No two vendors implement HL7 in the same manner. For example, a lab report configuration for HBOC is probably going to be implemented very different for Cerner. As a result, a very common problem brought up by customers is how to best utilize Iguana to deal with multiple vendors.

By setting up another configuration in your VMD file, you can easily accommodate another vendor. Chameleon's Multiple Configurations feature is useful for dealing with multiple vendors because it:

• Significantly reduces the maintenance effort;
• Reduces the cost of supporting various flavors of HL7; and
• Allows you to use a variation of the same VMD file at a different site with another type of channel configuration.

	To learn more about multiple configurations and what each configuration represents, see Configurations.