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Configuring Routing Routing User Guide

6Press <Enter> to cycle though the rest of the prompts and to exit the program.

Importing Routing Rules (Route.dic)

This section covers the following topics:

ƒCreating and Importing a Routing Rules File

ƒVerifying Imported Rules

ƒRe-Importing Routing Rules

ƒRouting Rules & Multiple Routing Gateways

This section assumes that you have prepared your routing rules as described in the previous chapter.

Creating and Importing a Routing Rules File

Routing rules are initially defined in the \DICOM\Dict\Route.dic file, which is stored on the Routing Gateway. This file can be created and modified using any text editing program.

Routing rules take effect after Route.dic has been imported into a local MUMPS table used by the Routing Gateway.

To create and import routing rules

1On the Routing Gateway, use a text editor to open x:\DICOM\Dict\Route.dic, where x is the name of the drive used by the Routing Gateway to store dictionary files.

ÂThe first time routing rules are defined; this file will need to be created. If you are modifying an existing file, it is recommended that you create a backup copy of the file.

2Enter your rules.

ÂRoute.dic must end with a line-feed. To ensure proper termination of the last meaningful line, add a comment-line after the last routing rule, such as:

#last update on 1 April 2003

#end of file

3Save the file into the directory noted in Step 1.

ÂWhen using programs such as Microsoft Word, make sure that the file is saved in “text only” mode.

ÂConfirm that the file extension is not changed by the text editor. The file will only be imported if it is named Route.dic and if it is stored in the proper directory.

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