The Alert Consumer (ACON) actor receives the alert from the Alert Reporter (AR) and uses the alert information strictly as a consumer of the alert being raised.  There is no implementation requirement for how the ACON ultimately uses the alert information.
                        

A system that interfaces to a non-DICOM ready modality in order to integrate that modality into the Eye Care workflow.
                        

Access Control Service 
                        

a system or a module in a NANI framework, the purpose of which is to publish information to the Newborn Admission Notification Manager.
                        

is responsible for adding and/or updating patient demographic and encounter information. In particular, it registers a new patient with the Order Placer and Department System.
                        

Alert Message Receiver
                        

Alert Message Transmitter
                        

The Alert Reporter originates the alert (an alarm, either physiological or technical, or an advisory). 
                        

The Alarm Archiver (AA) actor sends alarm subscription requests to the AM actor and receives report alarm responses from the AM actor.
                        

The Alarm Communicator  (AC) actor receives the alarm from the Alarm Manager (AM) and sends the alarm to the client application in the endpoint device and reports the dissemination status back to the Alarm Manager (AM).
                        

The Alarm Manager (AM) actor receives the alarm from the Alarm Reporter (AR), potentially analyzes the alarm, and dispatches the alarm to the Alarm Communicator (AC), and optionally, provides the alarm to the Alarm Archiver (AA) upon subscription.
                        

The Alarm Reporter (AR) actor sources the alarm to Alarm Manager (AM).
                        

The Alert Communicator  (AC) actor receives the alert from the Alert Manager (AM) and sends the alert to the client application in the endpoint device and reports the dissemination status back to the Alert Manager (AM).
                        

The Alert Manager (AM) actor receives the alerts from the Alert Reporter (AR), potentially analyzes the alert, and dispatches the alert to the Alert Communicator (AC), and optionally, provides the alert to the Alert Archiver (AA) or Alert Consumer (ACON) upon subscription.
                        

A system or component that manages the automation in the laboratory or a part of it. Automation involves the integration or interfacing of automated or robotic transport systems, analytical instruments, and pre- or post-analytical process equipment such as automated centrifuges and aliquoters, decappers, recappers, sorters, and specimen storage and retrieval systems. This actor receives work orders from the Order Filler. It manages the processing of the ordered tests on the appropriate devices, and sends technically validated results back to the Order Filler. This actor must be considered even if it manages a small part of the analytical process; e.g. if it manages one single analytical instrument. Multiple Automation Managers can be related to one Order Filler. The Automation Manager can match unexpected results produced by an analyzer with the appropriate incoming Work Order, or create a new Work Order to fit the unsolicited observations and send them to the OF.
                        

An actor which is an automated device which fulfills clinical tests on biologic specimen. An Analyzer performs analyzing for a specimen according to AWOS, and return the result to the AM.
                        

An Automation Manager that manage the analytical part of the laboratory. This actor is involved in the LAW profiles.
                        

An information system responsible for consuming patient appointment information. It updates its system with the appointment information and statuses.
                        

A system that sends requests for appointments and/or schedules and displays the results of those requests.