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HL7 to Database

	Before beginning this tutorial, it is important to read the previous chapters of this manual so that you will have a better understanding of how Chameleon and Iguana relate to one another.

In this tutorial, you will step through the process of setting up an Iguana channel that will do the following:

• Accept HL7 messages from the network;
• Extract data from these messages; and
• Then insert this data directly into a database.

LLP is the standard way of transmitting HL7 messages over a network. As such, you will be creating a connection that has an LLP Listener component as the source and a To Database component as the destination.

The objective of this tutorial for Iguana is to get patient demographics from HL7 messages and into a database. You will start by setting up a simple interface to handle a standard patient update (ADT^A04) HL7 message. Once you have your interface working for this type of message, some new requirements will be introduced to illustrate how an interface might evolve and expand over time.