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HL7 Friendly Names Option

HL7 Data Mapping Made Easy with Human-Readable Naming

This video demo shows PilotFish’s eiConsole using the HL7 “Friendly Name” option to make HL7 v2 messages easier to read, interpret, and map. Instead of working with dense HL7 segment and field identifiers, Friendly Names converts the message to a clearer XML view. This makes segments, fields and components appear with human-readable labels.

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30-second summary

  • Turn HL7 v2 messages into readable XML with labeled segments, fields, and components
  • Reduce mapping friction with a human-readable HL7 tree inside the Data Mapper
  • Help more team members understand HL7 payloads, even without deep HL7 expertise
  • Build maintainable HL7 interfaces faster using eiConsole’s visual workflow

How the Friendly Names Option Works

1. Turn it on in the configuration

Enable the Friendly Name option in the configuration panel, then open test mode to validate the output.

2. Convert HL7 to XML and read it clearly

After conversion, the XML representation is far easier to interpret because labels are human-readable rather than cryptic HL7 identifiers.

3. Map faster in the HL7 data mapper

Friendly Names are also available in the Data Mapper via the HL7 v2 format builder. Load the HL7 version, enable Friendly Names, then map using a readable tree of segments, fields, and components.

4. Reduce build time and rework

Readable field names improve handoffs, cut mistakes, and speed ongoing enhancements for HL7 interfaces.

Deployment-ready for Production Teams

  • Run interfaces reliably in production (eiPlatform), including containerized environments
  • PilotFish works great in Docker containers

Security, Observability, Compliance

  • Encryption in transit and at rest, least-privilege patterns for credentials
  • Audit logging for message flow and configuration changes
  • Metrics, alerts and dashboards for throughput, error rates, and SLAs

Why PilotFish?

  • Time to first interface measured in days, not months
  • Lower maintenance with visual tooling and reusable assets
  • Vendor-neutral integrations that scale with volume and complexity
  • Free 90-day trial of the eiConsole IDE available

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