Re: [Gnumed-devel] downstream provisions for invalid HL7, plus time zones

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Jim Busser <address@hidden> wrote:
>> so it would be necessary to "break down" the XML file containing multiple
>> messages into *multiple* XML files each containing one message each, each
>> containing the exact same MessageFormat and version number, in order to not
>> lose vital information about the format of the HL7v2 data.  information
>> which HL7v2 itself is *not* capable of storing.
>
> I have to defer to your judgement but only question if the issue needs more 
> thinking as far as whether the added complexity is needed?

 ah - it would appear then that i misunderstood.  one HL7Message could
conceivably contain <Messages> each of which is for a different
patient, in which the ORCs etc in that <Message> are specifically and
exclusively for that patient.

 so it is up to you.

if there are instances where you'd prefer that an entire _batch_ of
patients' <Messages> not be delayed by one silly syntax error, then,
yes, the complexity (which isn't actually that much) can be justified.

if however the delay to an entire batch of patients' <Messages> is
tolerable, then the scenario you describe - moving the entire XML
message to "unmatchable" or even deleting it - would be the thing to
do.

l.