TheraDoc Application Server Flashcards
Explain VistA communication with TheraDoc
HL7 messages are sent from VistA to TheraDoc via logical links. HL7s are received and parsed by KNET and sent to the TheraDoc database. After it’s saved, it’s viewable within TheraDoc
Explain Coldfusion, IISADMIN, and WWW services’ relationship to TheraDoc
Coldfusion, IISADMIN, and WWW are web services hosting the TheraDoc application.
Explain KNET service
KNET is a listening service that listens for, receives, and parses HL7 messages from VistA.
Explain TESA service
TESA is a service that sends clinical alerts based on preconfigured rules set up by hospital staff.
Identify the two Oracle services
OracleOraDb12home1TNSListener, aka the listener service, allows the database server to receive incoming client connection requests and manages the traffic of these requests to the server.
OracleServiceTDOC runs the Oracle database.
How do you verify connections and status of ColdFusion
- Go to ColdFusion’s localhost URL
- Data & Services -> press Verify All Connections
Identify the four main SysMon alerts
Interface, DB ping, Web ping, and TESA queue count
Explain an Interface SysMon alert
For a particular interface, checks the timestamp of the last message sent, fails if the difference between the last message’s timestamp and now is beyond the threshold
Explain a DB ping SysMon alert
Sends a ping to the database; fails if the database is down
Explain a Web ping SysMon alert
Sends a ping to the production TheraDoc URL; fails if the site is down
Explain a TESA queue count SysMon alert
Checks the current number of TESA messages awaiting processing, goes off when the count is greater than the threshold
Explain the Data Source field on the Interface Status page
Where the message comes from
Explain the Data Type field on the Interface Status page
Not sure; set by site admins
Explain the Last Message Created field on the Interface Status page
When the last message was created in VistA, this is the same value as what’s in SysMon.
Explain the Last Message Received field on the Interface Status page
When KNET received the last message