HL7 Compare

Owned by Jonathan Reis
Last updated: Jun 02, 2020 by Jared Reis
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Compares two HL7 messages and displays the differences.

As you can see below from the example the tool highlights the fields that are different from one another. Changes are colored red, additions colored green, and deletions are highlighted with a strikethrough font. 

There are a number of ways to compare 2 messages depending on which tool you are in.

From the Message Editor window.
  • Use the "L" and "R" buttons  in the button bar to send the current message to either the left, or right, compare window. 
  • Click and Drag a message to the desired compare window by clicking down and holding the left mouse button on the area of the message window to the left of the line numbers.  
From the compare window 
  • Press the  button on one of the compare Window's scroll bar to copy the currently displayed message into the Compare Window's display.
From HL7 SQL and Sql Loader tools
  • Select 2 items in the query results list, right-click and select the "Compare Messages" option (see below)