Implementation approaches
You can configure a network in one of three ways.
From the connection: "Structure with direction" provides an overall view of the network system and its needs.
- Configure the host connections.
- Configure the translation lookup tables.
- Configure the FRL definitions.
- Configure any non-fixed record layouts, such as XML, VRL, or HRL.
- Configure any record layouts that use variants, such as HL7, UN/EDIFACT, NCPDP, or X12.
- Configure the record translation specifications.
- Edit the network connection and route configurations to supply any missing information. Configure the transaction routes between the hosts. This step shows the sources and destinations for message transactions.
From the record layout: "Details first" is a logical way to enter configuration information in the system database. This does not show an overview of the network until the entire configuration is complete.
- Configure the FRL definitions.
- Configure any non-fixed record layouts, such as XML, VRL, or HRL.
- Configure any record layouts that use variants, such as HL7, UN/EDIFACT, NCPDP, or X12.
- Configure the record translation specifications.
- Configure the translation lookup tables.
- Configure the message translation specifications.
- Configure the host connections.
- Configure the network connections, threads, and routes.
From the network: "Structure first" shows an overview of the entire network before details are added. The disadvantage of this approach is that you cannot configure network objects, such as threads and routes, until after configuring message layouts and translations.
- Configure the network connections, threads, and routes.
- Configure the FRL definitions.
- Configure any non-fixed record layouts, such as XML, VRL, or HRL.
- Configure any record layouts that use variants, such as HL7, UN/EDIFACT, NCPDP, or X12.
- Configure the record translation specifications.
- Configure the translation lookup tables.
- Configure the message translation specifications.