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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
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Operation Definition
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="DocumentReference-generate"/> <text> <status value="extensions"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> Generate a DocumentReference from a document</h2> <p> OPERATION: Generate a DocumentReference from a document</p> <p> The official URL for this operation definition is: </p> <pre> http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/DocumentReference-generate</pre> <div> <p> A client can ask a server to generate a document reference from a document. The server reads the existing document and generates a matching DocumentReference resource, or returns one it has previously generated. Servers may be able to return or generate document references for the following types of content:</p> </div> <p> URL: [base]/DocumentReference/$generate</p> <p> Parameters</p> <table class="grid"> <tr> <td> <b> Use</b> </td> <td> <b> Name</b> </td> <td> <b> Cardinality</b> </td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Binding</b> </td> <td> <b> Documentation</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> IN</td> <td> url</td> <td> 1..1</td> <td> <a href="datatypes.html#uri">uri</a> </td> <td/> <td/> </tr> <tr> <td> IN</td> <td> persist</td> <td> 0..1</td> <td> <a href="binary.html">Binary</a> </td> <td/> <td> <div> <p> Whether to store the document at the document end-point (/Document) or not, once it is generated (default is for the server to decide).</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> OUT</td> <td> docRef</td> <td> 0..1</td> <td> <a href="documentreference.html">DocumentReference</a> </td> <td/> <td> <div> <p> The server either returns a single document reference, or it returns an error. If the input url refers to another server, it is at the discretion of the server whether to retrieve it or return an error.</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p> The server either returns a search result containing a single document reference, or it returns an error. If the URI refers to another server, it is at the discretion of the server whether to retrieve it or return an error.</p> </div> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="3"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="trial-use"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/DocumentReference-generate"/> <version value="4.5.0"/> <name value="Generate a DocumentReference from a document"/> <status value="draft"/> <kind value="operation"/> <date value="2020-08-20T17:41:31+10:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="A client can ask a server to generate a document reference from a document. The server reads the existing document and generates a matching DocumentReference resource, or returns one it has previously generated. Servers may be able to return or generate document references for the following types of content:"/> <code value="generate"/> <comment value="The server either returns a search result containing a single document reference, or it returns an error. If the URI refers to another server, it is at the discretion of the server whether to retrieve it or return an error."/> <resource value="DocumentReference"/> <system value="false"/> <type value="true"/> <instance value="false"/> <parameter> <name value="url"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type value="uri"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="persist"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="Whether to store the document at the document end-point (/Document) or not, once it is generated (default is for the server to decide)."/> <type value="Binary"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="docRef"/> <use value="out"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The server either returns a single document reference, or it returns an error. If the input url refers to another server, it is at the discretion of the server whether to retrieve it or return an error."/> <type value="DocumentReference"/> </parameter> </OperationDefinition>
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.