HL7 SFT Segment — TCP/IP HL7 V2 Inbound Adapter (Sun Adapter for TCP/IP HL7 User's Guide)

Sun Adapter for TCP/IP HL7 User's Guide

HL7 SFT Segment — TCP/IP HL7 V2 Inbound Adapter

The following table lists and describes the properties that appear on the HL7 SFT Segment page of the Properties Editor accessed from the Connectivity Map. These properties define the configuration of the SFT segment of the HL7 message, which provides additional information about one or more software products used as sending applications. The primary purpose of this segment is for diagnostic use. There may be additional uses per site-specific agreements. For more information about this segment, refer to the HL7 specification (http://www.hl7.org).

Note –

The SFT segment is available starting with HL7 version 2.5.

Table 13 Connectivity Map - HL7 SFT Segment


Name	Description
Enable	An indicator of whether the SFT optional segment is enabled in the ACK. Select `true` to enable the segment; otherwise select `false`. Note – If `Enable` is set to true, and the HL7 version is not configured as 2.5, the adapter will error upon startup.
Software Vendor Organization	The name of the company that publishes or distributes the sending software that created the transaction. This field identifies the vendor responsible for maintaining the application. The purpose of this field, along with the remaining fields in this segment, is to provide a more complete profile of the sending applications. This is the first field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-01).
Software Certified Version or Release Number	The latest software version number or release number for the sending system, which helps provide a more complete profile of the application that is sending or receiving HL7 messages. Version numbers are important in identifying the specific release of an application. In some situations, the receiving application validates the software certified version or release number against a list of certified versions or releases of the particular software. This helps determine whether the sending application adheres to specific business rules required by the receiving application. Alternatively, the software may perform different processing, depending on the version of the sending software. This is the second field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-02).
Software Product Name	The name of the software product that submitted the transaction. The default value is `Sun TCP/IP HL7 adapter Intelligent Adapter`. This is the third field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-03).
Software Binary ID	The unique software binary ID. Software binary IDs are issued by a vendor for each unique software version instance. These IDs are used to differentiate between multiple versions of the same software. Identical primary IDs indicate that the software is identical at the binary level, but configuration settings may differ. This is the fourth field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-04).
Software Product Information	Any additional information about the sending application for more complete identification. This could include a description of the software application, configuration settings, modifications made to the software, and so on. This information is used for diagnostic purposes and provides greater flexibility in identifying the application software. This is the fifth field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-05).
Software Install Date	The date on which the submitting software was installed at the sending site. The software installation date on its own can often provide key information about the behavior of the application. This is the sixth field in the HL7 SFT segment (SFT-06).