Click the Media Studies button.

The Studies on Media: XXX window appears, which provides details about the selected media.

3.  Click OK.

To update a Media:

1.  From the Media tab, mark a study you want to update.

2.  Click the Update Media button.

The Update Media XXX dialog box appears.

3.  In the Media Status field, you can change the status from the dropdown list of options.

4.  Use the arrows to change how many copies are available.

5.  Click OK.

NOTE: The Auto-Refresh option automatically refreshes the data in the tabs, but you can also click on the icon to refresh the list data.

When there are multiple CD Direct servers installed in a system, only one CD Direct workstation can be used as the SMA. The CD Direct station used as the SMA is set during CD Direct installation, but can be changed to a different station at any time later using the SMA Settings dialog boxes.