Before testing the translation functionality in Iguana, it is always good practice to test the translation in Chameleon first. To do this, use the message definition file you have created to convert the message from HL7 to XML, then convert the XML message back to HL7.

To convert the message from HL7 to XML:

• In the toolbar, click the XML icon. The XML Translation window appears.

XML Translation Window

• Select the HL7 -> XML tab. This option is used to convert HL7 messages to XML.

• Copy the following sample message into the top pane of the XML Translation Window:

MSH|^~\&||.|||199908180016||ADT^A04|ADT.1.1698593|P|2.5
PID|1||000395122||LEVERKUHN^ADRIAN^C^^^||19880517180606|M|^^^^^||6 66TH AVE NE^^WEIMAR^DL^98052||(157)983-3296|||S||12354768|87654321
NK1|1|TALLIS^THOMAS^C|GRANDFATHER|12914 SPEM ST^^ALIUM^IN^98052|(157)883-6176
NK1|2|WEBERN^ANTON|SON|12 STRASSE MUSIK^^VIENNA^AUS^11212|(123)456-7890
PV1|1|E|EMG-W^^|1||||||||||ER||||ER||H|||||||||||||||||||OVL||REG|||199908180015
GT1|1||SMITH^JAMES^M||12914 164TH AVE NE^^RICHMOND^ON^98052|(157)883-6176|||||F|535-52-9776||||WEISS JENSON|.^^WELLINGTON^ON^.|(206)340-9577 
IN1|1|PRE2|001|LIFE PRUDENT BUYER|PO BOX 23523^WELLINGTON^ON^98111|||19601||||||||THOMAS^JAMES^M|F|||||||||||||||||||ZKA535529776

• Click the Translate button. The HL7 message is converted into XML using the Standard Version 2 translation scheme.

Converting the HL7 Message to XML

To convert the message from XML back into HL7:

• Copy the XML output from the bottom pane of the XML Translation window.

• Select the XML -> HL7 tab. This option is used to convert XML messages to HL7.

• Paste the XML message into the top pane, and click the Translate button.

Converting the XML Message to HL7

• From the File menu, select Save to save your VMD file.

	If you are having any issues with the steps performed, you can download the completed VMD file to see where you may have gone wrong: Download Completed VMD File