Step 5: Create HIPAA Trading Partner Agreements
The HIPAA trading partner agreement (HIPAA TPA) defines how messages are validated and the acknowledgments are generated.
A HIPAA TPA contains settings specific to Module for HIPAA, based on the wm.estd.hipaa.rec:HipaaParameters IS document types. Modify these variables to tailor how messages are validated between two trading partners and how Module for HIPAA generates acknowledgments.
Module for HIPAA provides a default TPA for an Unknown sender and receiver, which contains the default settings for all senders and receivers. You can edit this TPA or create a trading partner-specific TPA.
To create a partner-specific TPA, in the Agreement Details screen in My webMethods, define the following values:
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Specify HIPAA as the value for Agreement ID.
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Identify the sender and receiver.
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For IS document type, specify the value
wm.estd.hipaa.rec:HipaaParameters.
For more information about creating and editing TPAs, see the chapter on defining and managing TPAs in the webMethods Trading Networks Administrator’s Guide for your release.