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Conformance FAQ
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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, seeHL7 Canada archive
- Version 2 Messaging Conformance (tutorial) dated May 2006 by Abdul Malik Shakir (?contact him for availability)
Capabilities of message profiles:
- 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 HL7API on Sourceforge - 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)?
- ???
How do I register a message profile?
- see users guide on hl7 web site
Is there a profile for the HL7 v2.5 standard?
- ???
What additional conformance practices are being considered for upcoming versions (v2.6 and beyond)?
- See the working draft of the Conformance Implementation Manual