Hanging Protocol Editor is used to add and manage hanging protocols to define how a study and the priors should be displayed. It includes 2 sections: "Protocol" and "Active Viewport"
Protocol Section
At the top of the protocol section, users can see the list of all hanging protocols and select a hanging protocol to manage by clicking the combo box. Click the gear button and select "New" to add a new hanging protocol, "Import" to import an existing hanging protocol from a file, "Rename" to change the name of the selected hanging protocol, "Save As" to save current changes as a new hanging protocol, "Export" to export the selected hanging protocol to a file and "Delete" to delete the selected hanging protocol. At the bottom of the protocol section, "Save Changes" button is used to save current changes for the selected hanging protocol.
Constraints can be added to control what hanging protocols are applicable to what studies in the rule editor when "Add New Constraint" button is clicked. Users can select an appropriate DICOM attribute and set a value to match the hanging protocol.
Each hanging protocol can define several stages to incorporate a preferred layout. Click "Create New Stage" to add a new stage or select an existing stage to modify, then change layout using "Layout" button. The selected layout is saved into the selected stage automatically. Users can also change the order of stages using "Move Stage Up" and "Move Stage Down" buttons.
Active Viewport Section
Constraints can also be added to control what studies, series and images are applicable to what viewports in the "Active Viewport" section of the hanging protocol editor.
The hanging protocol editor showing "Protocol" and "Active Viewport" constraints.