Custom Connector

The ArdenSuite Server provides an external interface for the evaluation of curly brace expressions and for WRITE operations, as illustrated in the figure below. If you are interested in creating your own connector, please contact us at support@medexter.com so we can be of assistance. At the moment, Medexter offers the Database Connector and the FHIR and openEHR Connectors for use with the ArdenSuite Server.

A custom connector has no connector ID. (like e.g., fhir, database, openehr) that could be used inside of curly brace expressions. Therefore, in order to use a custom connector, it can be set as default connector via the ardenServer.properties file located at <server_install_directory>\glassfish\domains\ArdenSuiteServer\config\ardenServer.properties, using the property server.connector.default=<connector_rmi_name>.

The default connector is used for any curly brace operation where no connector identifier is specified (see Connector Options section). The server.connector.default=<connector_rmi_name> property may also be used to set any of the existing connectors as default connector. The <connector_rmi_name> names for the existing connectors are:

• RMIHostInterfaceDatabase for the Database Connector
• RMIHostInterfaceFhir for the FHIR as well as openEHR Connectors

If the server.connector.default property is not found within the ardenServer.properties, the ArdenSuite Server uses the first licensed connector in the following order: Database Connector, FHIR Connector, OpenEHR Connector.

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Read our instruction manual Achieving Database Connectivity in Arden Syntax Using the ArdenSuite Database Connector - SIRS Notification as an Example for a practical guide on how to use the Database Connector. Find more how-to instruction manuals as well as the files to accompany the manuals in our Learning Center.

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Read our instruction manual Achieving FHIR Connectivity in Arden Syntax Using the ArdenSuite FHIR Connector for a practical guide on how to use the FHIR Connector. Find more how-to instruction manuals as well as the files to accompany the manuals in our Learning Center.