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Example StructureDefinition/Parameters (XML)

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StructureDefinition for parameters

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            <span style="float: right">
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            <span title="Parameters : This resource is used to pass information into and back from an operation
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            <br/>  
            <br/>  Elements defined in Ancestors: 
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             this value never changes.">id</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
             Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the
             resource.">meta</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed,
             and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference
             to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles
             etc.">implicitRules</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="The base language in which the resource is written.">language</a> 
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            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
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            <a href="types.html#BackBoneElement">BackboneElement</a> 
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            <br/>  
            <span style="font-style: italic" title="inv-1">+ Rule: A parameter must have one and only one of (value, resource, part)</span> 
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            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#open">*</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
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            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
           #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">see 
            <a href="#Parameters.parameter" title="Parameters.parameter">parameter</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px
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            <br/>  
            <br/>  
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  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-category">
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  <name value="Parameters"/> 
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  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2022-09-10T04:52:37+10:00"/> 
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)"/> 
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    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
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  <contact> 
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    <element id="Parameters">
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      <short value="Operation Request or Response"/> 
      <definition value="This resource is used to pass information into and back from an operation (whether
       invoked directly from REST or within a messaging environment).  It is not persisted
       or allowed to be referenced by other resources."/> 
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    <element id="Parameters.id">
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       id depends on the given use case."/> 
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       magic (j)  -->
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      <isSummary value="true"/> 
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      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/> 
      <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
       Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the
       resource."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.meta"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
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      <type> 
        <code value="Meta"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.implicitRules">
      <path value="Parameters.implicitRules"/> 
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/> 
      <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed,
       and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference
       to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles
       etc."/> 
      <comment value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited
       set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the
       long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not
       yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense.
       Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using
       this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide
       that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles,
       value sets, etc."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.implicitRules"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional
       knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.language">
      <path value="Parameters.language"/> 
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/> 
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/> 
      <comment value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services
       such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative
       applies  to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify
       the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not
       all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not
       be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified,
       it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5
       for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.language"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
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        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
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          <valueCanonical value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages"/> 
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        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="Language"/> 
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        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding">
          <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
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        <strength value="preferred"/> 
        <description value="IETF language tag"/> 
        <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages"/> 
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      <short value="Operation Parameter"/> 
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      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
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        <max value="*"/> 
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      <type> 
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        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
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        <severity value="error"/> 
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        <expression value="(part.exists() and value.empty() and resource.empty()) or (part.empty() and (value.exists()
         xor resource.exists()))"/> 
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         'value')])) and not(exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])) and exists(f:resource))
        ) and not(exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])) and exists(f:part)))
         and not(exists(f:part) and exists(f:resource))"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Parameters"/> 
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      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
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      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/> 
      <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may
       be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
    <!--  Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler
       magic (j)  -->
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          <valueUrl value="string"/> 
        </extension> 
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.extension">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict
       set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application,
       project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses
       or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification
       to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
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        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
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      <constraint> 
        <key value="ext-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> 
        <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> 
        <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &quot;value&quot;)])"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
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    <element id="Parameters.parameter.modifierExtension">
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      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is
       contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition
       and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
       Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or
       DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application,
       project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses
       or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification
       to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <requirements value="Modifier extensions allow for extensions that *cannot* be safely ignored to be
       clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely
       ignored.  This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers
       to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the [definition
       of modifier extensions](extensibility.html#modifierExtension)."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ext-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> 
        <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> 
        <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &quot;value&quot;)])"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the
       element that contains them"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.name">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.name"/> 
      <short value="Name from the definition"/> 
      <definition value="The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition)."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Parameters.parameter.name"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.value[x]">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.value[x]"/> 
      <short value="If parameter is a data type"/> 
      <definition value="Conveys the content if the parameter is a data type."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Parameters.parameter.value[x]"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="base64Binary"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="canonical"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="date"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="decimal"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="id"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="instant"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="integer"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="integer64"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="markdown"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="oid"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="positiveInt"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="time"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="unsignedInt"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="url"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uuid"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Address"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Age"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Annotation"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Attachment"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableReference"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Coding"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ContactPoint"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Count"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Distance"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Duration"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="HumanName"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Money"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Range"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Ratio"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="RatioRange"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="SampledData"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Signature"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Timing"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ContactDetail"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="DataRequirement"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Expression"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="UsageContext"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Availability"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ExtendedContactDetail"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Dosage"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Meta"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="inv-1"/> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.resource">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.resource"/> 
      <short value="If parameter is a whole resource"/> 
      <definition value="Conveys the content if the parameter is a whole resource."/> 
      <comment value="When resolving references in resources, the operation definition may specify how
       references may be resolved between parameters. If a reference cannot be resolved
       between the parameters, the application should fall back to it's general resource
       resolution methods."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Parameters.parameter.resource"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Resource"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="inv-1"/> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.part">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.part"/> 
      <short value="Named part of a multi-part parameter"/> 
      <definition value="A named part of a multi-part parameter."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Parameters.parameter.part"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <contentReference value="#Parameters.parameter"/> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Parameters">
      <path value="Parameters"/> 
      <short value="Operation Request or Response"/> 
      <definition value="This resource is used to pass information into and back from an operation (whether
       invoked directly from REST or within a messaging environment).  It is not persisted
       or allowed to be referenced by other resources."/> 
      <comment value="The parameters that may be used are defined by the OperationDefinition resource."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="infrastructure.exchange"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter"/> 
      <short value="Operation Parameter"/> 
      <definition value="A parameter passed to or received from the operation."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="inv-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="A parameter must have one and only one of (value, resource, part)"/> 
        <expression value="(part.exists() and value.empty() and resource.empty()) or (part.empty() and (value.exists()
         xor resource.exists()))"/> 
        <xpath value="(exists(f:resource) or exists(f:part) or exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.),
         'value')])) and not(exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])) and exists(f:resource))
        ) and not(exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])) and exists(f:part)))
         and not(exists(f:part) and exists(f:resource))"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Parameters"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.name">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.name"/> 
      <short value="Name from the definition"/> 
      <definition value="The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition)."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.value[x]">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.value[x]"/> 
      <short value="If parameter is a data type"/> 
      <definition value="Conveys the content if the parameter is a data type."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="base64Binary"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="boolean"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="canonical"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="date"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="decimal"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="id"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="instant"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="integer"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="integer64"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="markdown"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="oid"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="positiveInt"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="time"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="unsignedInt"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="url"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uuid"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Address"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Age"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Annotation"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Attachment"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableReference"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Coding"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ContactPoint"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Count"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Distance"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Duration"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="HumanName"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Money"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Range"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Ratio"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="RatioRange"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="SampledData"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Signature"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Timing"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ContactDetail"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="DataRequirement"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Expression"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="UsageContext"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Availability"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="ExtendedContactDetail"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Dosage"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Meta"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="inv-1"/> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.resource">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.resource"/> 
      <short value="If parameter is a whole resource"/> 
      <definition value="Conveys the content if the parameter is a whole resource."/> 
      <comment value="When resolving references in resources, the operation definition may specify how
       references may be resolved between parameters. If a reference cannot be resolved
       between the parameters, the application should fall back to it's general resource
       resolution methods."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Resource"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="inv-1"/> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Parameters.parameter.part">
      <path value="Parameters.parameter.part"/> 
      <short value="Named part of a multi-part parameter"/> 
      <definition value="A named part of a multi-part parameter."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <contentReference value="#Parameters.parameter"/> 
      <mustSupport value="false"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
  </differential> 
</StructureDefinition> 

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.