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Step 1 - Data Acquisition |
To create an incoming HL7 interface, you must collect some example data. This ensures that your interface will correctly parse the incoming messages. This sample data is also useful when you need to unit test your interface.
There are three ways to acquire example data:
| Option | Method | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obtain messages from the originator | Try to get some sample HL7 messages emailed to you from the message originator. |
| 2 | Acquire your own messages | Use the HL7 Listener to listen on a network port to retrieve HL7 messages and log them to a text file. |
| 3 | Use sample messages | Use the sample ADT messages from the message.txt file located in the Chameleon install directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\iNTERFACEWARE\Chameleon). |
In this tutorial, you will be using option number three.