Symphonia….

Symphonia Messaging Toolkit

A developer’s productivity tool that

Reduces development time by 90%

Message Definition

Huge Message Libraries

Message Testing - Explorer

Symphonia Engine (processes over 3,000,000 messages per hour)

XML Message Definition

Programming Components –Dynamic Binding

Message Mapping

Instantly creates ActiveX objects

EDI (Eletronic Data Interchange)EDI describes the movement of business-orientated information in a

structuredformat between computer applications

MSH|^~\&|TAT|SBCL|ATNGITEST1|182478|199909161440||ORU^R01|08980|P|2.3PID||0004015|AT003398T||TEST^CORRECTED 2||19740418|F||||||||||0004015OBR|1|0004015|AT003398T|353||||||||||||DR NO|||||AT|199909161440|||FOBX|1|NM|45009600^C4S^SBCL|1|62|MG/DL|16-47|H|||C||||ATNTE|1|| *************************NTE|2|| ** => AMENDED RESULT **NTE|3|| *************************

StandardsHL7, EDIFACT, X12, HIPPA, HCFA,NCPDP, any user defined formats

XML A replacement for EDI?Markup language for documents containing structured information

Message MappingSo different systems can talk

EDI and XML Messaging

Symphonia 3 is an easy-to-use toolkit that allows vendors, consultants and developers to rapidly add messaging capabilities to new, existing and legacy applications.

Four Applicationso EDI Message Designer (create definitions,

documentation, customize standards)o Explorer (debug messages, send, receive and log

sample messages)o XML Message Designer (create XML schema

definitions)o Symphonia Mapper (define and test message

mappings)

What is Symphonia

At the heart of the Symphonia 3 toolkit is the Symphonia engine. This parses an extensive range of EDI protocols and any user-defined formats. It is extremely fast and supported on a variety of operating systems. In addition to this is the Mapper Engine, which is also fast and again has cross platform support.

Two Engines

o EDI ‘Symphonia Engine’

o Mapper Engine

Wrappers for XML, TCP etc

What is Symphonia

The EDI ‘Symphonia Engine’ has Unicode support

Composer –Message designer

Explorer –Message Testbench

Intergate Symphonia into your own Application…so easy

Using Symphonia for EDI Messaging

Using Symphonia with JavaJava developers are well supported by Symphonia

Java Classes be used instead of ActiveX objects

Symphonia and XMLXML Document creation is made so much easier with the help of XML Composer

Has Java support now too. Generated Java classes wrap the Oracle DOM

Message Mapping

Creating a mapping is as simple as drag and dropping…more complex mapping can be creating via a simple C based programming language external dll and COM functions

Define mapping Implement mapping

Has a Java Mapping Engine as well as Unix ports

Input/Outputs

testing

Using EDI and XML Composer define your input and output definitions

EDI Message Designer

EDI Message Designer

• Messages• Segments (the building blocks of messages)• Composites (Complex datatypes)• Validation tables (enforced field values)• Message set properties (separators)• Field Instances (override composites locally)• NotesAnd generate• RTF/HTML documentation• ActiveX objects, Java classes, Parser control

files

allows you to define….

Symphonia LibrariesThe wizard can be run to import messages from the

Library. Select the messaging standard and then the messages you require.

EDI Message DesignerSymphonia’s tool to construct and modify

message definitions

MessagesSegments

Composites Validation TablesMessage structure

Fields..Fields can be added and edited…

Datatypes can complex compostie datatypes

Required, Length, Repeat properties can be set

Validation Tables

Separatorsdefine message separators for a set of messages

Separators value can be set and modified

Separator Replacements are also supported

Fixed or variable..the message defines its own separators

Message Type determination…..setup by matching the values in the values in the message type fields with the message tag for a particular message….

Message type fields

..and/or use the message match list

Properties

Windows XP, 2000, NT 3.5, 98, 95 Unix, HPUX, DGUX, Solaris, Linux and others VMS, MacOS etc

Programming with Symphonia

Developers have a number of options to choose from:

Generate ActiveX objects (DAGs)

COM parsing engine

C++ or Java parsing engine’s

Java classes

This means the following operating systems are supported….

Direct ActiveX GenerationGenerate an ActiceX object that Encapulates your message definition and the Symphonia Engine

Select the DAG generation option

Enter a name and filename for the ActiveX object

Unicode support is available

Using the DAG in VB

Other Development Tools

The DAG can be used in any of the following development environments….

Delphi

ASP

Visual C++

PowerBuilder

C++ Builder

C##

…..any COM Compliant development language

Generating a Parser Control FileA PCF file can be quickly generated for your message definition…

Using the PCFThe PCF…generic classes…don’t need to recompile the application.PCF files can be used by the following engines

Java Parsing engine

COM Parsing engine

C++ Parsing engine

Additionally Composer can generate Java classes

Using the PCFCreating a batch message….

Load the PCF file in to the Messagefactory.

Messages can be created using MessageElements passing component names as parameters.

Repeating fields/Segments can be added using ‘AppendElement’

DAG vs PCFDAG avantages

• Easy to program with

• Can be used in any COM Compliant language

PCF avantages

• No need to recomplie you applications

• Deployable across many kinds of OS

DAG disadvantages

• If you change your definition the DAG needs to be regenerated and your application recomplied

• Only runs on Windows

PCF disadvantages

• More complex to program with..Fields can’t be accessed using code inslight

Typical uses….Small applications written for a single site, in a development language like VB or Delphi

Typical uses….Larger applications written for deployment on multiple sites, that may run on various OS’s

TCP ActiveX Object

TCP Object

Input parser

Symphonia also contains a TCP object for sending and receiveing messages…

Object handles Message Trailer and Headers

Handling Events like Connections and receiving messages from external applications is easy

Parse message strings into usable objects

Report GenerationGenerate reports for your message definition in seconds….

RTF documents generated and display in Word with full table of contents support

HTML reports can be generated also

Your documentation is never out of date!!!

Flat File FormatsIn addition to message standards, user defined formats can be created.

Comma delimited flat message definitions can be set up..

,

…and fixed width message definitions…

Fixed Width Formats

ExplorerEDI Message Test Bench

Symphonia Explorer

You must first load an s3d file (from Composer), to make it message aware

The message window is made up of 3 parts - Message tree, message string and error list

Import/Export messages

Send and Receive messages via TCP

Logging support

Explorer is a ‘window’ to the Symphonia engine, a powerful EDI debugging tool

Importing messagesSample messages can be quickly verified

Load your message definition (Composer s3d file)…

Import a message…

You can create new messages also

Sending and Receiving messages

Explorer can also be used a debugging tool with other applications

Send message to a server application

Or set Explorer up as server and receive messages

Explorer can also act as a router, receiving messages and routing them to another system

XML ComposerThe XML Message Designer

XML Composer

Symphonia’s Tool for defining XML schemas

Create/Edit XML schemas

Generate ActiveX objects…. wraps the Mircosoft XML DOM

Generates Java code…wraps the Oracle XML DOM

Import/Export DTD’s

Import/Export W3C Schemas

Defining XML Schemas is so simple…

XML Composer Generate ActiveX objects

Documents, Elements, Fields, Attributes

Import/Export Schemas and DTDs

Using XML ActiveX objectsXML documents couldn’t be easier to generate…

MapperSymphonia Map Builder

The Symphonia Message Mapper

Solves communications problems between information systems with different formats by providing mapping between them.

Creating a map file e.g. HL7 to XML Map file in use - mapping HL7 to XML

Drag and drop from each format to create file

Rapidly enables universal data communicationsbetween previously incompatible systems

Maps virtually any format to any other format. Programming is significantly reduced by

user-friendly GUI and wizards

The Symphonia Message Mapper

Import Input and Output Definitions

A mapping wizard allows mappings to be quickly set up..

The mapper can import any EDI Composer files and XML formats

Drag & Drop GUI generates code automatically

Sub maps…enables code reuse and similifies mappings

With the Symphonia Mapper you have a Rapid Mapping Development Application

Some Features….Globals variables

Call Stored procedures in ODBC databases

Call COM components

Customized External functions

Automap similar fields

Compiling and TestingWhen a mapping is complete, it is then compiled into an ecc file…

Mapping can be tested with sample input messages

The ecc file and the mapper engine is all that is required to add mapping to an application

Using the Mapper EngineIntegrating a mapping requires only a few lines of code…

Solo mapper, NT service

The Symphonia Mapper Service is a Windows NT/2000 service for mapping messages between 2 connections. These connections can be a combination of TCP connections and directory-based connections.

Additionally the Mapper has two other applications that users toreceive messages and map them and send the output to another machine or directory

The SoloMapper implements an automatic transfer operation where a message is mapped using a mapping file generated by The Symphonia Mapper.

Concise C based code mapping language.Clear, concise, easy to understand - capable of virtually any mapping at all.

Ease of Use.User friendly Drag and Drop GUI simplifies the mapping process.

Extensibility and Scalability.The use of COM interfaces, engine APIs and ActiveX objects promotes a high degree of customisation and programmability.

Supports multiple platformsWindows 95/98/2000NTSun SolarisHP-UXIBM AIXUnixLinux

Mapper Summary

Deployment

Symphonia requires only a handful of small files for deployment at the most!!

Symphonia Runtimes

Symphonia Development keyRequired to run Composer, Explorer, XML Composer and the Symphonia Engine on a Development machine.

Symphonia Runtime keysRequired to run the Symphonia Engine on a Runtime machine. One key per machine.

Mapper Development keysRequired to run the Symphonia Mapper and mapper engine.

Mapper Runtime keysRequired to run the Symphonia mapper engine on a Runtime machine. One key per machine.

Symphoniawww.symphonia3.com

http://support.symhonia3.comsupport@orion.co.nz

Support

DEMO

Demo Overview

Visual Basic Client Visual Basic Server

Sends HL7 ORU message

(Lab result)

Receives ORU Message

Maps to an XML document and saves to file

Send via TCP

This is a demonstration of using Symphonia to send EDI messages, mapping messages from one format to another and parse XML documents.

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