Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon.  Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

• Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
• Training on gazelle configuration entry
• IP Addresses
• Connectivity Testing

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

 

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test.  Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'.  This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname. This will be the full qualified domain name.  You will also incldue your static IP address.

The gazelle proxy:  The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font.  There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...).  These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Philip DePalo (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

IHE Services has provided this guide to assist with the online process for setting up your congifurations:

• Online Configuration Guide

The information below is geared towards a Face to Face Connectathon:

• Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
• Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
• Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
• Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

 IP Addresses

1. You must follow the guide above to edit and enter your own IP and domain name.
2. You will then download the hosts file to whitelist other participants in your firewall.
3. You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://gazelle.iheusa.org)
   -- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
   -- Lower left: Download hosts file

Connectivity Testing

You may use this IHE Services guide to perform connectivity testing: Connectivity Testing

 

Thank you for your patience during this new process.  Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

 

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

 

  Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

• Testing schedule for the week
• Daily 'need to know' announcements
• Network information
• Gazelle Test Management
• Slack User Guide
• Test Execution Guide
• Guidance for Monday's session
• Assigned partners and assigned patients
• XD*, ATNA
• XCA, XCPD, XCA-I
• Ask questions. Get help.
• Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Mar 1, 2021	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Mar 1, 2021	10:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Mar 2, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Mar 3, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Mar 4, 2021	9:00 am -  5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 4
Fri, Mar 5, 2021	8:00 am -  noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

 

Daily 'need to know' announcements

Follow Slack #connectathon-announcements channel for all event related notes.

Network Info

• Online Configuration Guide
• more network info: https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2021-application-and-network-info

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle Test Management: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Slack User Guide

Please review the following user guide for information on how to work within the slack workspace.  You must be a registered participant to join the slack workspace.  You can register here: Participant Registration

Slack User Guide

Test Execution Guide

Please reivew the following test execution guide. This will be the method used to have your tests monitored and completed.

Test Execution Guide

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up.  After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

• Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
• Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
• Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
• Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
• Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
• In general, work on other no-peer tests.
• Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil -

• First & last resource for technical support.  Ask me anything.
• If I do not know, I will find someone who does.
• Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• e.g. "I need to reset my password"
• Monitor support

Steve Moore -

• QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer -  On Slack: IHE.Lynn.Felhofer

• ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Paul Sherman & Michael Kirwan -

• DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
• "I need to drop a profile/actor in DEV"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing.  First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

• Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing (red/green/blue assignments):  click here
• Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners click here
• Schedule for XC* testing on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first): click here

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

 

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Support	On Slack: #tool-gazelle-test-management
Used for	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy	Ready for NA2021?   Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/proxy IP address:  147.135.50.8
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-proxy
Used for	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation.  Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication.  When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-security-suite
User for	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	On Slack: # gazelle-evs-client
Used for	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-patient-manager
Used for	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ*, PIX* are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon.  Source of test patients during Connectathon.    Connectathon tests *do not* call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-order-manager
Used for	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools	Ready for NA2021?  YES!
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/pcdtool/
Support	On Slack: #tool-pcd-tool
Used for	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA     Ready for NA2021?
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	On Slack:
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Configuration
Support	On Slack:
Used for	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Support	On Slack:
Used for	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit	Ready for NA2021?   Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools >> During Connectathon week:  >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	On Slack: # tool-xds-toolkit
Used for	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS.  Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools	Ready for NA2021?   Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging
Support	On Slack: #tool-xds-imaging
Used for	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)	Ready for NA2021?  Yes
Configuration	GUI front end: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/ FHIR base URL: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/baseR4
Support	On Slack:  # fhir-readwrite-server
Used for	(1) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems.  -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '*_Resource_Check* for several profiles. (2) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors.  Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	https://hapifhir.io/
FHIR Toolkit (aka "Asbestos")	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org:9743
Support	On Slack: # tool-fhir-toolkit
Used for	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Release notes Connectathon FAQ Recorded training (from 2020, but still applicable, and a chance to see Bill again :-) )
Provider Organization	NIST
MITRE Inferno	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/inferno
Support	On Slack: # tool-mitre-inferno
Used for	FHIR Testing, there are no Connectathon specific tests
Documentation
Provider Organization	MITRE
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)	Ready for NA2021?  Yes.
Configuration	Note:  this is updated for NA2021 GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/dcm4chee-arc/ui2 login/password: user/user  IP addr / port: 147.135.232.187  /  11112 AET: CENTRAL_ARCHIVE QIDO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	On Slack:   # tool-dicom-central-archive
Used for	A commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects.   Participants store their objects here.  Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.  Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Index to IHE TEST TOOLS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools:  https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information