XML data element fields

Element – The element field maps the message data to appropriate elements of the segment code.

Element Index – The element index defines a unique element. Since multiple elements can be defined, the element index makes each element definition unique.

Explicit Values – The explicit values field defines a static data value instead of using the retrieved message data. For example, some external sources might not always send a source code in the message. The MDM operational server requires a source code for correct processing. You can set an explicit value for the source code to always be included in the input message. Another example is the inclusion of an ID issuer that is not normally sent in the message, such as “SSN.”

Location Path – The location path defines the XPATH to extract data from the XML message. XPATH is a language for addressing parts of an XML document, designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer. For IHE, children are enclosed in brackets [ ] and attributes are prefixed by @. For example: /*:EmpiMsg/*:Member/*:MemAttr[attrCode="GENDER"]/*:attrVal