Adding a TCP/IP HL7 External Application to a Connectivity Map

To create a TCP/IP HL7 Adapter you must first add a TCP/IP HL7 External Application to the Connectivity Map. A TCP/IP HL7 Adapter is automatically created when you link a TCP/IP HL7 External Application and a Service. Services are containers for Java Collaborations, Business Processes, Data Integrator processes, and so on.

To Add a TCP/IP HL7 External Application

1. Create a Connectivity Map for the Project, and add a Service to the Connectivity Map.

2. On the Connectivity Map toolbar, click the External Applications icon.

3. Select HL7 External Application from the menu.

   A TCP/IP HL7 External Application icon appears on the Connectivity Map toolbar.

4. Drag the new HL7 External Application icon from the toolbar onto the Connectivity Map canvas.

5. To bind the External Application with the Service, do one of the following:

   • If messages are entering from the HL7 system, drag a link from the HL7 External Application to the Service.

   • If messages are being sent from the Service to the HL7 system, drag a link from the Service to the HL7 External Application.

     The TCP/IP HL7 Adapter appears on the link.

     Figure 1 Adapter Location

     
     

6. Modify the Adapter properties, as described in Modifying the TCP/IP HL7 Adapter Properties in the Connectivity Map.