| Code | Display | Definition |
| approve |
Activate/approve the focal resource |
Take what actions are needed to transition the focus resource from 'draft' to 'active' or 'in-progress', as appropriate for the resource type. This may involve additing additional content, approval, validation, etc. |
| fulfill |
Fulfill the focal request |
Act to perform the actions described in the focus request. This might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events. The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction. |
| instantiate |
Instantiate the focal definition |
Act to perform the actions defined in the focus definition resource (ActivityDefinition, PlanDefinition, Questionnaire, etc.) For PlanDefinition or ActivityDefinition, this might result in a 'more assertive' request (order for a plan or proposal, filler order for a placer order), but is intend to eventually result in events. For Questionnaire, this would result in a QuestionnaireResponse - and possibly resources constructed using data extracted from the response. The degree of fulfillment requested might be limited by Task.restriction. |
| abort |
Mark the focal resource as no longer active |
Abort, cancel or withdraw the focal resource, as appropriate for the type of resource. |
| replace |
Replace the focal resource with the input resource |
Replace the focal resource with the specified input resource |
| change |
Change the focal resource |
Update the focal resource of the owning system to reflect the content specified as the Task.focus |
| suspend |
Suspend the focal resource |
Transition the focal resource from 'active' or 'in-progress' to 'suspended' |
| resume |
Re-activate the focal resource |
Transition the focal resource from 'suspended' to 'active' or 'in-progress' as appropriate for the resource type. |