Modifying Custom Metadata Columns

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Custom Metadata Columns

Custom metadata columns are user-created, searchable columns that appear in the Metadata Table in the Message Browser. As messages process through a channel, these columns are populated from the Variable Maps using a configurable map key. Column Description Column Name The name of the actual database column. This name will also be shown in the metadata table when viewing the message browser for the channel. Type The type of column to create. STRING: A textual string value. NUMBER: A numeric value. This may be an integer or floating point value. BOOLEAN: A true/false value. TIMESTAMP: A date/time value. Variable Mapping The key used to look up values in all available variable maps for each connector. As explained in the Variable Maps section, the following maps (if available) will be checked in this order: Response Connector Channel Source Global Channel Global Configuration Modifying Custom Metadata Columns Parent topic: Summary Tab

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Add a Column to the Metadata Table

By default, eight columns are shown: Id, Connector, Status, Received Date, Response Date, Errors, Source, and Type. You can add columns to and remove columns from the table, one at a time, using the Column Options icon/menu in the list's column header. Note: The Messages Lists for all channels have the same column configuration; that is, any columns added to/removed from the Messages List of one channel are added to/removed from the Messages List of all channels. You can add as many available columns as you would like, though not all will be visible onscreen at once. If all columns cannot be viewed onscreen, a horizontal scroll bar appears below the Messages List. Scroll left or right to view the desired columns/data. Removing a column does not remove its data; the data reappears when you add the column back to the Messages List. Use the following steps to add a column to the Message List. On the far-right side of the Message List column header, select the Column Options icon. On the C

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Custom Metadata Columns

Custom Metadata Columns for the current channel also show up in the metadata table. These columns vary depending on the channel. By default the Source and Type columns are added for all new channels, though this can be changed in the Server Settings. Column Description Source Depends on the inbound data type for the connector. For HL7 v2.x messages this will usually be the Sending Facility value in MSH.4.1. Type Depends on the inbound data type for the connector. For HL7 v2.x messages this will usually be the Type and Trigger values in MSH.9.1 and MSH.9.2. Version Depends on the inbound data type for the connector. For HL7 v2.x messages this will usually be the Version value in MSH.12.1. Note that this custom metadata column is not added to new channels by default, though this may be changed in the Server Settings Tab. Note that the above values are only the defaults, and that users can change those values inside of a transformer. Parent topic: Metadata Table

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Channel Settings

Item Name Description G Clear global map on redeploy Select Yes to clear the global map when redeploying all channels. Yes is the default for this field. Select No to keep global map information when redeploying all channels. H Default Queue Buffer Size The default source/destination queue buffer size to use for new channels. The default is 1000 (messages). I Default Metadata Columns Determines which custom metadata columns is added by default when a user creates a new channel. Options include: Source Type Version The user can also remove these column on the channel's Summary tab. For additional information, see Custom Metadata Columns. Parent topic: Server Settings Tab

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Channel Table Columns

Column Description Status Indicates whether the channel is enabled or disabled. A channel may only be deployed once it is enabled. When the Mirth Connect server starts up, all enabled channels are automatically deployed. For channel groups, this column is Enabled if all channels underneath the group are enabled, Disabled if all channels underneath the group are disabled, and Mixed if some channels are enabled and others disabled. Data Type The inbound data type of the channel's source connector. Name The name of the channel / group. This column also shows any tags associated with a channel. A special [Default Group] group is present in the table and may not be removed. When viewing the channel table in group-level mode, all channels that are not part of a group will be organized into this group. Id The unique ID of the channel / group. Local Id The unique numeric ID of a channel used to identify the set of tables associated with the channel's messages, attachments, and statistics. Desc

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Channel Table

This is the main section of the Channels view that shows the status and metadata for your currently configured channels. For general information about working with tables in Mirth Connect, see Working With Tables. Channel Table Columns Show or Hide Channel Groups Change How Tags Display Filter By Channel Name or Tag Use Drag and Drop Parent topic: Channels View

Modifying Custom Metadata Columns

Recommendations

Custom Metadata Columns

Add a Column to the Metadata Table

Custom Metadata Columns

Channel Settings

Channel Table Columns

Channel Table

Custom Metadata Columns

Add a Column to the Metadata Table

Custom Metadata Columns

Channel Settings

Channel Table Columns

Channel Table