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Defining Routing Rules
This chapter explains how to define the rules used for autorouting. This chapter covers
the following topics:
 Routing rules can be defined before the configuration of the routing system is
complete, but cannot be tested until the setup of the routing system is finished.
Routing Rules Explained
The Routing Gateway uses routing rules to determine which images are to be
automatically routed and where the images are to be sent. Routing rules need to be
established as a part of configuring the routing software, and will need to be adjusted if
there is a change of staff availability or workflow.
The definition of routing rules involves:
1
Determining the needs of the staff at the sending and receiving sites.
2
Determining what resources will be used at the receiving site.
3
Translating the resulting information into a rule that can be executed by the routing
software.
 A rules definition worksheet is located in Appendix A.
How Routing Rules Work
Routing rules are defined in a text file and are implemented when the text file is imported
into a local table on the Routing Gateway.
A basic routing rule looks like:
send(“destination”)
when [condition A
condition B...]
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