Change Data Type Properties

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Edit Data Types

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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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

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Select Data Types

The table at the top of the dialog shows all currently configured connectors for your channel. Since response transformers have their own inbound / outbound data types, for destination connectors you can expand the node in the tree and view the Response row underneath a particular destination. For a new channel, all data types are set to HL7 v2.x by default. This can be changed in two ways: The Connector table has Inbound and Outbound columns with drop-down menus. Select the drop-down arrow inside of the cell to make a selection: Use the drop-down menu in the Inbound Properties or Outbound Properties sections: Note: Since a message flows from the source connector directly to each destination connector, every destination inbound data type is always equal to the source outbound data type. Therefore, you may notice that the inbound data type is not editable for destination rows. In order to change the destination inbound data type, change the source outbound data type. Parent topic: Set D

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Bulk Edit Mode

The above instructions so far have assumed that Single Edit is selected at the top-left of the dialog. This means that only a single connector / response row can be modified at a time. However you can also make common changes to multiple connectors all at once. Select the Bulk Edit button on the top-left side of the dialog: After entering Bulk Edit mode, the drop-down menu arrows in the Inbound / Outbound columns disappear, and a new check box column appears at the left of the table. Select the connector / response rows you want to edit by checking the check box in the table next to the name. Once you have selected at least one, the Inbound / Outbound Properties sections below will become activated. For either the Inbound or Outbound Properties section, if the data type is the same across all of the currently selected rows, then you have the option to edit properties. Any changes you make while in this mode will be applied across all of the currently selected connector / response rows.

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Standard Variables/Templates

Name Description Channel ID The unique ID of the current channel. Channel Name The name of the current channel. Message ID The unique ID of the current message. Raw Data The raw content of the destination connector message (equal to the encoded content of the source connector message). Transformed Data The serialized internal representation of the post-transformer message data. Encoded Data The state of the message data as it exists in the transformer. Message 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. Message 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. Message 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. Message Hash The SHA-256 hash of the encoded data of the destination connector message. If n

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About Data Types

A data type tells a filter / transformer how to parse a certain format. The inbound data type serializes the incoming raw data into its internal representation. Then the filter / transformer executes, possibly modifying this internal representation, or even completely overwriting it with a different internal representation. Finally, the outbound data type takes this transformed data and deserializes it into the proper outbound format (the encoded data) . For example, the HL7 v2.x data type serializes ER7 data from this: into this: In this case, the internal representation is XML, because, for HL7 v2.x, the message object you use or manipulate in a filter / transformer is an E4X XML object. However not all data types use XML for their internal representation. The JSON data type uses JSON as you might expect, and the object you use in a filter / transformer is a regular JavaScript Object. The Raw data type does no serialization or deserialization, so its internal representation is identi

Change Data Type Properties

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