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Infrastructure applications provide the RPMS environment with management, development, and communication tools. The VA Kernel software application ensures a seamless transaction between the underlying operating system and application code. It also provides users with the Kernel Toolkit, which supplements the Kernel software package with development and quality assessment tools, capacity management tools, and system management utilities. VA FileMan, the RPMS database management system, is the application that pulls it all together.
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Data Warehouse Export System (BDW)
Distribution Management Package (ADS)
FileMan v22 Upgrade (DI)
Fileman-To-Cache Class Conversion (BFMC)
HL-7 (HL)
IHS Communications Support (BCOM)
IHS Kernal Toolkit Extensions (BXT)
IHS Support for HL7 Interfaces (BHL)
| Version: 1.0 [ 2006cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| This is for the IHS/RPMS Data Warehouse Export System, designed for local export of registration and visit data to the IHS National Data Warehouse. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 986KB] | Install [PDF - 101KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 585KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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Distribution Management Package (ADS)
| Version: 1.0 [ 2020cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| The Distribution Management (ADS) package is intended to support collecting license data from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS). The Version 1.0 release is designed to periodically capture maximum concurrent Users per server and send the data to a central repository. This will be used for the purposes of providing a granular view into the maximum number of license units used at each specific site. This information is collated with other data, such as license information, site name, etc., and will be used for the administration of licensing and provide transparency between Sites, Areas and OIT. The license data collected will be presented to Areas for review prior to submission of annual license support acquisition. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 6MB] | Install [PDF - 281KB] | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
FileMan v22 Upgrade (DI)
| Version: 22.0 [ 2003cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| VistA [VA] FileMan is a system application that creates and maintains a database management system. See Kernel v8 plus upgrades [XU] for the latest patches. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install [PDF - 816KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 313KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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Fileman-To-Cache Class Conversion (BFMC)
| Version: 1.0 [ 2011cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| Please refer to the C32/CCD Clinical Summary [BJMD] for information about this package | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 30KB] | Install [PDF - 30KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 30KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
HL-7 (HL)
| Version: 1.6 [ 2019cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| Assists DHCP applications exchange information with other applications using the HL7 Protocol consists of a set of utility routines and files that provide a generic interface to the HL7 Protocol. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 826KB] | Install [PDF - 86KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 1MB] | |||
| Software: Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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IHS Communications Support (BCOM)
| Version: 1.0 [ 2020cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| This is for IHS Communication Support, designed to transfer files and information securely from sites to one ore more central data repositories. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 779KB] | Install [PDF - 934KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 307KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
IHS Kernal Toolkit Extensions (BXT)
| Version: 1.0 [ 2015cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| BXT = IHS-developed extensions to the VA Kernel Toolkit application. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 121KB] | Install [PDF - 93KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 131KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
IHS Support for HL7 Interfaces (BHL)
| Version: 1.0 [ 97cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| Provides a way for RPMS applications to exchange healthcare data with commercial off-the-shelf and other applications using the HL7 protocol. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install [PDF - 293KB] | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
IHS Utilities (XB)
IHS VA Support Files (AVA)
Kernel Toolkit (XT)
Kernel v8 plus upgrades (XU)
MailMan (XM)
Q-Man Documentation (AMQQ)
Remote Procedure Call [RPC] Broker (XWB)
RPMS/Ensemble Cache Classes Database File (BMW)
| Version: 3.0 [ 97cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| Routines used by RPMS developers. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install [PDF - 51KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 506KB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
IHS VA Support Files (AVA)
| Version: 93.2 [ 2019cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| System patches that provide various aspects of support for Veterans Administration [VA] FileMan in IHS's RPMS | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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Kernel Toolkit (XT)
| Version: 7.3 [ 96cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| A system application supporting Kernel. See Kernel v8 plus upgrades [XU] for the latest patches. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
Kernel v8 plus upgrades (XU)
| Version: 8.0 [ 2019cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| The Kernel is a vendor-independent applications development environment,as well as a run-time environment providing standard vendor-independent services to applications software. It is not an operating system, but a set of utilities and associated files that are executed in an M environment. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 2MB] | Install [PDF - 404KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 796KB] | |||
| Software: Patch | Notes | |||
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MailMan (XM)
| Version: 8.0 [ 2007cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| A general purpose computerized message system for sending, receiving, copying, responding to, and organizing electronic mail. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User [PDF - 2MB] | Install [PDF - 155KB] | ||
| Technical [PDF - 1MB] | |||
| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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Q-Man Documentation (AMQQ)
| Version: 2.0 [ 93dist2 ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| Used to locate and extract data from the Primary Care Component. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install [PDF - 240KB] | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
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Remote Procedure Call [RPC] Broker (XWB)
| Version: 1.1 | |||
| Description: | |||
| Remote Procedure Call [RPC] Broker - a common communications driver interface for client/server application data exchange | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
RPMS/Ensemble Cache Classes Database File (BMW)
| Version: 2024.4 [ 2025cert ] | |||
| Description: | |||
| The BMW CACHE.DAT file is a required component of several IHS RPMS applications. This database contains Cache classes generated against FileMan files. | |||
| Manuals: | |||
| User | Install [PDF - 5MB] | ||
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| Software: Unix | Windows | Patch | Notes | |||
