PRTG Manual: HL7 Sensor
The HL7 sensor monitors the availability of Health Level 7 (HL7) interfaces. It sends an HL7 message to the target device and checks for a valid response.
You can define your own messages in HL7 format as .hl7 files in the PRTG program directory. The sensor sends them to the HL7-capable system with each scanning interval.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
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- This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later from Microsoft on the probe system.
- This sensor supports IPv6.
- This sensor has a medium performance impact.
- This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.
Requirement |
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This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later to be installed on the probe system (on every cluster node, if on a cluster probe).
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Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. By default, PRTG shows this name in the device tree, as well as in alarms, logs, notifications, reports, maps, libraries, and tickets.
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Parent Tags |
The tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
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Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
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Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority ( |
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Port |
Enter the port of the HL7 interface that the sensor uses for the connection. |
Timeout (Sec.) |
Enter a timeout in seconds for the request. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 900 seconds (15 minutes).
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Setting |
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Message Header |
Define if you want to use the default message header (MSH) as defined in the selected .hl7 message file or if you want to override certain headers:
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Sending Application |
This setting is only visible if you select Override message header above. Enter the name of the sending application, for example, PRTG. It overrides the default value in the message. Enter a string. |
Sending Facility |
This setting is only visible if you select Override message header above. Enter the name of the sending facility. It overrides the default value in the message. Enter a string. |
Receiving Application |
This setting is only visible if you select Override message header above. Enter the name of the receiving application. It overrides the default value in the message. Enter a string. |
Receiving Facility |
This setting is only visible if you select Override message header above. Enter the name of the receiving facility. It overrides the default value in the message. Enter a string. |
HL7 Message |
Select an .hl7 file from the list. The sensor sends it to the target device with every scanning interval. The list shows all files that are available in the \Custom Sensors\hl7 subfolder of the PRTG program directory on the probe system. For files to appear in this list, store them in this subfolder with the extension .hl7.
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Setting |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
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ACK Status |
The acknowledgment (ACK) status
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Message Control ID OK |
The message control ID status
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Response Time |
The response time
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