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Operation-structuredefinition-snapshot

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Generate Snapshot

OPERATION: Generate Snapshot

The official URL for this operation definition is:

http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-snapshot

Generates a StructureDefinition instance with a snapshot, based on a differential in a specified StructureDefinition.

If the operation is not called at the instance level, either definition or url 'in' parameters must be provided. If more than one is specified, servers may raise an error or may resolve with the parameter of their choice. If called at the instance level, these parameters will be ignored.

URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/$snapshot

URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/[id]/$snapshot

Parameters

UseNameCardinalityTypeBindingDocumentation
INdefinition0..1StructureDefinition

The StructureDefinition is provided directly as part of the request. Servers may choose not to accept profiles in this fashion

INurl0..1string
(token)

The StructureDefinition's canonical URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server must know the structure definition, or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.

OUTreturn1..1StructureDefinition

The structure definition with a snapshot


 

 

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.