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TOC \\o \"1-5\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131551\" \u0014Table of Contents\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131551 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131552\" \u0014Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131552 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131553\" \u0014Related Manuals and Reference Materials\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131553 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131554\" \u0014Set Up Automated Instrument\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131554 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131555\" \u00141\tNetwork Connectivity Setup\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131555 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131556\" \u00142\tTesting Template Setup\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131556 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131557\" \u00143\tUser ID Setup\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131557 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131558\" \u0014Set Up Instrument Manager\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131558 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131559\" \u00141\tInstrument Manager Version\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131559 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131560\" \u00142\tInstrument Manager to Automated Instrument Connectivity\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131560 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131561\" \u00143\tInstalling Instrument Driver\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131561 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131562\" \u00144\tSet Up Instrument Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131562 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131563\" \u00144.1\tDownload Instrument Configuration Files\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131563 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131564\" \u00144.2\tImport Instrument Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131564 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131565\" \u00144.3\tVerify Test Code Mapping for Instrument Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131565 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131566\" \u00144.4\tVerify Rules for Instrument Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131566 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131567\" \u00144.5\tConfigure Rules for Instrument Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131567 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131568\" \u00144.6\tImport VBECS (HL7) Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131568 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131569\" \u00144.7\tVerify Test Code Mapping for VBECS Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131569 \\h \u001421\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131570\" \u00144.8\tVerify Rules for VBECS (HL7) Side Configuration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131570 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131571\" \u00145\tSet Up HL7 Connection to VBECS TEST\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131571 \\h \u001425\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131572\" \u00146\tSet Up Instrument Connection\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131572 \\h \u001427\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131573\" \u00147\tTest New Connections\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131573 \\h \u001429\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131574\" \u00148\tValidate Instrument Connectivity to VBECS TEST\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131574 \\h \u001430\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131575\" \u00149\tSet up HL7 Connection to VBECS PROD\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131575 \\h \u001430\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131576\" \u0014Glossary\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131576 \\h \u001434\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131577\" \u0014Appendices\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131577 \\h \u001435\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131578\" \u0014Appendix A:  Instrument Side Mapping\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131578 \\h \u001435\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131579\" \u0014Appendix B: HL7 (VBECS) Side Mapping\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131579 \\h \u001436\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131580\" \u0014Appendix C: Instrument Side Rules\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131580 \\h \u001437\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131581\" \u0014Appendix D: VBECS (HL7) Side Rules\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131581 \\h \u001439\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131582\" \u0014Appendix E: Echo Testing Templates\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131582 \\h \u001440\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131583\" \u0014Appendix F: Validation Planning and Example Test Scenarios\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131583 \\h \u001441\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131584\" \u0014Test Group One: AI interface disabled\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131584 \\h \u001442\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131585\" \u0014Test Group Two: Verify AI individual test(s)\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131585 \\h \u001443\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc123131586\" \u0014Test Group 2 Scenario 1: Verify AI TAS test\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc123131586 \\h 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