ITK Behaviour
This section highlights the behaviour of the ITK service with regards to the Distribution Envelope (DE). All ITK implementations will utilize the DE across all ITK transport specifications. The DE behaviours are explained below.
The Acknowledgements shown on the diagrams below are configurable from within the ITK Distribution Envelope. See the Acknowledgement Framework for details.
To Send Distribution Envelope
This service is used to send a Distribution Envelope.
| Service Description | Send DE |
|---|---|
| Service Identifier | urn:nhs-itk:services:201005:sendDistEnvelope |
| Purpose | To asynchronously send a Distribution Envelope. |
| Infrastructure Acknowledgements | In line with the business Domain Messaging Specification(DMS) requirements, recipients may be required to send an Infrastructure Acknowledgement if the urn:nhs-itk:ns:201005:infackrequested handlingSpecification within the Distribution Envelope is set to true. |
| Business Acknowledgements | In line with the business Domain Messaging Specification(DMS) requirements, recipients may be required to send a Business Acknowledgement if the urn:nhs-itk:ns:201005:ackrequested handlingSpecification within the Distribution Envelope is set to true. |
| Payloads | The Distribution Envelope is used to wrap one or more ITK payloads. |
To Send and Receive Distribution Envelopes
This service is used to send and receive Distribution Envelopes.
| Service Description | Send Receive DE |
|---|---|
| Service Identifier | urn:nhs-itk:services:201005:sendRecvDistEnvelop |
| Purpose | To synchronously send a Distribution Envelope. |
| Infrastructure Acknowledgements | In line with the business Domain Messaging Specification(DMS) requirements, recipients may be required to send an Infrastructure Acknowledgement if the urn:nhs-itk:ns:201005:infackrequested handlingSpecification within the Distribution Envelope is set to true |
| Business Acknowledgements | In line with the business Domain Messaging Specification(DMS) requirements, recipients may be required to send a Business Acknowledgement if the urn:nhs-itk:ns:201005:ackrequested handlingSpecification within the Distribution Envelope is set to true. |
| Payloads | The Distribution Envelope is used to wrap one or more ITK payloads. |
