DSTU2

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Parameters.profile.json

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StructureDefinition for parameters

{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "Parameters",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+11:00"
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 1
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Parameters",
  "name": "Parameters",
  "status": "draft",
  "publisher": "Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "other",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "other",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg/index.cfm"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "date": "2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00",
  "description": "Base StructureDefinition for Parameters Resource",
  "fhirVersion": "1.0.2",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "v2",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v2",
      "name": "HL7 v2"
    },
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM"
    },
    {
      "identity": "w5",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/w5",
      "name": "W5 Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "resource",
  "abstract": false,
  "base": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource",
  "snapshot": {
    "element": [
      {
        "path": "Parameters",
        "short": "Operation Request or Response",
        "definition": "This special resource type is used to represent an operation request and response (operations.html). It has no other use, and there is no RESTful endpoint associated with it.",
        "comments": "The parameters that may be used are defined by the OperationDefinition resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Resource"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "v2",
            "map": "n/a"
          },
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          },
          {
            "identity": "w5",
            "map": "infrastructure.exchange"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.id",
        "short": "Logical id of this artifact",
        "definition": "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
        "comments": "The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated UUID.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "id"
          }
        ],
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.meta",
        "short": "Metadata about the resource",
        "definition": "The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Meta"
          }
        ],
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.implicitRules",
        "short": "A set of rules under which this content was created",
        "definition": "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content.",
        "comments": "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 as much as possible.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": true,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.language",
        "short": "Language of the resource content",
        "definition": "The base language in which the resource is written.",
        "comments": "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": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "code"
          }
        ],
        "binding": {
          "strength": "required",
          "description": "A human language.",
          "valueSetUri": "http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"
        }
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter",
        "name": "parameter",
        "short": "Operation Parameter",
        "definition": "A parameter passed to or received from the operation.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "BackboneElement"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "inv-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both",
            "xpath": "exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.id",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
        "definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "id"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.extension",
        "short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
        "definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
        "comments": "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": [
          "extensions",
          "user content"
        ],
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.modifierExtension",
        "short": "Extensions that cannot be ignored",
        "definition": "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 that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order 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 is allowed to 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.",
        "comments": "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": [
          "extensions",
          "user content",
          "modifiers"
        ],
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": true,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.name",
        "short": "Name from the definition",
        "definition": "The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition).",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.value[x]",
        "short": "If parameter is a data type",
        "definition": "If the parameter is a data type.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "code": "integer"
          },
          {
            "code": "decimal"
          },
          {
            "code": "base64Binary"
          },
          {
            "code": "instant"
          },
          {
            "code": "string"
          },
          {
            "code": "uri"
          },
          {
            "code": "date"
          },
          {
            "code": "dateTime"
          },
          {
            "code": "time"
          },
          {
            "code": "code"
          },
          {
            "code": "oid"
          },
          {
            "code": "id"
          },
          {
            "code": "unsignedInt"
          },
          {
            "code": "positiveInt"
          },
          {
            "code": "markdown"
          },
          {
            "code": "Annotation"
          },
          {
            "code": "Attachment"
          },
          {
            "code": "Identifier"
          },
          {
            "code": "CodeableConcept"
          },
          {
            "code": "Coding"
          },
          {
            "code": "Quantity"
          },
          {
            "code": "Range"
          },
          {
            "code": "Period"
          },
          {
            "code": "Ratio"
          },
          {
            "code": "SampledData"
          },
          {
            "code": "Signature"
          },
          {
            "code": "HumanName"
          },
          {
            "code": "Address"
          },
          {
            "code": "ContactPoint"
          },
          {
            "code": "Timing"
          },
          {
            "code": "Reference"
          },
          {
            "code": "Meta"
          }
        ],
        "condition": [
          "inv-1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.resource",
        "short": "If parameter is a whole resource",
        "definition": "If the parameter is a whole resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Resource"
          }
        ],
        "condition": [
          "inv-1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.part",
        "short": "Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple)",
        "definition": "A named part of a parameter. In many implementation context, a set of named parts is known as a \"Tuple\".",
        "comments": "Only one level of Tuples is allowed.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "nameReference": "parameter",
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "inv-2",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "A part must have a value or a resource, but not both",
            "xpath": "exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "differential": {
    "element": [
      {
        "path": "Parameters",
        "short": "Operation Request or Response",
        "definition": "This special resource type is used to represent an operation request and response (operations.html). It has no other use, and there is no RESTful endpoint associated with it.",
        "comments": "The parameters that may be used are defined by the OperationDefinition resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Resource"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "v2",
            "map": "n/a"
          },
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          },
          {
            "identity": "w5",
            "map": "infrastructure.exchange"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter",
        "name": "parameter",
        "short": "Operation Parameter",
        "definition": "A parameter passed to or received from the operation.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "BackboneElement"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "inv-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "A parameter must have a value or a resource, but not both",
            "xpath": "exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.name",
        "short": "Name from the definition",
        "definition": "The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition).",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.value[x]",
        "short": "If parameter is a data type",
        "definition": "If the parameter is a data type.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "boolean"
          },
          {
            "code": "integer"
          },
          {
            "code": "decimal"
          },
          {
            "code": "base64Binary"
          },
          {
            "code": "instant"
          },
          {
            "code": "string"
          },
          {
            "code": "uri"
          },
          {
            "code": "date"
          },
          {
            "code": "dateTime"
          },
          {
            "code": "time"
          },
          {
            "code": "code"
          },
          {
            "code": "oid"
          },
          {
            "code": "id"
          },
          {
            "code": "unsignedInt"
          },
          {
            "code": "positiveInt"
          },
          {
            "code": "markdown"
          },
          {
            "code": "Annotation"
          },
          {
            "code": "Attachment"
          },
          {
            "code": "Identifier"
          },
          {
            "code": "CodeableConcept"
          },
          {
            "code": "Coding"
          },
          {
            "code": "Quantity"
          },
          {
            "code": "Range"
          },
          {
            "code": "Period"
          },
          {
            "code": "Ratio"
          },
          {
            "code": "SampledData"
          },
          {
            "code": "Signature"
          },
          {
            "code": "HumanName"
          },
          {
            "code": "Address"
          },
          {
            "code": "ContactPoint"
          },
          {
            "code": "Timing"
          },
          {
            "code": "Reference"
          },
          {
            "code": "Meta"
          }
        ],
        "condition": [
          "inv-1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.resource",
        "short": "If parameter is a whole resource",
        "definition": "If the parameter is a whole resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Resource"
          }
        ],
        "condition": [
          "inv-1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "path": "Parameters.parameter.part",
        "short": "Named part of a parameter (e.g. Tuple)",
        "definition": "A named part of a parameter. In many implementation context, a set of named parts is known as a \"Tuple\".",
        "comments": "Only one level of Tuples is allowed.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "nameReference": "parameter",
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "inv-2",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "A part must have a value or a resource, but not both",
            "xpath": "exists(f:value) or exists(f:resource) and not(exists(f:value) and exists(f:resource))"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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.