new to Conquest, v2 vs dcm, one directory vs subs

Check the dicom.ini file. Look for the FileNameSyntax = x line. We use eFilm and are used to using 9 for our value. I have included the section from the manual that discusses FileNameSyntax below:

FileNameSyntax Determines name of stored files, default 3. May be changed at any time
depending on the requirements of an application that wants to read the files directly. Only
affects newly stored images. Modes higher than 3 accept IODs without image or series number
and are therefore suited for DICOM-RT. Options 3 and 4 force use of the cleaned PatientID as
patient directory name, making sure that only a single directory is made for each unique patient
ID. Option 5 uses the patient name as directory name. Options 6 to 9 provide several frequently
used DICOM directory structures. From version 1.3.11, time is printed unsigned and the
counter portion of the filename is extended from 2 to 4 digits. Modes 4, 8 and 9 store images in
(the slower to read) standard chapter-10 DICOM format. DICOM-Works users might like mode
8 or 9 best. See also note below. Conquest addition.

0 (original):
filename = ID[8]_Name[8]\Series#_Image#_Time.v2
1 (safer version of original):
filename = ID[8]_Name[8]\Series#_Image#_TimeCounter.v2
2 (include series UID in filename to ensure names sort by series):
filename = ID[8]_Name[8]\Seriesuid_Series#_Image#_TimeCounter.v2
3 (Uses patient ID as directory name and sets DICOM-RT required flags):
filename = ID[16]\Seriesuid_Series#_Image#_TimeCounter.v2
4 (same as 3, but data is stored in chapter 10 format):
filename = ID[16]\Seriesuid_Series#_Image#_TimeCounter.dcm
5 (sets DICOM-RT required flags, uses untruncated patient name as directory):
filename = Name\Seriesuid_Series#_Image#_TimeCounter.v2
6 (standard DICOM directory structure starting at patient root):
filename = ID[32]\Studyuid\Seriesuid\Imageuid.v2
7 (standard DICOM directory structure starting at study root):
filename = Studyuid\Seriesuid\Imageuid.v2
8 (standard patient root DICOM directory structure in chapter 10 format):
filename = ID[32]\Studyuid\Seriesuid\Imageuid.dcm
9 (standard study root DICOM directory structure in chapter 10 format):
filename = Studyuid\Seriesuid\Imageuid.dcm
10(all files in one directory)
filename = Images\Imageuid.dcm
11(patient name as directory, UIDS as subdirectories)
filename = Name\StudyUID\SeriesUID\Imageuid.dcm
12(patient name_id as directory, modality_studyid\series\sop.dcm)
filename = Name_ID\Modality_StudyID\ SeriesID\Imageuid.dcm

Hi,

For 1: the change only takes place when the setting are saved, at that time dicom.ini gets written and the server core (dgate) restarts.

Marcel