Converter "Order of Execution"

Marcel, can you explain the order in how Import and Export Converts are executed?

For example, does it process in numerical order, top to bottom and left to right?

I want to do more "sophisticated" converters, but I want to get it right.

For example,

# Forwarding Rules
ForwardAssociationLevel = STUDY
ForwardAssociationRelease = 1
ForwardAssociationCloseDelay = 5
ForwardAssociationRefreshDelay = 3600
ForwardCollectDelay = 30
ExportConverters = 5
##### RF #####
ExportConverter0 = ifequal "%u","TESTBOX"; stop; forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME
ExportModality0 = RF
##### US #####
ExportConverter1 = forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME
ExportCallingAE1 = US01
ExportModality2 = US
ExportConverter2 = forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to TELERAD
ExportCallingAE2 = PACS_ROUTER
##### CT #####
ExportModality3 = CT
ExportConverter3 = ifequal "%u","TESTBOX"; stop; forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME
##### MR #####
ExportModality4 = MR
ExportConverter4 = ifequal "%u","TESTBOX"; stop
                   ifequal "%V0008,0080[0,6]", "OUTSIDE"; forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop
                   ifnotequal "%V0008,0080[0,4]", "INSIDE"; forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop
                   forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; forward to ARCHIVE

In those rules, what I am not sure about is this - I want to make sure the following occurs:
1) any type of study from TESTBOX gets stored in CONQUEST, but gets forwarded nowhere
2) any MR study from a facility that begins with OUTSIDE or does not begin with INSIDE gets forwarded to RAD_OFFICE and RAD_HOME, but not ARCHIVE

I hope I am clear in what I am asking. Thanks! -Scott

Quote from marcelvanherk

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importconverters runs as 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, ... 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 etc: all in order. A stop will stop the whole chain. This is a bug - it will stop only one line later.

Can you give an example of where the process will actually stop?

Quote from marcelvanherk

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I believe you have some {} missing in the last example; the if statement only affects ONE following statement unless {} are used. Also, all statements need to appear on one line.
ifequal "%u","TESTBOX"; stop;
ifequal "%V0008,0080[0,6]", "OUTSIDE"; {forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop; };
ifnotequal "%V0008,0080[0,4]", "INSIDE"; {forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop; };
forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; forward to ARCHIVE;

So if the following was all in one line, would it work as expected? Is there an easier way to accomplish this?
1) a study from TESTBOX gets stored in CONQUEST, but gets forwarded nowhere
2) a study from a facility that begins with OUTSIDE or does not begin with INSIDE gets forwarded to RAD_OFFICE and RAD_HOME, but not ARCHIVE

ExportConverter4 = ifequal "%u","TESTBOX"; stop;
ifequal "%V0008,0080[0,6]", "OUTSIDE"; {forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop; };
ifnotequal "%V0008,0080[0,4]", "INSIDE"; {forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; stop; };
forward study to RAD_OFFICE; forward study to RAD_HOME; forward to ARCHIVE