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Now that a clear understanding of what conformance means has been conveyed, let’s explore why it is necessary, what are its benefits, and how appropriate application of the concepts by implementers and users can be assured. This chapter presents a testing model classification framework that supports conformance and interoperability testing of distributed systems. This introduction provides the foundation and framework from which further discussions about testing can proceed. The various testing models are presented, along with their applicability and the requirements they impose for realization of a testing tool. Three distinct models are identified, and a description of the testing activities that can be performed within the model is provided for each one. The broad categories of testing activities include data instance validation, isolated systems testing, and peer-to-peer systems testing. The targeted systems are those that support data exchange standards
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Simple Object Access Protocol.
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In a testing environment with one vendor implementation and one or more test agents, interoperability testing can be simulated.
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Oemig, F., Snelick, R. (2016). Testing Models. In: Healthcare Interoperability Standards Compliance Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44839-8_10
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