HL7 Send Service

Description

The HL7 Send Service emits messages to HL7 receivers. It can be configured to forward messages received by the HL7 Server to other systems. It is also used by the #XDS-I Information Source Service to query the Patient Identifier Cross-reference Manager to find out the identification of a patient in different Patient Identifier Domains.

Dependencies

Attributes

#CharsetName

Charset of incoming and outgoing HL7 messages as specified by HL7 Server#CharsetName.

#SendingApplication

Sending Application in transmitted messages.

Default Value: DCM4CHEE

#SendingFacility

Sending Facility in transmitted messages.

Default Value: DCM4CHEE

#ForwardingRules

List of forwarding rules.

Syntax:

rules = rule+ | 'NONE'
rule = [conditions] destination
conditions = '[' condition {',' condition} ']'
condition = attribute ['!'] '=' value {'|' value }
value = string
attribute = 'sending' | 'receiving' | 'msgtype'
destination = application '^' facility
application = string
facility = string

Default Value: [sending=PACS_NODEXX^DCM4CHEE]PACS_CENTRAL^DCM4CHEE

#RetryIntervalls

Number and intervalls of retries of failed HL7 forward requests by a list of comma separated <number> x <interval> pairs. <interval> can be specified in seconds ({{ integer 's'}}), minutes ({{ integer 'm'}}), hours (integer 'h') or days (integer 'd').

Default Value: 5x1m,12x5m,24x1h,7x1d

#Concurrency

Maximal number of concurrent forwarded messages.

Default Value: 1

#ForwardTemplateDir

Directory where template file(s) are located to change the original HL7 message before forwarding it.
A stylesheet can be message type specific ("hl7forward_<MSG Type>^<Event Type>.xsl" or "hl7forward_<MSG Type>.xsl") or generic "hl7forward.xsl" and placed in this directory or in a sub-directory to select a style sheet according to the sender.
This directory can be <IPAddr>, %lt;hostname> or '<Sending Application>^<Sending Facility>' (In this order).
A relative path name is resolved relative to archive-install-directory/server/default/.

Default Value: conf/dcm4chee-hl7