Example query: SELECT max(PATIENT_ENC_COLL_ID) FROM [dbo].[QT_PATIENT_ENC_COLLECTION]

I want to use https on the Wildfly side (to communicate with the i2b2 cells)

You will want to enable Inter-cell SSL. See the 1.7.11 Release Notes.

How do I contribute to the i2b2 code?

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