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SDC System for archiving and retrieving the completed forms (id = "conformance-sdc-form-archiver")
<Conformance xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="conformance-sdc-form-archiver"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>SDC Form Archiver</h2> <p>(Requirements Definition)</p> <p>Published: 2015-09-03 (draft)</p> <p>Published by: <b>U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)</b> </p> <p>This profile defines the expected capabilities of the <i>SDC Form Archiver</i> role when conforming to the S&I Framework's <a href="sdc.html">Structured Data Capture FHIR implementation guide</a>. This role is responsible for persisting (archiving) completed or partially completed forms ( <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a> resource instances). These instances may be submitted individually or in a bundle together with <a href="../provenance.html">Provenance</a> information providing details about the completion of the questionnaire response. In some cases <a href="../binary.html">Binary</a> or <a href="../documentreference.html">DocumentReference</a> resources might also be submitted to convey source information used in the population of the questionnaire response.<br>The focus of this role is on consuming form instances. Examples might be applications accepting insurance coverage forms, research forms, etc. There is no expectation that submitted form data is subsequently made available for retrieval (at least not in the same format). </p> <h2>General</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>FHIR Version:</th> <td>1.4.0</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Supported formats:</th> <td>xml, json</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>REST behavior</h2> <p>The <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a> may be sent as a single instance or as a FHIR <a href="../bundle.html">Bundle</a> also containing <a href="../provenance.html">Provenance</a> resources providing details on the sources of information. A Bundle submission might also include <a href="../binary.html">Binary</a> and/or <a href="../documentreference.html">DocumentReference</a> instances referring to the data used to populate the form. A Form Archiver must support persisting, searching and retrieving those resources. </p> <p> <b>Security:</b> </p> <p>Implementations must meet the general security requirements documented in the <a href="sdc-security.html">SDC implementation guide</a>. </p> <h3>Resource summary</h3> <table class="grid"> <thead> <tr> <th>Resource</th> <th>Search</th> <th>Read</th> <th>Read Version</th> <th>Instance History</th> <th>Resource History</th> <th>Create</th> <th>Update</th> <th>Delete</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th>QuestionnaireResponse ( <a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/sdc-response">Profile</a>) </th> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td> <a href="#QuestionnaireResponse-create" title="Allows archiving (storing) a completed or partially-completed form">SHALL</a> </td> <td> <a href="#QuestionnaireResponse-update" title="Allows updating a previously archived form. (Systems may place rules on who can update forms and under what circumstances).">SHOULD</a> </td> <td> <a href="#QuestionnaireResponse-delete" title="Allows removal of an archived form from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove a submitted response and under what circumstances.">MAY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Binary</th> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td> <a href="#Binary-create" title="Allows storage of a binary (generally containing information used in the completion of a QuestionnaireResponse). The data might be in a variety of forms.">SHOULD</a> </td> <td> <a href="#Binary-update" title="Allows updating a previously submitted binary data. (Systems may place rules on who can update binary data and under what circumstances).">MAY</a> </td> <td> <a href="#Binary-delete" title="Allows removal of binary data from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove binary data and under what circumstances.">MAY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>DocumentReference</th> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td> <a href="#DocumentReference-create" title="Allows storage of a document reference (generally containing information used in the completion of a QuestionnaireResponse).">SHOULD</a> </td> <td> <a href="#DocumentReference-update" title="Allows updating a previously submitted document reference. (Systems may place rules on who can update document references and under what circumstances).">MAY</a> </td> <td> <a href="#DocumentReference-delete" title="Allows removal of document references from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove document references and under what circumstances.">MAY</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Provenance</th> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td> <a href="#Provenance-create" title="Allows submitting a Provenance record associated with a particular QuestionnaireResponse.">SHOULD</a> </td> <td/> <td/> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>General interactions</h3> <table class="list"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Conformance</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <a name="-transaction">Â </a> <span>transaction</span> </th> <td>SHOULD</td> <td> <p>Modes: </p> <p>Allows submission of a <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a> together with <a href="../provenance.html">Provenance</a> and other supporting resources as a single unit of work. </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/> <br/> <h3> <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a> </h3> <h4>Interactions</h4> <table class="list"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Conformance</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <a name="QuestionnaireResponse-create">Â </a> <span>create</span> </th> <td>SHALL</td> <td> <p>Allows archiving (storing) a completed or partially-completed form</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="QuestionnaireResponse-update">Â </a> <span>update</span> </th> <td>SHOULD</td> <td> <p>Allows updating a previously archived form. (Systems may place rules on who can update forms and under what circumstances).</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="QuestionnaireResponse-delete">Â </a> <span>delete</span> </th> <td>MAY</td> <td> <p>Allows removal of an archived form from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove a submitted response and under what circumstances.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/> <br/> <h3> <a href="../binary.html">Binary</a> </h3> <h4>Interactions</h4> <table class="list"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Conformance</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <a name="Binary-create">Â </a> <span>create</span> </th> <td>SHOULD</td> <td> <p>Allows storage of a binary (generally containing information used in the completion of a <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a>). The data might be in a variety of forms. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="Binary-update">Â </a> <span>update</span> </th> <td>MAY</td> <td> <p>Allows updating a previously submitted binary data. (Systems may place rules on who can update binary data and under what circumstances).</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="Binary-delete">Â </a> <span>delete</span> </th> <td>MAY</td> <td> <p>Allows removal of binary data from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove binary data and under what circumstances.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/> <br/> <h3> <a href="../documentreference.html">DocumentReference</a> </h3> <h4>Interactions</h4> <table class="list"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Conformance</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <a name="DocumentReference-create">Â </a> <span>create</span> </th> <td>SHOULD</td> <td> <p>Allows storage of a document reference (generally containing information used in the completion of a <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a>). </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="DocumentReference-update">Â </a> <span>update</span> </th> <td>MAY</td> <td> <p>Allows updating a previously submitted document reference. (Systems may place rules on who can update document references and under what circumstances).</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <a name="DocumentReference-delete">Â </a> <span>delete</span> </th> <td>MAY</td> <td> <p>Allows removal of document references from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove document references and under what circumstances.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br/> <br/> <h3> <a href="../provenance.html">Provenance</a> </h3> <h4>Interactions</h4> <table class="list"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Conformance</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th> <a name="Provenance-create">Â </a> <span>create</span> </th> <td>SHOULD</td> <td> <p>Allows submitting a Provenance record associated with a particular <a href="../questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a>. </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </text> <name value="SDC Form Archiver"/> <status value="draft"/> <date value="2015-09-03"/> <publisher value="U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://wiki.siframework.org/Structured+Data+Capture+Initiative"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="This profile defines the expected capabilities of the ''SDC Form Archiver'' role when conforming to the S&I Framework's [[sdc.html|Structured Data Capture FHIR implementation guide]]. This role is responsible for persisting (archiving) completed or partially completed forms ([[QuestionnaireResponse]] resource instances). These instances may be submitted individually or in a bundle together with [[Provenance]] information providing details about the completion of the questionnaire response. In some cases [[Binary]] or [[DocumentReference ]] resources might also be submitted to convey source information used in the population of the questionnaire response.<br>The focus of this role is on consuming form instances. Examples might be applications accepting insurance coverage forms, research forms, etc. There is no expectation that submitted form data is subsequently made available for retrieval (at least not in the same format)."/> <kind value="requirements"/> <fhirVersion value="1.4.0"/> <acceptUnknown value="extensions"/> <format value="xml"/> <format value="json"/> <rest> <mode value="client"/> <documentation value="The [[QuestionnaireResponse]] may be sent as a single instance or as a FHIR [[Bundle]] also containing [[Provenance]] resources providing details on the sources of information. A Bundle submission might also include [[Binary]] and/or [[DocumentReference]] instances referring to the data used to populate the form. A Form Archiver must support persisting, searching and retrieving those resources."/> <security> <description value="Implementations must meet the general security requirements documented in the [[sdc-security|SDC implementation guide]]."/> </security> <resource> <type value="QuestionnaireResponse"/> <profile> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/sdc-response"/> </profile> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHALL"/> </extension> <code value="create"/> <documentation value="Allows archiving (storing) a completed or partially-completed form"/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHOULD"/> </extension> <code value="update"/> <documentation value="Allows updating a previously archived form. (Systems may place rules on who can update forms and under what circumstances)."/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="MAY"/> </extension> <code value="delete"/> <documentation value="Allows removal of an archived form from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove a submitted response and under what circumstances."/> </interaction> </resource> <resource> <type value="Binary"/> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHOULD"/> </extension> <code value="create"/> <documentation value="Allows storage of a binary (generally containing information used in the completion of a [[QuestionnaireResponse]]). The data might be in a variety of forms."/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="MAY"/> </extension> <code value="update"/> <documentation value="Allows updating a previously submitted binary data. (Systems may place rules on who can update binary data and under what circumstances)."/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="MAY"/> </extension> <code value="delete"/> <documentation value="Allows removal of binary data from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove binary data and under what circumstances."/> </interaction> </resource> <resource> <type value="DocumentReference"/> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHOULD"/> </extension> <code value="create"/> <documentation value="Allows storage of a document reference (generally containing information used in the completion of a [[QuestionnaireResponse]])."/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="MAY"/> </extension> <code value="update"/> <documentation value="Allows updating a previously submitted document reference. (Systems may place rules on who can update document references and under what circumstances)."/> </interaction> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="MAY"/> </extension> <code value="delete"/> <documentation value="Allows removal of document references from a repository. Note that the removal may be logical rather than physical. Some systems may have rules for who can remove document references and under what circumstances."/> </interaction> </resource> <resource> <type value="Provenance"/> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHOULD"/> </extension> <code value="create"/> <documentation value="Allows submitting a Provenance record associated with a particular [[QuestionnaireResponse]]."/> </interaction> </resource> <interaction> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/conformance-expectation"> <valueCode value="SHOULD"/> </extension> <code value="transaction"/> <documentation value="Allows submission of a [[QuestionnaireResponse]] together with [[Provenance]] and other supporting resources as a single unit of work."/> </interaction> </rest> </Conformance>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.