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Example CodeSystem/restful-interaction (XML)

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Definition for Code SystemFHIRRestfulInteractions

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="restful-interaction"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/restful-interaction</code>  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> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">read
            <a name="restful-interaction-read"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Read the current state of the resource.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">vread
            <a name="restful-interaction-vread"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Read the state of a specific version of the resource.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">update
            <a name="restful-interaction-update"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Update an existing resource by its id (or create it if it is new).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">patch
            <a name="restful-interaction-patch"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Update an existing resource by posting a set of changes to it.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">delete
            <a name="restful-interaction-delete"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Delete a resource.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">history
            <a name="restful-interaction-history"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Retrieve the change history for a particular resource, type of resource, or the
             entire system.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  history-instance
            <a name="restful-interaction-history-instance"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Retrieve the change history for a particular resource.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  history-type
            <a name="restful-interaction-history-type"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Retrieve the change history for all resources of a particular type.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  history-system
            <a name="restful-interaction-history-system"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Retrieve the change history for all resources on a system.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">create
            <a name="restful-interaction-create"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Create a new resource with a server assigned id.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">search
            <a name="restful-interaction-search"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Search a resource type or all resources based on some filter criteria.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  search-type
            <a name="restful-interaction-search-type"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Search all resources of the specified type based on some filter criteria.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  search-system
            <a name="restful-interaction-search-system"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Search all resources based on some filter criteria.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">  search-compartment
            <a name="restful-interaction-search-compartment"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Search resources in a compartment based on some filter criteria.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">capabilities
            <a name="restful-interaction-capabilities"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Get a Capability Statement for the system.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">transaction
            <a name="restful-interaction-transaction"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Update, create or delete a set of resources as a single transaction.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">batch
            <a name="restful-interaction-batch"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> perform a set of a separate interactions in a single http operation</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">operation
            <a name="restful-interaction-operation"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Perform an operation as defined by an OperationDefinition.</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/restful-interaction"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1823"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="FHIRRestfulInteractions"/> 
  <title value="FHIR Restful Interactions"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="FHIR Project"/> 
  <description value="The set of interactions defined by the RESTful part of the FHIR specification."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/restful-interaction"/> 
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="read"/> 
    <display value="read"/> 
    <definition value="Read the current state of the resource."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="vread"/> 
    <display value="vread"/> 
    <definition value="Read the state of a specific version of the resource."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="update"/> 
    <display value="update"/> 
    <definition value="Update an existing resource by its id (or create it if it is new)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="patch"/> 
    <display value="patch"/> 
    <definition value="Update an existing resource by posting a set of changes to it."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="delete"/> 
    <display value="delete"/> 
    <definition value="Delete a resource."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="history"/> 
    <display value="history"/> 
    <definition value="Retrieve the change history for a particular resource, type of resource, or the
     entire system."/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="history-instance"/> 
      <display value="history-instance"/> 
      <definition value="Retrieve the change history for a particular resource."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="history-type"/> 
      <display value="history-type"/> 
      <definition value="Retrieve the change history for all resources of a particular type."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="history-system"/> 
      <display value="history-system"/> 
      <definition value="Retrieve the change history for all resources on a system."/> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="create"/> 
    <display value="create"/> 
    <definition value="Create a new resource with a server assigned id."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="search"/> 
    <display value="search"/> 
    <definition value="Search a resource type or all resources based on some filter criteria."/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="search-type"/> 
      <display value="search-type"/> 
      <definition value="Search all resources of the specified type based on some filter criteria."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="search-system"/> 
      <display value="search-system"/> 
      <definition value="Search all resources based on some filter criteria."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="search-compartment"/> 
      <display value="search-compartment"/> 
      <definition value="Search resources in a compartment based on some filter criteria."/> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="capabilities"/> 
    <display value="capabilities"/> 
    <definition value="Get a Capability Statement for the system."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="transaction"/> 
    <display value="transaction"/> 
    <definition value="Update, create or delete a set of resources as a single transaction."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="batch"/> 
    <display value="batch"/> 
    <definition value="perform a set of a separate interactions in a single http operation"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="operation"/> 
    <display value="operation"/> 
    <definition value="Perform an operation as defined by an OperationDefinition."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.