This Client switch is responsible for executing federated searches queued by the DICOM Processor message action.
The DICOM Processor message action includes an Execute Federated Search option. This option tells the HL7 Listener to create a federated search request for the patient ID in the incoming message. When the -HL7DICOMPROCESSOR receives a federated search request, it does the following:
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Uses the patient ID (and the system's configured DICOM parameters) to request all of a patient's DICOM studies from the specified DICOM repository.
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Creates placeholder documents in OnBase for all returned studies.
If the HL7 Listener creates a federated search request for a patient ID, but the patient ID is merged before the -HL7DICOMPROCESSOR runs, the new patient ID is used for the federated search.
At a minimum, the -HL7DICOMPROCESSOR switch should be run on a separate process from the -HL7LISTENER. Depending on the amount of data that will be processed and updated, the -HL7DICOMPROCESSOR switch may need to be run on a standalone server separate from the -HL7LISTENER.