From LLP

The From LLP component receives data on a port using the LLP protocol. This is an upstream component and pushes the received data downstream.

Running the Component

The below steps assume an the required network/firewall configurations have been made on the machine to allow incoming connections.

Using +COMPONENT, import the From LLP component.

 

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Fields marked with an asterisk * are required.

Message Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

Field

Description

Default Value

MessageEncoding *

The encoding used in the input data.

If left blank, encoding will be updated to the default according to OS. See Supported File Encodings.

Western (Windows-1252) for Windows

Western (ISO-8859-1) for Linux/Mac OS X.

LLPPrefix *

Prefix to use in LLP data. Should be in the form of an escaped hex value.

\x0B

LLPSuffix *

Suffix to use in LLP data. Should be in the form of an escaped hex value.

\x1C\x0D

Connection Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

Field

Description

Default Value

Port *

The port number to listen for incoming connections.

 

ConnectionTimeout

Length of time in minutes to close idle connections.

30

SslCertificate

Path to certificate file.

If certificate and key files are provided, SSL will be enabled.

 

SslKey

Path to key file.

If certificate and key files are provided, SSL will be enabled.

 

ACK Configurations:

Field

Description

Default Value

Field

Description

Default Value

AckGeneration *

Type of ACK generation to be used.

Options: Fast, Custom

Fast

Start the component.

Send data to the port specified by the component. Verify that the data is being received correctly, and an ACK response is being sent to the client.

Adapting the Component

There are a few ways you can adapt and expand this component for more complex workflows:

By default, the From LLP component uses fast ACK generation which creates a default ACK message based on data within the incoming HL7 message.

To implement custom ACK messages, modify the ACKcustomAck function with your logic to generate the desired ACK response:

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