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Install a New Extension
Extensions are packaged into ZIP files. To install an extension in
Mirth® Connect
:
Navigate to the
Install Extension from File System
section at the bottom of the Extensions view.
Select the
Browse...
button, then select the ZIP file of the extension you would like to install.
Select the
Install
button. If the extension ZIP file is valid, you will see a notification asking you to restart the server:
Restart the
Mirth® Connect
server and launch the
Mirth® Connect
Administrator
again.
You will see the new extension listed in either the
Installed Connectors Table
or
Installed Plugins Table
, depending on the type of extension you installed.
Install a New Extension
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Navigation
Select the Extensions link in the Mirth® Connect task pane at the top-left side of the window. This section is separated into the following topics: Installed Connectors Table Installed Plugins Table Install a New Extension Extension Tasks Parent topic: Extensions View
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Restore Server Configuration
Launch the Mirth Connect Administrator (see Mirth Connect Administrator Overview) . In the Mirth Connect pane, select Settings. Select the Server tab if not already selected. In the Server Tasks pane, select Restore Config. Select the server configuration XML file you exported earlier, then select Open. You will be prompted to confirm your action. You can also choose whether or not you want channels to automatically be deployed after the restore finishes. Select Yes to begin the restore process. Once the restore process is complete, a dialog appears indicating whether the restore was successfully performed. Select OK to close the information message. Parent topic: Changing the Database Type
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Installed Plugins Table
The Installed Plugins table at the top of the Extensions view displays all plug-ins that are installed for your Mirth® Connect server. Plug-ins are extensions, but separated from connectors for simplicity. For general information about working with tables in Mirth® Connect, see Working With Tables. Installed Plugins Table Columns Column Description 1 Status Indicates whether the plug-in is enabled or disabled. 2 Name The name of the plug-in. 3 Author The development author of the plug-in. This is NextGen Healthcare for all official extensions. 4 URL A link to the author website. 5 Extended Version The version of this extension. 6 Extension Build The specific build number of this extension, if applicable. For "core' extensions that come bundled with Mirth® Connect by default, this build number is equal the build number of Mirth® Connect itself. 7 MC Versions The versions of Mirth® Connect that this version of this extension is compatible with. This may be a single version, a range from
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Installed Connectors Table
The Installed Connectors table at the top of the Extensions view shows all source or destination connectors that are installed for your Mirth® Connect server. A connector is a type of extension, but are separated here into their own table for simplicity. For general information about working with tables in Mirth® Connect, see Working With Tables. Installed Connectors Table Columns Column Description A Status Indicates whether the connector is enabled or disabled. B Name The name of the connector. C Author The development author of the connector. This will be NextGen Healthcare for all official extensions. D URL A link to the author website. E Extension Version The version of this extension. F Extension Build The specific build number of this extension, if applicable. For "core' extensions that come bundled with Mirth® Connect by default, this build number equals the build number ofMirth® Connect itself. G MC Versions The versions of Mirth® Connect that this version of this extension is
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Extension Tasks
The following context-specific tasks are available from the Extensions View: Task Icon Task Name Description Refresh Updates the installed connectors and installed plugins tables. Enable Extension Enables the extension so that it can be used in your Mirth® Connect installation. This requires a restart of the server. Disable Extension Disables the extension so that it can no longer be used in your Mirth® Connect installation. This requires a restart of the server. Warning: Channels / alerts / resources that depend on an extension that you disable may stop functioning correctly. For example, channels may show up in the Channel Table as "invalid" if a connector or data type it was using has been disabled. Show Properties Displays properties for the currently selected connector or plugin. For additional information, see Show Properties Uninstall Extension Uninstalls the extension completely from your Mirth® Connect instance. This requires a restart of the server. Warning: Channels / alerts
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Server Tab
The Server tab enables you to enter details about your ports, server memory, log levels, and view log files. The following fields are available on the Server page. Function Description Web Start Port Accesses the launch page for the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Default: 8080 Administrator Port This port is used by the Mirth Connect Administrator to communicate with the Mirth® Connect Server. Default: 8443 Server Memory (mb) The server's maximum available memory (Java max heap size). By default this is 256 MB, but for large production instances you will typically want to increase this value. Main Log Level Database Log Level Channel Log Level These fields enables you to select the applicable log level from the drop-down menus. Available options include: ERROR WARN INFO DEBUG TRACE Depending on the log level, messages of the selected level or lower will pass into that level's log when the system logs a certain-level message. Refresh Select this button to update the most recent list of l
