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, 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