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6.13 Parameters Resource

6.13.1 Scope and Usage

This special resource type is used to represent the operation request and response.

6.13.2 Boundaries and Relationships

This special resource has no other use than for operation parameters, and there is no RESTful end=point associated with it. For further information, see the operations page.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Parameters			Resource	Operation Request or Response
parameter	I	0..*	BackboneElement	Operation Parameter A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both
name		1..1	string	Name from the definition
value[x]	I	0..1	*	If parameter is a data type
resource	I	0..1	Resource	If parameter is a whole resource
part	I	0..*	see parameter	Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple) A part must have a value or a resource, but not both
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram

XML Template

<Parameters xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <parameter>  <!-- 0..* Operation Parameter -->
  <name value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Name from the definition -->
  <value[x]><!--  0..1 * If parameter is a data type --></value[x]>
  <resource><!--  0..1 Resource If parameter is a whole resource --></resource>
  <part><!-- 0..* Content as for Parameters.parameter Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple) --></part>
 </parameter>
</Parameters>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "Parameters",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  "parameter" : [{ // Operation Parameter
    "name" : "<string>", // R!  Name from the definition
    // value[x]: If parameter is a data type. One of these 23:
    "valueInteger" : <integer>,
    "valueDecimal" : <decimal>,
    "valueDateTime" : "<dateTime>",
    "valueDate" : "<date>",
    "valueInstant" : "<instant>",
    "valueString" : "<string>",
    "valueUri" : "<uri>",
    "valueBoolean" : <boolean>,
    "valueCode" : "<code>",
    "valueBase64Binary" : "<base64Binary>",
    "valueCoding" : { Coding },
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept },
    "valueAttachment" : { Attachment },
    "valueIdentifier" : { Identifier },
    "valueQuantity" : { Quantity },
    "valueRange" : { Range },
    "valuePeriod" : { Period },
    "valueRatio" : { Ratio },
    "valueHumanName" : { HumanName },
    "valueAddress" : { Address },
    "valueContactPoint" : { ContactPoint },
    "valueSchedule" : { Schedule },
    "valueReference" : { Reference },
    "resource" : { Resource }, // C? If parameter is a whole resource
    "part" : [{ Content as for Parameters.parameter }] // Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple)
  }]
}

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Parameters			Resource	Operation Request or Response
parameter	I	0..*	BackboneElement	Operation Parameter A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both
name		1..1	string	Name from the definition
value[x]	I	0..1	*	If parameter is a data type
resource	I	0..1	Resource	If parameter is a whole resource
part	I	0..*	see parameter	Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple) A part must have a value or a resource, but not both
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram

XML Template

<Parameters xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <parameter>  <!-- 0..* Operation Parameter -->
  <name value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Name from the definition -->
  <value[x]><!--  0..1 * If parameter is a data type --></value[x]>
  <resource><!--  0..1 Resource If parameter is a whole resource --></resource>
  <part><!-- 0..* Content as for Parameters.parameter Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple) --></part>
 </parameter>
</Parameters>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "Parameters",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  "parameter" : [{ // Operation Parameter
    "name" : "<string>", // R!  Name from the definition
    // value[x]: If parameter is a data type. One of these 23:
    "valueInteger" : <integer>,
    "valueDecimal" : <decimal>,
    "valueDateTime" : "<dateTime>",
    "valueDate" : "<date>",
    "valueInstant" : "<instant>",
    "valueString" : "<string>",
    "valueUri" : "<uri>",
    "valueBoolean" : <boolean>,
    "valueCode" : "<code>",
    "valueBase64Binary" : "<base64Binary>",
    "valueCoding" : { Coding },
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept },
    "valueAttachment" : { Attachment },
    "valueIdentifier" : { Identifier },
    "valueQuantity" : { Quantity },
    "valueRange" : { Range },
    "valuePeriod" : { Period },
    "valueRatio" : { Ratio },
    "valueHumanName" : { HumanName },
    "valueAddress" : { Address },
    "valueContactPoint" : { ContactPoint },
    "valueSchedule" : { Schedule },
    "valueReference" : { Reference },
    "resource" : { Resource }, // C? If parameter is a whole resource
    "part" : [{ Content as for Parameters.parameter }] // Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple)
  }]
}

6.13.3.1 Constraints

inv-1: On Parameters.parameter: A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath on f:Parameters/f:parameter: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource)))
inv-2: On Parameters.parameter.part: A part must have a value or a resource, but not both (xpath on f:Parameters/f:parameter/f:part: exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource)))

Note: for technical compatibility reasons, the Parameters resource inherits from Resource, but since the parameter exchange format has no end point and/or persistence, it never has an id, a versionId, or a lastUpdated. The other features of Resource (tags, profiles, security labels, language etc) may have use when operations are executed.