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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Parameters Resource.
| Parameters | |
| Definition | This special resource type is used to represent [operation](operations.html] request and response. It has no other use, and there is no RESTful end=point associated with it. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Comments | The parameters that may be used are defined by the OperationDefinition resource. | 
| Parameters.parameter | |
| Definition | A parameter passed to or received from the operation. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Invariants | Defined on this element inv-1: A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) | 
| Parameters.parameter.name | |
| Definition | The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition). | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Parameters.parameter.value[x] | |
| Definition | If the parameter is a data type. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | * | 
| Invariants | Affect this element inv-1: A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) | 
| Parameters.parameter.resource | |
| Definition | If the parameter is a whole resource. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Resource | 
| Invariants | Affect this element inv-1: A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) | 
| Parameters.parameter.part | |
| Definition | A named part of a parameter. In many implementation context, a set of named parts is known as a "Tuple". | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Comments | Only one level of tuples is allowed. | 
| Invariants | Defined on this element inv-2: A part must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) | 
| Parameters.parameter.part.name | |
| Definition | The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition). | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Parameters.parameter.part.value[x] | |
| Definition | The value of the parameter. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | * | 
| Comments | If there is no value, simply omit the parameter. | 
| Invariants | Affect this element inv-2: A part must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) | 
| Parameters.parameter.part.resource | |
| Definition | If the parameter is a whole resource. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Resource | 
| Invariants | Affect this element inv-2: A part must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))) |