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About This Manual

HL7 Overview

Iguana

Chameleon

Getting Started

Chameleon Overview

Chameleon Interface

Learning the Basics

Using Python Scripting

HL7 <-> HL7 Transformation

XML <-> HL7 Translation

Learning the Advanced Features

Validation

Character Sets

Chameleon Scripting API

Dynamic Interfaces

Running Chameleon on a Dual-Processor Machine

Processing HL7 Messages

Auto ACKnowledgments

Overview of Acknowledgment Messages

Default autoack.vmd and autonack.vmd Files

How are Auto ACKnowledgments Possible?

Default Message Definition

ACK Message Definition

Setting Up the Python Scripts

Invoking the Auto ACKnowledgment Logic in Chameleon

Non-Standard ACKs

Processing Whole Messages Using the autoack.vmd and autonack.vmd Files (for Iguana)

ACKs with Non-Standard Delimiter Characters

Verifying Any ACK Message in Chameleon

Using the Tools and Utility Applications

Deploying Chameleon Applications

Tutorials and Exercises

Designing HL7 Interfaces

Troubleshooting

Unix Support

Language API Documentation

ACK Message Definition

The ACK message definition is used to determine the format of the ACKnowledgment message to be sent back to the receiver. Just like the default message, the table grammar is blank, but the segment grammar consists of an MSH and an MSA segment with segment filtering switched on.

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