Conformance FAQ
Does anyone have an example of an FAQ focused on newcomers from some other technology domain?
The outline below is a skeleton. But it would be better to adopt a conventional FAQ format.
Introduction - What are the basic concepts?
What is conformance and validation, what is a message profile, a conformance statement, etc.
What are the current normative documents?
Section 2.12 in the approved v2.5 standard (July 2003)[message profile schema and DTD in section 2.19]
v2.xml document
What tutorials or other documents are useful for newcomers
HL7 Conformance Tutorial dated October 2001 by Ioana Singureanu and Mary Ann Juurlink, www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/en/downloads/hl7can_conformance.pdf
Version 2 Messaging Conformance (tutorial) dated May 2006 by Abdul Malik Shakir (?contact him for availability)
Can message profiles require or constrain the use of v2 extensibility features (z-segments, etc.)
Can message profiles constrain use of components and subcomponents in complex data types?
How do message profiles interact with value sets?
What tools are available to perform validation?
See http://hl7api.sourceforge.net/conf/conformance.html - is this up to date?
Where can I find examples of message profiles
ADT examples from Jenni in HL7 registry
How do I create a message profile (especially the static definition)?
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How do I register a message profile?
see users guide on hl7 web site
Is there a profile for the HL7 v2.5 standard?
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What additional conformance practices are being considered for upcoming versions (v2.6 and beyond)?
See the working draft of the Conformance Implemetation Manual (elsewhere on this wiki)
