Infosphere and HL7 format

Rob4732 · Post by **Rob4732** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:40 pm

Hi Everyone,

Some background:

HL7 - Health Level 7 data format:

Version 2 HL7 - proprietary format.
Version 3 HL7 - xml format.

I read a couple of posts on this topic from several years ago, but not sure how much has changed since then(if anything).

I believe datastage TX can consume this format, however I read on an IBM site that TX will no longer be supported. I believe TX would also need to be purchased.

I imagine the xml format could be consumed by datastage.

Any additional information is appreciated.

Thanks

Robert

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:54 pm

Yes, WebSphere Transformation Extender (the product formerly known as "TX" and "Mercator" before that, which for all I know has a new name now) is a separate purchasable tool. Yes, the XML format should be perfectly digestible by DataStage and perhaps even the "proprietary" format I imagine, depending on what it looks like and how well it is (or isn't) documented.

Rob4732 · Post by **Rob4732** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:27 pm

Thanks for the Info. I will give the xml a go.