Computer Hardware User Manual
HL7 MSH Segment — TCP/IP HL7 V2 Outbound
Adapter
The following table lists and describes the properties that appear on the HL7 MSH Segment
page of the Properties Editor accessed from the Connectivity Map. These properties dene the
conguration of the MSH segment of the HL7 message. For more information about this
segment, refer to the HL7 specication (
http://www.hl7.org).
TABLE 23 Connectivity Map - HL7 MSH Segment
Name Description
Field Separator The character that separates the segment ID and the rst real eld. This value
denes the character that is used as a separator for the rest of the message and is
the rst eld in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-01).
The value is a decimal ASCII number, and the allowed range is 1 to 127. The
default setting is 124, which is the pipe character (|).
Encoding Characters Encoding characters in the following order:
■
Component separator
■
Repetition separator
■
Escape character
■
Subcomponent separator
This is the second eld in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-02).
The default is ^~\& (ASCII 94, 126, 92, and 38) respectively.
Sending Application A user-dened value for the sending application among other applications within
the network enterprise. The network enterprise consists of the applications that
participate in the exchange of HL7 messages within the enterprise. The default is
Sun HL7 adapter.
This is the third eld in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-03).
Sending Facility A user-dened value that further identies the sending application among
multiple identical instances of the application running on behalf of dierent
organizations. The default is Sun HL7 adapter.
This is the fourth eld in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-04).
Receiving Application A user-dened value for the receiving application among other applications
within the network enterprise. The default value is Sun HL7 adapter.
This is the fth eld in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-05).
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