HL7 HTTP

HL7 HTTP, or Health Level Seven HTTP, is a set of international standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information. This connector is the HTTP-based variant of the HL7 connector. This connector sends HL7 messages using HTTP.

Install HL7 from the community library

Connection setup

The HL7 HTTP connector uses HTTP authentication.

HL7 HTTP setup

1

Download the HL7 extension.

2

Extract the downloaded package to $OPA/ext, where $OPA refers to your OPA installation directory.

3

Configure where outbound HL7 HTTP traffic goes for the HL7 HTTP connection. The connector configuration takes precedence when set.

Connect to HL7 in Workato using HTTP

Complete the following steps to connect to HL7 HTTP in Workato:

1

Click Create > Connection.

2

Search for and select HL7 HTTP on the New connection page.

3

Enter a name for your connection in the Connection name field.

HL7 HTTP connectionSet up your HL7 HTTP connection.

4

Use the Location drop-down menu to select the project where you plan to store the connection.

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Use the Connection type drop-down menu to select the on-prem group where your HL7 extension is configured.

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Use the Processing mode drop-down menu to select the HL7 processing ID you plan to use. Options include: Debugging, Production, and Training.

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Provide your Profile name. The OPA profile must have a running HL7 listener to receive HL7 messages.

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Enter the Remote HL7 HTTP base URL for send actions. Overrides remoteUrl in OPA config.yml if set. Leave blank to use OPA only.

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Enter the Send path for HTTP POST. Overrides sendPath in OPA config.yml if set. Leave blank to use OPA only.

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Enter custom HTTP Connection headers to send with every request.

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Select Apply connection headers to all actions to include connection headers in every action request.

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Click Connect.

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