If you have DICOM files on your hard drive, on a CD Rom or any other local media, you can import them into the local database, to a DICOM server, or a Remote server.
First, you need to choose the source on which you want to import your DICOM files. In the list of source of the database window, simply select the target source.

Then simply click on the "Import" button located in the toolbar of the database window.

From the popup menu, select the type of files you want to import. You can choose either DICOM files (DICOM images or DICOMDIR) or a directory (all images contained in the selected directory and it sub-folders will then be imported).

If you chose DICOM files, you need to select the files you want to import. Multiple files can be selected by clicking while holding the "Shift" key. Click on the "Open" button to start importing the selected images or DICOMDIR.

If you chose to import all files contained in a directory and its sub-directories, you need to select the targeted folder and click on the "OK" button. All DICOM files under this folder and all its sub-folders will be searched. If the search will take a while, a window will appear, displaying the current status of the search. You can know how many DICOM files were found so far and which folder is currently analyzed. You can cancel anytime the search by clicking the "Cancel" button. No DICOM files will then be imported.

The import process will start when the following window appears:

You can stop to import images anytime by clicking the "Stop" button.
You also can see how many images has been successfully imported so far, how many failed, and how many images remained to be imported. If all images will be successfully imported, this window will close automatically.
You can hide this window any time by clicking on the "Hide" button. The import process will continue, running in background. You can display again this window anytime by clicking on the import icon located at the right side of the source name in the source list.