Creating a Guest Link
A guest link provides a simple way to provide viewing access to a recipient. It is best used when temporary viewing of a study is required.
This guide is split into the following sections.
Creating a Guest Link
- Find the study you want to create a guest link for
- Click the study link icon
- Click ‘New Guest Link’
- Fill out the parameters of the link
- Press ‘create’
Guest Links Explained
- New Guest Link Button
Button that toggles the new guest link parameters
- Max Uses
Set a limit to the amount of times a link can be used
- Expires
Set a time limit before the link expires
- Password
Set a password that the recipient must enter before gaining access to the viewer
- Max Password Attempts
Set a max amount of password of attempts to access the link.
If the max is reached the link will automatically expire regardless of the amount of uses left.
- Message
A message that will supplied in the email sent to the recipient.
- Email Address
The email address of recipient.
- Mobile Phone
The mobile number of recipient.
- Include Priors
If this option is checked and if there are priors for the study in the same worklist, the recipient will be able to view prior imaging of the study they are currently viewing.
- Password is date of birth
If this option is checked the password to the link will be the date of birth found in the studies metatags. The password will follow the format YYYYMMDD.
A password supplied in the password field will overwrite this setting.
- List of created guest links
All guest links created for this study will be listed here. It will display the link, the options set with the link and with the correct role permissions an option to manually delete the link.
- Link
The URL of the guest link. If required, this link can be manually shared to any recipient.
Role Permissions
The following permissions are required to for user to share a create and share a guest link.
- Study links: user can create guest links
- Study links: user can view guest links
Deleting a Guest Link
To delete a guest link select the "guest link" button on the shared study and click the "trash can" button. Select "OK" on the confirmation popup and the link will be removed and be unusable to anyone it has been shared with. 