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You can edit the properties for the destination transformer's inbound data type. A filter only has access to the inbound data type, while a transformer has access to both inbound and outbound data types. Additionally, when editing the destination transformer the inbound data type may not be changed, since it must remain the same as the source connector's outbound data type. However, you can still edit the properties for the destination transformer's inbound data type. An image of the Message Templates tab editing the inbound data type. When selecting the Properties button, a dialog opens allowing you to edit the various inbound or outbound properties for the data type. This is a subset of the view shown in the Set Data Types Window. For additional information, see About Data Types and Data Types. Parent topic: Message Templates Tab

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About Transformers

A transformer is the piece of a connector that modifies a message, converts a message from one format to another, and extracts pieces of the message for later use. It is configured on the Edit Transformer View within either the Source Tab or Destinations Tab within the Edit Channel View. A transformer has an inbound data type, and an outbound data type. These may be the same (e.g. HL7 v2.x to HL7 v2.x), or they could be different (e.g. HL7 v2.x to JSON). For additional information on data types, see About Data Types. A transformer is also comprised of multiple steps. Each transformer step modifies the message, extracts a piece of the message, or performs some other general task. The "msg" Object The "tmp" Object Response Transformers Transformer Step Types Parent topic: The Fundamentals of Mirth Connect

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JavaScript Batch Script

The JavaScript batch adapter is an option common to almost all data types. When Process Batch is enabled on the Source Settings, you can set this script from the Set Data Types Window to programmatically decide how to split the incoming data into multiple messages. Within the batch script you have access to a variable called "reader", which is a Java BufferedReader object. Use this variable to consume from the underlying character stream and return a String for each message you want to process through the channel. When you decide that no more messages should be processed, or you reach the end of the stream, return null or an empty string. Example 1 This script will simply send a message for every line in the input.return reader.readLine(); Example 2 This script will split the input into multiple messages by assuming that each new message starts with a line break and the characters "MSH". Note that this is already a feature supported by the , but is shown here to illustrate how the batc

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Inbound Properties

Serialization Properties: Determines how to convert data from the raw inbound format to the internal representation (e.g. XML). If a data type doesn't have serialization properties present, it either doesn't need any (DICOM, JSON), or it doesn't actually do any serialization (Raw). Batch Properties: Determines how to split an incoming message into multiple messages. Only supported when Process Batch is enabled in the Source Settings. This will only be displayed for source connectors. Not all data types support batch processing (DICOM). Response Generation Properties: When an auto-generation option is chosen for the response on the Source Settings, these properties determine how to generate an automatic response. This will only be displayed for source connectors. Not all data types support automatic response generation. Response Validation Properties: Determines how to validate responses received by a destination after dispatching a message. Only supported when Validate Response is enab

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Outbound Properties

Deserialization Properties: After a transformer finishes, these properties determine how to convert data from the final internal representation (e.g. XML) into the outbound data format. If a data type doesn't have deserialization properties present, it either doesn't need any (DICOM, EDI/X12, XML, JSON) or it doesn't actually do any deserialization (Raw). Template Serialization: If an outbound template is specified for the transformer, these properties determine how to convert that template to its corresponding internal representation (e.g. XML). Mirth® Connect supports the following data types: Delimited Text Data Type DICOM Data Type EDI / X12 Data Type HL7 v2.x Data Type HL7 v3.x Data Type JSON Data Type NCPDP Data Type Raw Data Type XML Data Type An additional data type is made available as an extension: ASTM E1394 Data Type Also see: Batch Processing Parent topic: Data Types

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Raw Data Type

This data type allows a channel / connector to process any custom data not handled by any of the other data types. When using it, the msg / tmp variable accessible in the filter/transformer will be a String rather than an E4X XML object which some other data types use. This data type also has the special property that when used as the Response Inbound data type for a destination, the response transformer will always be executed, even if no actual response data was received. No serialization properties are needed since there is no conversion done. Batch Properties Name Default Value Description Split Batch By JavaScript Select the method for splitting the batch message. This option has no effect unless Process Batch is enabled in the Source Settings. The following options are available: JavaScript: Use JavaScript to split messages. For additional information, see JavaScript Batch Script JavaScript Enter JavaScript that splits the batch, and returns the next message. This script has acce

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