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==Tooling WG==
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The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 mission by overseeing the tools that facilitate the development, adoption and use of HL7 standards, according to the requirements of the HL7 Board and membership needs.
  
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The mission of the Tooling Work Group is to oversee the tools that facilitate the development, adoption and use of HL7 standards, according to the requirements of the HL7 Board and membership needs.
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{{:Tooling Meeting Information}}
  
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==For details, see==
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* [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/v3ttf.cfm HL7 Tooling Webpage] has the Tooling Work Group '''Mission and Charter''' and list of Co-chairs
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The main [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/index.cfm HL7 Tooling Work Group page] has:
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* '''[[Telecon Agendas|Agendas for Teleconferences]]''' that are held every Thursday at 10:00 AM ET
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*the Tooling Work Group [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/overview.cfm Mission and Charter]
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* '''[[Tooling WGM 2011 May|Working Agenda for the next WGM ]]'''
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*[http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/leadership.cfm list of Co-chairs]
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===Agendas and Meetings===
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* '''[[Telecon Agendas|Agendas for Teleconferences]]''' that are held every Thursday at 2:00 PM ET
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* '''[[Tooling WGM 2014 May|Working Agenda for the next WGM ]]''' and [[Tooling WGM 2014 Sep| Agenda for Chicago, Sept 2014 ]]
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** [[Tuesday_Tooling_-_May_2014]]
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** [[Tuesday Tooling Nights]] lists historical agendas from Tuesday Tooling nights which are led by Andy at each WGM
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* Approved '''[http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/minutes.cfm Tooling Work Group Minutes]''' are on HL7.org; draft minutes are on [[Telecon Agendas]]
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* [[:Category:Tooling WG Agenda|Past Tooling Agendas]]
 
* [http://www.hl7.org/listservice/index.cfm HL7 List Services Welcome Center] is the '''HL7 list server''' where you can subscribe to any of the Tooling lists
 
* [http://www.hl7.org/listservice/index.cfm HL7 List Services Welcome Center] is the '''HL7 list server''' where you can subscribe to any of the Tooling lists
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* '''[http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/minutes.cfm Tooling Work Group Minutes]''' are on HL7.org
 
  
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==Toolsmith Ribbon Recipients==
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===Overview===
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The Tooling Work Group would like to recognize the volunteer efforts of people who have worked on tools used by HL7 and it`s members to design, publish and then adopt HL7 specifications. The tools are available either on HL7`s Gforge site or as Open Health Tool projects. Please notify the co-chairs if you become aware of other volunteers and their tools.  Toolsmith ribbons are being included in Working Group packets to increase awareness and recognition for their efforts.
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====What we are responsible for====
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(description is Work In Process - see [[Tools List discussion]])
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From Tooling Work Group Web Page [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/overview.cfm Overview] - Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes:
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*The Tooling Work Group, will make recommendations to the HL7 Board and Technical Steering Committee regarding tools support for the HL7 standards.
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*This work group manages the policies and processes that accomplish the functions of requirements management, configuration management, and deployment management of HL7 developed, endorsed, or fostered tools. This includes mechanisms for testing, evaluating, managing releases, funding, and harmonizing tools work from independent sources.
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*For HL7-owned technology and support, this work group will provide guidance for architecture and technical standards, configuration, development scheduling, technical support and infrastructure.
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*Liaises with tool vendors providing software for HL7 member's use and manages license allocation.
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*This work group will provide a forum for tools input and questions from the HL7 membership.
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*This work group will provide tools training and documentation (in cooperation with the Education Work Group).
  
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<tr><td> Name </td><td> Tool </td><td>Purpose</td></tr>
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Tooling Work Group’s responsibility covers tools developed by and for HL7, as well as those tools that HL7 has fostered the development of either by direct solicitation, or by collaboration with HL7-specific projects outside of the organization. It is expected that the Tooling Work Group will provide a more precise framework and guidelines for licensing future HL7 tools.
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<tr><td>George 'Woody' Beeler</td><td>RoseTree & Design Repository</td><td>Static Model and Vocabulary Browser</td></tr>
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:Rene: this excludes any work done by this WG to review, categorize, or recommend the use of any public domain HL7-oriented tools that haven't been created under the (partial) responsibility of HL7 International. The group may wish to add specific wording to public domain HL7-specific tools created by third parties (e.g. HAPI, probably the most often used HL7 toolkit, or MARC-HI Everest).
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<tr><td>Lloyd McKenzie</td><td>RMIM Designer, MIF & V3 Generator</td><td>Visio Static Model Designer, Model Interchange Format and V3 Generator</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Peter Rontey</td><td>HL7 Messaging Workbench</td><td>V2 Messages Profiles and Testing</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Dale Nelson</td><td>V3 Generator</td><td>Generates V3 Schemas</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Jean Duteau</td><td>V3 Generator</td><td>Generates V3 Schemas</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Frank Oemig</td><td>V2 Access Database</td><td>V2 Messaging structures</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Grahame Grieve</td><td>Data Types MIF </td><td>Model Interface Format definition for Datatypes</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Charlie McCay</td><td>Ramses Schema Validator & V3 Generator</td><td>V3 Schema Validation Testing and tool to generate V3 schema</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Adam Flinton</td><td>NHS V3 XML Processing Utilities</td><td>V3 XML Utilities at Open Health Tools</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Paul Biron</td><td>HL7 V3 XML Publishing</td><td>V3 Publishing XML Transforms</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Stacey Berger</td><td>MAX Prototype</td><td>Enterprise Architect Model Automated Extract Prototype</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Robert Warden</td><td>V2-V3 Mapping</td><td>Maps V2 & other data structures to V3 structures</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Dave Carlson</td><td>Model Driven Health Tools</td><td>CDA Templates Designer with UML output</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Harold Solbrig</td><td>Vocabulary Manager</td><td>Manages HL7 V3 Vocabulary structures</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Russ Hamm</td><td>Vocabulary Manager</td><td>Manages HL7 V3 Vocabulary structures</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Ted Klein</td><td>OID Registry</td><td>Manages HL7 OID Registry</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Cecil Lynch</td><td>OID Registry</td><td>Manages HL7 OID Registry</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Austin Kreisler</td><td>Pub DB</td><td>Publication Database</td></tr>
 
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</table>
 
  
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==Related links:==
 
  
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====How we work:====
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(description is Work In Process - see [[Update the Tooling Work Group wiki page]])
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'''Tooling Work Group Mission:'''
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*''The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 mission by overseeing the tools that facilitate the development, adoption and use of HL7 standards, according to the requirements of the HL7 Board and membership needs.''
  
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* The [http://hl7projects.hl7.nscee.edu HL7 Project Homebase] on GForge is a project tracking site which allows management of HL7 tools including bug tracking, feature requests and publication of releases.
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*The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 Board by recommending priorities for expending HL7 resources on tooling activities. Tooling activities involve both paid resources as staff or contracted individuals working on funded projects. All Tooling projects require approval of a Project Scope Statement that is approved by the Tooling Work Group, The Technology and Services Support Steering Division, the HL7 Chief Technology Officer, and for those involving HL7 budget expenditures, the HL7 Board. Contracted resources are acquired through an open process with projects announced on the contracts@lists.hl7.org listserve.  Tools provided by volunteers are made available on a "as is" basis but toolsmiths are encouraged to provide appropriate user and system documentation. 
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* [http://www.openhealthtools.org/ Open Health Tools] is a related tooling initiative in which HL7 actively participates
 
  
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==Tooling Topics==
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Resolved 2011Sept: we prioritize tools:
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* [[Tooling Tactical Steps|Tooling Tactical Steps (Evolving Document)]]
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#firstly, based on the critical path to ensure standards are produced on a regular basis according to schedule,
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* [[Tactical Action Items]]
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#secondly, based on Board direction and
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* [[Tools List discussion]]
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#thirdly, subject to available funding to complete an existing tooling project so as not to dilute the ability to fully complete a project.
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* [[HL7 Project Homebase reorg]]
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* [[Update the Tooling Work Group wiki page]]
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The [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/549/698/hl7_rcd-2.0.0.zip HL7 Requirements, Configuration and Deployment Management] is found on GForge. This document will be updated in a new project.
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* [[Model Interchange Format]] (MIF)
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* [[SubversionFaqs|Subversion FAQs]]
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HL7 is a charter member of Open Health Tools (OHT), an open source consortium and many of the emerging tools are OHT projects.
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* [[Tuesday Tooling Nights]]
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* [[OHT Architecture Project Value Proposition Survey]]
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The Tooling Work Group follows these [http://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/wg/v3ttf/Tooling%20DMP%202011.doc Decision Making Practices].
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{{:Tooling Liaisons}}
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Named individuals are expected to provide two-way communication to their respective groups and help the Tooling Work Group keep up with the varying schedules, priorities, interests and issues so that recommendations made to the HL7 Board are consensus recommendations of the entire HL7 community.
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*liaison responsibilities with OHT, SMD, MDHT, IHTSDO WB
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{{:Toolsmiths}}
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====How you can participate: ====
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*Requests for new tools should come from a Work Group's Tooling Liaison, if they have one, or from a Work Group's co-chair (if no liaison has been named). <br/>
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*Requests for new tools should be added to the [[Tooling Requests]] wiki page<br/>
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*Requests for enhancements to an existing tool should be added to that tool's GForge tracker. The standard GForge project for each tool should have "Bugs", "Support Requests", and "Feature Requests" trackers. This is also addressed in the [[Tooling Requests]] wiki page and also described in the publication on [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=137 Tooling Requirements] on GForge.<br/>
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*Participation in testing tools
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*Contributing to user documentation, FAQs, and other feedback mechanisms for tooling.
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===Hot Topics===
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* [[Eclipse Architecture discussion]]
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* [[Tools List discussion]] - [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=1453&start=0 action item] assigned to Andy - what the Tooling WG is responsible for, a list of [[HL7 Tools]] and links to their documentation,
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<!-- links to pss or descriptions of planned projects - Andy - 1 (tooling & ES and publishing with interdependencies of ballot desktop to publishing NE, and others piloting PSC's process introduction and ) and Jane 3 PSS -->
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* [[HL7 - Tooling & Electronic Services alignment]] Andy to do a draft proposal for review in San Diego, to align the requirements gathering and tool selection processes to ensure resources are available to develop or enhance requests for tools that come to either group that may impact the other group. See [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/projects.cfm?action=edit&ProjectNumber=801 PI# 801]
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*Update and upgrade Tooling Communication - Jane will draft a PSS for 2011Sep WGM to review current communications, create a communication plan to ensure interested parties can be fully informed about the Tooling Work Group processes and tools whether they are HL7 supported or available through other sources including Open Health Tools.  See [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/projects.cfm?action=edit&ProjectNumber=802 PI# 802]
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*Tooling Dashboard - Jane will draft a PSS for 2011Sept WGM to create a visual summary in the form of a “dash board”  that provides a snapshot of what tools are available and what tooling projects are in process and what progress has been made.  See [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/projects.cfm?action=edit&ProjectNumber=803 PI# 803]
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*GForge evaluation - Andy will draft a PSS for 2011Sept WGM to describe the intent to evaluate in depth the change to our GForge provider, seeking the widest possible input.  See [http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/projects.cfm?action=edit&ProjectNumber=804 PI# 804]
  
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==Active Tooling Projects==
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===Current Projects/Work===
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* HL7 - CDA Template requirements package [[Image:NLM_-_CDA_Template_tools_requirements.zip]]
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*[[HL7 Tooling Challenge]]
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* [[HL7 - Tooling & Electronic Services alignment]]
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**See last year's [[HL7 Tooling Challenge 2013]] for more information on the [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/1067/11271/toolchallenge.zip UML Profile for MIF Static Models]
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* [[Migrate RIM Maintenance to OTS UML Modeling Tool]]
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*[[Tooling Strategy and Process Revision]]
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* [[Implementing OHT Static Model Designer in HL7]]
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*[[Tooling Communication Plan]]
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* [[MAX - Model Automated eXchange]]
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*[[Tooling Dashboard]]
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* [[OHT - IHTSDO Workbench]]
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*[[HL7/OHT_Collaboration_on_HingX|HL7 Participation in the OHT HingX Project]]
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*[[Migration of CA Generator to UV Requirements]]
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*[[Tooling Project Role Descriptions]]
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*Static Model Designer:
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**[[OHT - NHS sponsored Static Model Designer]]
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**[[Implementing OHT Static Model Designer in HL7]] - essential enhancements needed - on hold pending funding
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** [[Preparation for Tooling related Tutorials]] - part of a plan for rolling out the new SMD
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** [[Derived Static Model Designer Architecture]] - Desirements for architecting an Eclipse-based model designer whose contents are derived from the HL7 RIM and/or static models that is, in turn, derived from the RIM.
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* [[MAX - Model Automated eXchange]] - current project
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* [[OHT - IHTSDO Workbench]] -  OHT related project that is part of the strategic plan
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*[[EHRs FM Profiling Tool]]
 
* [[OHT - HL7 UML Modeling Tools]]
 
* [[OHT - HL7 UML Modeling Tools]]
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**[http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/v3toolstaskforce/projects.cfm?action=edit&ProjectNumber=752 HL7 Project #752] for Publish CDA IGs from Tooling; originating in [[MDHT_Template_Sub_Project]] ''need a statement of when MDHT tool should be used compared to the new Trifolia tool - invite Bob Dolin to a call and discuss - the Trifolia tool is a short term stop-gap for US template designing specs for ONC - MDHT generates code too
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* [[:category:XML-MIF Publishing | Project to migrate "Domain" Publishing to MIF2 foundation]]
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* [[Templates Registry Pilot]] - pilot suspended for lack of funding - current focus is revise the business requirements as informative document
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* [[Structured Document Template Design Pilot]]
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*[[MIF-OWL Constraint Validation Tool]]
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*[[Messaging Workbench]]
  
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==Tooling Documentation==
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===Products/Documents===
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===Overview===
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* A variety of tooling documents, including an [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=27 '''excellent overview of HL7 tools'''] are maintained as file releases under the [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/ Tooling Documentation Project] on the Hl7 Gforge site.
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* A variety of tooling documents, including an [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=27 '''excellent overview of HL7 tools'''] are maintained as file releases under the [http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tool-proc-arch/ Tooling Documentation Project] on the HL7 GForge site.
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* '''User level documentation''' of many of the HL7-specific tools are listed as entries in the [[:Category:HowTo|"How to" Category]] that is also linked from the right side of the Wiki Main page.
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*[http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/832/8657/hl7_toolsoverview-4.0.0.zip Documentation of HL7 Internal Tooling Structure, Metadata, and Semantics, Release 4] is available on GForge as of 9/1/2011
 
* [[HL7 Tooling FAQs]]
 
* [[HL7 Tooling FAQs]]
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===Acquisition and Installation===
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**To be evaluated as part of the acceptance of Wilfred's new Tooling documentation - Woody maintains the FAQs
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* [[Installing and Configuring HL7 Tools]]
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* [[Migrate RIM Maintenance to OTS UML Modeling Tool]]
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* [[Model Interchange Format]] (MIF) informative publication
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* [[:category:XML-MIF Publishing | Migration of "Domain" Publishing to MIF2 foundation]]
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* [[SubversionFaqs|Subversion FAQs]]
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* HL7 - CDA Template requirements package [[Image:NLM_-_CDA_Template_tools_requirements.zip]]
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* [[Installing and Configuring HL7 Tools]]  
 
** [[Eclipse Tools Installation Instructions]] (for tools users)
 
** [[Eclipse Tools Installation Instructions]] (for tools users)
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*[[RMIM_Designer_(Visio)_Documentation]]
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*[[Desktop Publication Documentation|Using the Combined Publishing and Generator Tools '''(for Facilitators)''']]
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*[http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/1067/11271/toolchallenge.zip UML Profile for MIF Static Models]
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*[[Vocabulary Harmonization Tool| Support page for Vocabulary Submission Tools]]
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*[[RMIM_Designer_(Visio)_Documentation]]  
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*[[Desktop Publication Documentation|Using the Combined Publishing and Generator Tools '''(for Facilitators)''']]  
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====Other Documentation====
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* Source Code for most HL7 Tools is maintained in project-specific Subversion Repositories.  These can be located through the '''''SVN''''' tab on the left side of each project page on the [http://gforge.hl7.org HL7 Gforge site].
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*[[GForge Site Administration]]
 
* [[Creating and Using a Document Tab Control on HL7 Wiki]]
 
* [[Creating and Using a Document Tab Control on HL7 Wiki]]
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* [[Preparation for Tooling related Tutorials]]
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*[http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/docmanfileversion/6614/9011/ToolingSWOT_20120112updates.doc draft SWOT update] for 2012-01-12
  
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===Historical Links===
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''links to old project wiki pages (no longer active)''  
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* [[Tooling Tactical Steps|Tooling Tactical Steps (2010)]]
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* [[Tactical Action Items]]
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** [[Tuesday Tooling Nights]] lists historical agendas from Tuesday Tooling nights which are led by Andy at each WGM
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*gForge related projects
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** [[HL7 Project Homebase reorg]]
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**[[Tooling GForge Re-evaluation]]
 
* Historical info re the HL7 Tooling Collaborative - now superseded by Open Health Tools   
 
* Historical info re the HL7 Tooling Collaborative - now superseded by Open Health Tools   
 
** [[HTC Tools Roadmap]]
 
** [[HTC Tools Roadmap]]
 
** Requirements for the MIF, Repository and Processes [[HTC Requirements]]
 
** Requirements for the MIF, Repository and Processes [[HTC Requirements]]
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* [[OHT Architecture Project Value Proposition Survey]]
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* [[Structured Document Template Design Pilot]]
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*[[Vocabulary Harmonization Tool]]
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* [[Update the Tooling Work Group wiki page]] - update 2011
  
  
 
[[Category:Work_Group]]
 
[[Category:Work_Group]]
 
[[Category:Technical and Support Services Steering Division]]
 
[[Category:Technical and Support Services Steering Division]]

Latest revision as of 17:24, 16 May 2014

Tooling WG

The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 mission by overseeing the tools that facilitate the development, adoption and use of HL7 standards, according to the requirements of the HL7 Board and membership needs.

Standing Conference Calls

The Tooling WG will hold a Conference Call at 2 PM Eastern time, each Thursday except during scheduled face-to-face Working Group Meetings unless otherwise noted at Telecon_Agendas.

Conference Call: Uses HL7 Conference Call Service
Dial 770-657-9270 and enter pass code 586935#
GoToMeeting at 482-299-629


The main HL7 Tooling Work Group page has:


Agendas and Meetings

Overview

What we are responsible for

(description is Work In Process - see Tools List discussion)

From Tooling Work Group Web Page Overview - Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes:

  • The Tooling Work Group, will make recommendations to the HL7 Board and Technical Steering Committee regarding tools support for the HL7 standards.
  • This work group manages the policies and processes that accomplish the functions of requirements management, configuration management, and deployment management of HL7 developed, endorsed, or fostered tools. This includes mechanisms for testing, evaluating, managing releases, funding, and harmonizing tools work from independent sources.
  • For HL7-owned technology and support, this work group will provide guidance for architecture and technical standards, configuration, development scheduling, technical support and infrastructure.
  • Liaises with tool vendors providing software for HL7 member's use and manages license allocation.
  • This work group will provide a forum for tools input and questions from the HL7 membership.
  • This work group will provide tools training and documentation (in cooperation with the Education Work Group).


Tooling Work Group’s responsibility covers tools developed by and for HL7, as well as those tools that HL7 has fostered the development of either by direct solicitation, or by collaboration with HL7-specific projects outside of the organization. It is expected that the Tooling Work Group will provide a more precise framework and guidelines for licensing future HL7 tools.

Rene: this excludes any work done by this WG to review, categorize, or recommend the use of any public domain HL7-oriented tools that haven't been created under the (partial) responsibility of HL7 International. The group may wish to add specific wording to public domain HL7-specific tools created by third parties (e.g. HAPI, probably the most often used HL7 toolkit, or MARC-HI Everest).


How we work:

(description is Work In Process - see Update the Tooling Work Group wiki page)

Tooling Work Group Mission:

  • The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 mission by overseeing the tools that facilitate the development, adoption and use of HL7 standards, according to the requirements of the HL7 Board and membership needs.
  • The Tooling Work Group supports the HL7 Board by recommending priorities for expending HL7 resources on tooling activities. Tooling activities involve both paid resources as staff or contracted individuals working on funded projects. All Tooling projects require approval of a Project Scope Statement that is approved by the Tooling Work Group, The Technology and Services Support Steering Division, the HL7 Chief Technology Officer, and for those involving HL7 budget expenditures, the HL7 Board. Contracted resources are acquired through an open process with projects announced on the contracts@lists.hl7.org listserve. Tools provided by volunteers are made available on a "as is" basis but toolsmiths are encouraged to provide appropriate user and system documentation.

Resolved 2011Sept: we prioritize tools:

  1. firstly, based on the critical path to ensure standards are produced on a regular basis according to schedule,
  2. secondly, based on Board direction and
  3. thirdly, subject to available funding to complete an existing tooling project so as not to dilute the ability to fully complete a project.

The HL7 Requirements, Configuration and Deployment Management is found on GForge. This document will be updated in a new project.

HL7 is a charter member of Open Health Tools (OHT), an open source consortium and many of the emerging tools are OHT projects.

The Tooling Work Group follows these Decision Making Practices.

EST Liaisons

EST liaisons are those participants that provide communication and coordination between the EST Work Group and other Work Groups.

Work Groups with interest in tooling should appoint a liaison with the expectation the liaison should provide a liaison update once per month. The intent is to make sure EST is aware of other groups' tooling requirements.

Current liaisons, their represented Groups, and the areas of interest are:

Group Liaison NameArea of interest
AID/RIMBAAMichael Van der ZelTooling for implementers. See RIMBAA_Tooling_Liaison and Implementation Tools for details & status updates.
CGITRob SnelickCGIT interest is any tools involving conformance and best practices for writing IGs
CICAbdul-Malik ShakirMAX Project
CS (Clinical Statement)Rik SmithiesOntology
EHRJohn RitterEHR-S FM Profile Designer (PI 1040) and R3 preparation
EducationDiego KaminkerTooling Education planning
FHIR/FMGLloyd McKenzieFHIR Tooling
Mobile HealthMatt Graham tbd
Patient CareMichael Van der ZelSee Patient Care Tooling Liaison for details & status updates.
PublishingBrian PechTooling for publishing.
Structured DocumentsAndrew StatlerTemplate definition tool
TemplatesvacantPrimarily interested in a Templates registry, a subset of type of artifacts for the Shared Artifact registry/repository.
HL7 BoardDavid BurgessOverview of the state of HL7 tooling, proposed and current projects and feedback from users on tool requirements and utility.
Open Health "group"Ken RubinMonitoring status of Open Health Tools projects of interest to HL7 and participating in the OHT Architecture Council representing HL7's interests.
VocabularyvacantVocabulary tooling is the highest priority for funded tools if we had funding.
CIMIMichael van der ZelNEW

Named individuals are expected to provide two-way communication to their respective groups and help the Tooling Work Group keep up with the varying schedules, priorities, interests and issues so that recommendations made to the HL7 Board are consensus recommendations of the entire HL7 community.

  • liaison responsibilities with OHT, SMD, MDHT, IHTSDO WB


Toolsmith Ribbon Recipients

The Tooling Work Group would like to recognize the volunteer efforts of people who have worked on tools used by HL7 and it`s members to design, publish and then adopt HL7 specifications. The tools are available either on HL7`s Gforge site or as Open Health Tool projects. Please notify the co-chairs if you become aware of other volunteers and their tools. Toolsmith ribbons are being included in Working Group packets to increase awareness and recognition for their efforts.

Toolsmith Name Tool Purpose
George 'Woody' BeelerRoseTree & Design RepositoryRIM and Vocabulary Browser, Combined Publishing/Generator Tool Suite, RMIM Designer, V3 Generator
Lloyd McKenzieRMIM Designer, MIF & V3 GeneratorVisio Static Model Designer, Model Interchange Format and V3 Generator
Dale NelsonV3 GeneratorGenerates V3 Schemas
Michael Van der ZelDetailed Clinical Modeling ToolDetailed Clinical Model templates and UML Profile MDG Technology for Enterprise Architect. An extension for creating consistent DCM's conform ISO 13972
EHR-S FM Profile ToolingUML Profile MDG Technology for Enterprise Architect. An extension to Enterprise Architect for creating and validating the FM and Profiles.
MAXImplementation of the MAX idea as an EA Extension
Jean DuteauV3 GeneratorGenerates V3 Schemas
Frank OemigV2 Access DatabaseV2 Messaging structures
Grahame GrieveData Types MIFModel Interface Format definition for Datatypes
Charlie McCayRamsey Systems' Schema Validator & V3 GeneratorV3 Schema Validation Testing and tool to generate V3 schema
Adam FlintonNHS V3 XML Processing UtilitiesV3 XML Utilities at Open Health Tools
Paul BironHL7 V3 XML PublishingV3 Publishing XML Transforms
Stacey BergerMAX PrototypeEnterprise Architect Model Automated Extract Prototype
Robert WordenV2-V3 MappingMaps V2 & other data structures to V3 structures
Dave CarlsonModel Driven Health ToolsCDA Templates Designer with UML output
Harold SolbrigVocabulary ManagerManages HL7 V3 Vocabulary structures
Russ HammVocabulary ManagerManages HL7 V3 Vocabulary structures
Ted KleinOID RegistryManages HL7 OID Registry
Cecil LynchOID RegistryManages HL7 OID Registry
Austin KreislerPub DBPublication Database
Ewout KramerFHIR PubFHIR Publication Tool
Andy StechishinEHR-S FM Profile ToolingUML Profile MDG Technology for Enterprise Architect. An extension to Enterprise Architect for creating and validating the FM and Profiles.
Matthew Graham Messaging Work Bench (MWB)V2 Messaging utility, Delphi-based
Michel Rutten FHIR Forge
Marten Smits FHIR Profile Registry


How you can participate:

  • Requests for new tools should come from a Work Group's Tooling Liaison, if they have one, or from a Work Group's co-chair (if no liaison has been named).
  • Requests for new tools should be added to the Tooling Requests wiki page
  • Requests for enhancements to an existing tool should be added to that tool's GForge tracker. The standard GForge project for each tool should have "Bugs", "Support Requests", and "Feature Requests" trackers. This is also addressed in the Tooling Requests wiki page and also described in the publication on Tooling Requirements on GForge.
  • Participation in testing tools
  • Contributing to user documentation, FAQs, and other feedback mechanisms for tooling.


Hot Topics

  • Eclipse Architecture discussion
  • Tools List discussion - action item assigned to Andy - what the Tooling WG is responsible for, a list of HL7 Tools and links to their documentation,
  • HL7 - Tooling & Electronic Services alignment Andy to do a draft proposal for review in San Diego, to align the requirements gathering and tool selection processes to ensure resources are available to develop or enhance requests for tools that come to either group that may impact the other group. See PI# 801
  • Update and upgrade Tooling Communication - Jane will draft a PSS for 2011Sep WGM to review current communications, create a communication plan to ensure interested parties can be fully informed about the Tooling Work Group processes and tools whether they are HL7 supported or available through other sources including Open Health Tools. See PI# 802
  • Tooling Dashboard - Jane will draft a PSS for 2011Sept WGM to create a visual summary in the form of a “dash board” that provides a snapshot of what tools are available and what tooling projects are in process and what progress has been made. See PI# 803
  • GForge evaluation - Andy will draft a PSS for 2011Sept WGM to describe the intent to evaluate in depth the change to our GForge provider, seeking the widest possible input. See PI# 804

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Products/Documents

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Tool for Publishing and Static Model Design

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Historical Links

links to old project wiki pages (no longer active)

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