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Definition for Code System IssueType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="issue-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2021-12-20T14:08:35.086+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> IssueType</h2> <div> <p> A code that describes the type of issue.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/issue-type defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b> Lvl</b> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">invalid <a name="issue-type-invalid"> </a> </td> <td> Invalid Content</td> <td> Content invalid against the specification or a profile.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> structure <a name="issue-type-structure"> </a> </td> <td> Structural Issue</td> <td> A structural issue in the content such as wrong namespace, unable to parse the content completely, invalid syntax, etc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> required <a name="issue-type-required"> </a> </td> <td> Required element missing</td> <td> A required element is missing.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> value <a name="issue-type-value"> </a> </td> <td> Element value invalid</td> <td> An element or header value is invalid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> invariant <a name="issue-type-invariant"> </a> </td> <td> Validation rule failed</td> <td> A content validation rule failed - e.g. a schematron rule.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">security <a name="issue-type-security"> </a> </td> <td> Security Problem</td> <td> An authentication/authorization/permissions issue of some kind.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> login <a name="issue-type-login"> </a> </td> <td> Login Required</td> <td> The client needs to initiate an authentication process.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> unknown <a name="issue-type-unknown"> </a> </td> <td> Unknown User</td> <td> The user or system was not able to be authenticated (either there is no process, or the proferred token is unacceptable).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> expired <a name="issue-type-expired"> </a> </td> <td> Session Expired</td> <td> User session expired; a login may be required.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> forbidden <a name="issue-type-forbidden"> </a> </td> <td> Forbidden</td> <td> The user does not have the rights to perform this action.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> suppressed <a name="issue-type-suppressed"> </a> </td> <td> Information Suppressed</td> <td> Some information was not or might not have been returned due to business rules, consent or privacy rules, or access permission constraints. This information may be accessible through alternate processes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">processing <a name="issue-type-processing"> </a> </td> <td> Processing Failure</td> <td> Processing issues. These are expected to be final e.g. there is no point resubmitting the same content unchanged.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> not-supported <a name="issue-type-not-supported"> </a> </td> <td> Content not supported</td> <td> The interaction, operation, resource or profile is not supported.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> duplicate <a name="issue-type-duplicate"> </a> </td> <td> Duplicate</td> <td> An attempt was made to create a duplicate record.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> multiple-matches <a name="issue-type-multiple-matches"> </a> </td> <td> Multiple Matches</td> <td> Multiple matching records were found when the operation required only one match.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> not-found <a name="issue-type-not-found"> </a> </td> <td> Not Found</td> <td> The reference provided was not found. In a pure RESTful environment, this would be an HTTP 404 error, but this code may be used where the content is not found further into the application architecture.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> deleted <a name="issue-type-deleted"> </a> </td> <td> Deleted</td> <td> The reference pointed to content (usually a resource) that has been deleted.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> too-long <a name="issue-type-too-long"> </a> </td> <td> Content Too Long</td> <td> Provided content is too long (typically, this is a denial of service protection type of error).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> code-invalid <a name="issue-type-code-invalid"> </a> </td> <td> Invalid Code</td> <td> The code or system could not be understood, or it was not valid in the context of a particular ValueSet.code.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> extension <a name="issue-type-extension"> </a> </td> <td> Unacceptable Extension</td> <td> An extension was found that was not acceptable, could not be resolved, or a modifierExtension was not recognized.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> too-costly <a name="issue-type-too-costly"> </a> </td> <td> Operation Too Costly</td> <td> The operation was stopped to protect server resources; e.g. a request for a value set expansion on all of SNOMED CT.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> business-rule <a name="issue-type-business-rule"> </a> </td> <td> Business Rule Violation</td> <td> The content/operation failed to pass some business rule and so could not proceed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> conflict <a name="issue-type-conflict"> </a> </td> <td> Edit Version Conflict</td> <td> Content could not be accepted because of an edit conflict (i.e. version aware updates). (In a pure RESTful environment, this would be an HTTP 409 error, but this code may be used where the conflict is discovered further into the application architecture.).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">transient <a name="issue-type-transient"> </a> </td> <td> Transient Issue</td> <td> Transient processing issues. The system receiving the message may be able to resubmit the same content once an underlying issue is resolved.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> lock-error <a name="issue-type-lock-error"> </a> </td> <td> Lock Error</td> <td> A resource/record locking failure (usually in an underlying database).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> no-store <a name="issue-type-no-store"> </a> </td> <td> No Store Available</td> <td> The persistent store is unavailable; e.g. the database is down for maintenance or similar action, and the interaction or operation cannot be processed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> exception <a name="issue-type-exception"> </a> </td> <td> Exception</td> <td> An unexpected internal error has occurred.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> timeout <a name="issue-type-timeout"> </a> </td> <td> Timeout</td> <td> An internal timeout has occurred.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> incomplete <a name="issue-type-incomplete"> </a> </td> <td> Incomplete Results</td> <td> Not all data sources typically accessed could be reached or responded in time, so the returned information might not be complete (applies to search interactions and some operations).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> throttled <a name="issue-type-throttled"> </a> </td> <td> Throttled</td> <td> The system is not prepared to handle this request due to load management.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">informational <a name="issue-type-informational"> </a> </td> <td> Informational Note</td> <td> A message unrelated to the processing success of the completed operation (examples of the latter include things like reminders of password expiry, system maintenance times, etc.).</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="fhir"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="5"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/issue-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.411"/> </identifier> <version value="4.3.0-snapshot1"/> <name value="IssueType"/> <title value="IssueType"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2021-01-17T07:06:13+11:00"/> <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 code that describes the type of issue."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/issue-type"/> <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="invalid"/> <display value="Invalid Content"/> <definition value="Content invalid against the specification or a profile."/> <concept> <code value="structure"/> <display value="Structural Issue"/> <definition value="A structural issue in the content such as wrong namespace, unable to parse the content completely, invalid syntax, etc."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="required"/> <display value="Required element missing"/> <definition value="A required element is missing."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="value"/> <display value="Element value invalid"/> <definition value="An element or header value is invalid."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="invariant"/> <display value="Validation rule failed"/> <definition value="A content validation rule failed - e.g. a schematron rule."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="security"/> <display value="Security Problem"/> <definition value="An authentication/authorization/permissions issue of some kind."/> <concept> <code value="login"/> <display value="Login Required"/> <definition value="The client needs to initiate an authentication process."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown User"/> <definition value="The user or system was not able to be authenticated (either there is no process, or the proferred token is unacceptable)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="expired"/> <display value="Session Expired"/> <definition value="User session expired; a login may be required."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="forbidden"/> <display value="Forbidden"/> <definition value="The user does not have the rights to perform this action."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="suppressed"/> <display value="Information Suppressed"/> <definition value="Some information was not or might not have been returned due to business rules, consent or privacy rules, or access permission constraints. This information may be accessible through alternate processes."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="processing"/> <display value="Processing Failure"/> <definition value="Processing issues. These are expected to be final e.g. there is no point resubmitting the same content unchanged."/> <concept> <code value="not-supported"/> <display value="Content not supported"/> <definition value="The interaction, operation, resource or profile is not supported."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="duplicate"/> <display value="Duplicate"/> <definition value="An attempt was made to create a duplicate record."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="multiple-matches"/> <display value="Multiple Matches"/> <definition value="Multiple matching records were found when the operation required only one match."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="not-found"/> <display value="Not Found"/> <definition value="The reference provided was not found. In a pure RESTful environment, this would be an HTTP 404 error, but this code may be used where the content is not found further into the application architecture."/> <concept> <code value="deleted"/> <display value="Deleted"/> <definition value="The reference pointed to content (usually a resource) that has been deleted."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="too-long"/> <display value="Content Too Long"/> <definition value="Provided content is too long (typically, this is a denial of service protection type of error)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="code-invalid"/> <display value="Invalid Code"/> <definition value="The code or system could not be understood, or it was not valid in the context of a particular ValueSet.code."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="extension"/> <display value="Unacceptable Extension"/> <definition value="An extension was found that was not acceptable, could not be resolved, or a modifierExtension was not recognized."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="too-costly"/> <display value="Operation Too Costly"/> <definition value="The operation was stopped to protect server resources; e.g. a request for a value set expansion on all of SNOMED CT."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="business-rule"/> <display value="Business Rule Violation"/> <definition value="The content/operation failed to pass some business rule and so could not proceed."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="conflict"/> <display value="Edit Version Conflict"/> <definition value="Content could not be accepted because of an edit conflict (i.e. version aware updates). (In a pure RESTful environment, this would be an HTTP 409 error, but this code may be used where the conflict is discovered further into the application architecture.)."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="transient"/> <display value="Transient Issue"/> <definition value="Transient processing issues. The system receiving the message may be able to resubmit the same content once an underlying issue is resolved."/> <concept> <code value="lock-error"/> <display value="Lock Error"/> <definition value="A resource/record locking failure (usually in an underlying database)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="no-store"/> <display value="No Store Available"/> <definition value="The persistent store is unavailable; e.g. the database is down for maintenance or similar action, and the interaction or operation cannot be processed."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exception"/> <display value="Exception"/> <definition value="An unexpected internal error has occurred."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="timeout"/> <display value="Timeout"/> <definition value="An internal timeout has occurred."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="incomplete"/> <display value="Incomplete Results"/> <definition value="Not all data sources typically accessed could be reached or responded in time, so the returned information might not be complete (applies to search interactions and some operations)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="throttled"/> <display value="Throttled"/> <definition value="The system is not prepared to handle this request due to load management."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="informational"/> <display value="Informational Note"/> <definition value="A message unrelated to the processing success of the completed operation (examples of the latter include things like reminders of password expiry, system maintenance times, etc.)."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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