V3 PubProcess - Generate MIF and Related Content

04...Generate MIF and Related Content

The HL7 V3 Generator is a tool whose primary purpose is to convert a set of domain and design content (frequently expressed in idiosyncratic xml formats, into a set of files expressed in the HL7 Model Interchange Format (MIF); and then to process the MIF files to create a supporting set of artifacts, such as static model schemas, table- and Excel- views of the static models, etc. This section covers the execution of the Generator processes.

04.10...Select configuration

This sub-step has no automated task. It involves establishing the "configuration" parameters for the V3 Generator in InputFiles/configuration.ext. This file is more or less self-documenting. For the purposes of the combined Pub-Gen tool suite, the default properties are just fine, except that "publicationId" should be set to something like "Ballot2010Sep".

04.20...Generate All MIF2

This process starts "from scratch" and builds MIF2 files for all common files (coremif), static models (in HMD or Visio XML form) and dynamic models (pubDb xml) that have been placed in the Generator. Preparation for this process may include:

• Introduction of new cmetInfoExport.txt, RIM.xml, Vocabulary.MIF and DEFN=VO=...coremif into the Generator/InputFiles/CommonSourceFiles. (This is, as yet, a manual process.)
• Resetting the Generator temporary and output files (see process 00.30...RESET Generator Environment above.
• Clearing the generator InputFiles/DynamicModelFiles and /VisioModelXmlFiles (see process 00.40...CLEAR Selected Generator InputFiles above.)
• Creating new generator dynamic model input from PubDbs (see process 02.10...PUBDB Extract above.)
• Updating InputFiles/DynamicModelFiles and /VisioModelXmlFiles from input sources (see process 02.40...POSITION Domain Source - XML and Visio above.)

NOTE: This process is part of 04.30...Generate All MIF and Schemas (below). If your intent is to generate schemas, use that process instead.

Defined Processes (Eclipse Target or BAT file):

• 04.20...Generate All MIF2 Runs Generator up to Schema Generation point, (see 04.30 for full generator run.

04.30...Generate Schemas

This process will first build MIF2 files if they have not already been generated, and then create static model and interaction schemas from them. Thjis is equivalent to a "full run" of the generator. Therefore, it is not necessary to run 04.20...Generate All MIF2 before this is run.

Generator preparation

Defined Processes (Eclipse Target or BAT file):

• 04.30...Generate All MIF and Schemas FULL Generator run - All MIFs and Schemas

04.40...Generate Tables, Excel

Defined Processes (Eclipse Target or BAT file):

• 04.40...Generate Tables and Excel Process Excel and Table Views from Generator"

04.80 or 05.10...Distribute Generated Content

Distribute generated files to Publishing Process directory structure.

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Defined Processes (Eclipse Target or BAT file):

• 04.80...Distribute Generated Content Causes Domain content copy for 'active' and 'support' domains to output directories. (SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT TO -buildDomain)"
• 04.99...All Generator Targets All Generator Targets"

04.99...All Generator Processes

Execute all generator processes in a single invocation. (Actually activates the Generator two or three times to complete.)

Defined Processes (Eclipse Target or BAT file):

• 04.99...All Generator Targets All Generator Targets"

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