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FHIR Infrastructure Work Group | Maturity Level: N | Normative (from v4.0.0) | Security Category: N/A | Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments |
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Parameters resource.
Parameters | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters | ||||||||
Definition | 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. | ||||||||
Short Display | Operation Request or Response | ||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
Type | Resource | ||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||
Comments | The parameters that may be used are defined by the OperationDefinition resource. | ||||||||
Parameters.parameter | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters.parameter | ||||||||
Definition | A parameter passed to or received from the operation. | ||||||||
Short Display | Operation Parameter | ||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||
Invariants |
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Parameters.parameter.name | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters.parameter.name | ||||||||
Definition | The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition). | ||||||||
Short Display | Name from the definition | ||||||||
Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||
Parameters.parameter.value[x] | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters.parameter.value[x] | ||||||||
Definition | Conveys the content if the parameter is a data type. | ||||||||
Short Display | If parameter is a data type | ||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
Type | * | ||||||||
[x] Note | See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x] | ||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||
Invariants |
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Parameters.parameter.resource | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters.parameter.resource | ||||||||
Definition | Conveys the content if the parameter is a whole resource. | ||||||||
Short Display | If parameter is a whole resource | ||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
Type | Resource | ||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||
Comments | 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. | ||||||||
Invariants |
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Parameters.parameter.part | |||||||||
Element Id | Parameters.parameter.part | ||||||||
Definition | A named part of a multi-part parameter. | ||||||||
Short Display | Named part of a multi-part parameter | ||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
Type | See Parameters.parameter | ||||||||
Summary | true |