About This Book

This book explains how the concept of virtual documents allows Ensemble to provide efficient support for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) formats and for XML documents. This book provides the common information that applies to all Ensemble virtual document formats.

This book contains the following sections:

• Virtual Documents

• Schema Definitions

• Virtual Property Paths

• Using Virtual Documents in a Production

• Defining Search Tables

• Controlling Message Validation

• Creating Custom Schema Categories

• Portal Tools

• Syntax Guide for Virtual Property Paths

• Common Settings

For a detailed outline, see the table of contents.

The following books provide related information:

• Developing Ensemble Productions describes specific Ensemble development practices in detail.

• Ensemble Best Practices describes best practices for organizing and developing Ensemble productions.

• Ensemble ASTM Development Guide describes how to work with ASTM documents as Ensemble virtual documents.

• Ensemble EDIFACT Development Guide describes how to work with EDIFACT documents as Ensemble virtual documents.

• Ensemble HL7 Version 2 Development Guide describes how to work with HL7 version 2 messages as Ensemble virtual documents.

• Ensemble X12 Development Guide describes how to work with X12 documents as Ensemble virtual documents.

• Ensemble XML Virtual Document Development Guide describes how to work with XML documents as Ensemble virtual documents.

For general information, see Using InterSystems Documentation.