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Example OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-snapshot (JSON)

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Operation Definition

{
  "resourceType" : "OperationDefinition",
  "id" : "StructureDefinition-snapshot",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/$snapshot</p><p>URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/[id]/$snapshot</p><p>Parameters</p><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b>Use</b></td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Scope</b></td><td><b>Cardinality</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Binding</b></td><td><b>Documentation</b></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>definition</td><td>type</td><td>0..1</td><td><a href=\"structuredefinition.html\">StructureDefinition</a></td><td/><td><div><p>The <a href=\"structuredefinition.html\">StructureDefinition</a> is provided directly as part of the request. Servers may choose not to accept profiles in this fashion</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>IN</td><td>url</td><td>type</td><td>0..1</td><td><a href=\"datatypes.html#string\">string</a><br/>(<a href=\"search.html#token\">token</a>)</td><td/><td><div><p>The StructureDefinition's canonical URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server must know the structure definition, or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td>OUT</td><td>return</td><td/><td>1..1</td><td><a href=\"structuredefinition.html\">StructureDefinition</a></td><td/><td><div><p>The structure definition with a snapshot</p>\n</div></td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 5
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-snapshot",
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "Snapshot",
  "title" : "Generate Snapshot",
  "status" : "draft",
  "kind" : "operation",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Generates a [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) instance  with  a snapshot, based on a differential in a specified [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html).   \n\nIf the operation is not called at the instance level, either *definition* or *url* 'in' parameters must be provided. If more than one is specified, servers may raise an error or may resolve with the parameter of their choice. If called at the instance level, these parameters will be ignored.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "affectsState" : true,
  "code" : "snapshot",
  "resource" : ["StructureDefinition"],
  "system" : false,
  "type" : true,
  "instance" : true,
  "parameter" : [{
    "name" : "definition",
    "use" : "in",
    "scope" : ["type"],
    "min" : 0,
    "max" : "1",
    "documentation" : "The [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) is provided directly as part of the request. Servers may choose not to accept profiles in this fashion",
    "type" : "StructureDefinition"
  },
  {
    "name" : "url",
    "use" : "in",
    "scope" : ["type"],
    "min" : 0,
    "max" : "1",
    "documentation" : "The StructureDefinition's canonical URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server must know the structure definition, or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.",
    "type" : "string",
    "searchType" : "token"
  },
  {
    "name" : "return",
    "use" : "out",
    "min" : 1,
    "max" : "1",
    "documentation" : "The structure definition with a snapshot",
    "type" : "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.