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2.1.27.5.8.8 Operation $add on Resource

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Add content to an array in a large resource such as List or Group. See Operations for Large Resources.

The canonical URL for this operation definition is

 http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Resource-add

Formal Definition (as a OperationDefinition).

URL: [base]/[Resource]/[id]/$add

This is not an idempotent operation

In Parameters:
NameScopeCardinalityTypeBindingProfileDocumentation
additions1..1Resource

Resource containing content to add. See Operations for Large Resources.

Out Parameters:
NameScopeCardinalityTypeBindingProfileDocumentation
return0..1Resource

Resource containing content added. See Operations for Large Resources.

Note: as this is the only out parameter, it is a resource, and it has the name 'return', the result of this operation is returned directly as a resource

 

For more information about operations, including how they are invoked, see Operations.