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OPERATION: transform
The official URL for this operation definition is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureMap-transform
The transform operation takes input content, applies a structure map transform, and then returns the output.
URL: [base]/StructureMap/$transform
URL: [base]/StructureMap/[id]/$transform
Parameters
Use | Name | Cardinality | Type | Binding | Documentation |
IN | source | 0..1 | uri | The structure map to apply. This is only needed if the operation is invoked at the resource level. If the $transform operation is invoked on a particular structure map, this will be ignored by the server | |
IN | content | 1..1 | Resource | The logical content to transform | |
OUT | return | 1..1 | Resource | The result of the transform |
The input and return are specified as 'Resources'. In most usage of the $transform operation, either the input or return content is not a valid FHIR resource. In these cases, the return type is actually a Binary resource. For this operation, the Binary resources may be encoded directly, using a mime-type, as shown in the example. Note: this specification does not yet address the means by which the servers may know the correct mime types for the various content involved
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.