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MessageConformance

A conformance statement about how an application uses FHIR messaging.

The relative url is /messageconformances

Content

<MessageConformance xmlns="http://www.hl7.org/fhir">
  <id> mand id ConformanceStatement Id (UUID)</id>
  <date> mand dateTime Publication Date</date>
  <publisher> mand 
   <name> mand string Publishing Organization</name>
   <address> opt Zero+ Address Address of Organization</address>
   <contact> opt Zero+ Contact Contacts for Organization</contact>
  </publisher>
  <software> mand 
   <name> mand string Name software is known by</name>
   <version> mand string Version covered by this statement</version>
   <releaseDate> opt dateTime Date this version released</releaseDate>
  </software>
  <profile> opt Zero+ uri other profiles that apply (i.e. code binding rules)</profile>
  <event> mand  <!-- One+ -->
   <code> mand code Declare support for this event</code>
   <resource> cond code Which resource if event has multiple</resource>
   <mode> mand code Sender | Receiver</mode>
   <request> opt 
    <resource> mand One+ Constraint Constraint on a resource used in request</resource>
   </request>
   <response> opt 
    <resource> mand One+ Constraint Constraint on a resource used in response</resource>
   </response>
  </event>
  <extensions> opt See Extensions   See Extensions </extensions>
  <text> mand Narrative Text summary of conformance statement for human interpretation</text>
</MessageConformance>

Schema for MessageConformance and an example (or formatted for browser)

Terminology Bindings

• MessageConformance.event.code is bound to the concept domain MessageEvent which has the allowed values defined for Event List in the messaging framework
• MessageConformance.event.resource is bound to the concept domain ResourceType which has the allowed values of any defined Resource Type name
• MessageConformance.event.mode is bound to the concept domain MessageConformanceEventMode: "The mode of a message conformance statement". Possible values:

  sender	The application sends requests and receives responses
  receiver	The application receives requests and sends responses

Notes:

• The MessageConformance resource is a special case; it is only defined for the conformance framework, and is not encountered in other contexts
• The interpretation of request and resource depends on the mode. If the mode is sender, then request specifies what the application sends, and response specifies what it accepts. If the mode is "listener", then this is reversed
• If a request or response is not specified for an event, then no rules are made for it
• Events that are not listed are not supported

Formal Definitions

The formal definitions for the elements above. Also available as an XML file.

MessageConformance
Definition	A conformance statement about how an application uses FHIR messaging
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
MessageConformance.id
Definition	Globally unique Conformance Statement Id (Must be a UUID)
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	id
MessageConformance.date
Definition	Date that the conformance statement is published
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	dateTime
MessageConformance.publisher
Definition	The organization that publishes this conformance statement
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
MessageConformance.publisher.name
Definition	Name of Organization
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	string
MessageConformance.publisher.address
Definition	Address of Organization
Control	Optional, 0..*
Type	Address
MessageConformance.publisher.contact
Definition	Contacts for Organization
Control	Optional, 0..*
Type	Contact
MessageConformance.software
Definition	The software that is covered by this conformance statement
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
MessageConformance.software.name
Definition	Name software is known by
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	string
MessageConformance.software.version
Definition	Version covered by this statement
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	string
MessageConformance.software.releaseDate
Definition	Date this version released
Control	Optional, 0..1
Type	dateTime
MessageConformance.profile
Definition	Additional other profiles that apply to this conformance statement.
Control	Optional, 0..*
Type	uri
Comments	Generally these profiles make constraints on the bindings of concept domains / value sets
MessageConformance.event
Definition	An event supported by the application
Control	Mandatory, 1..*
MessageConformance.event.code
Definition	The code for the event
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	code from MessageEvent
MessageConformance.event.resource
Definition	The focal resource for the event
Control	Conditional, 0..1: A resource type is required if the event declaration has multiple focal resources
Type	code from ResourceType
MessageConformance.event.mode
Definition	The mode of this event declaration - whether application is sender or receiver
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	code from MessageConformanceEventMode
MessageConformance.event.request
Definition	Information about the request for this event
Control	Optional, 0..1
MessageConformance.event.request.resource
Definition	Constraint on a resource used in the event request
Control	Mandatory, 1..*
Type	Constraint
MessageConformance.event.response
Definition	Information about the response for this event
Control	Optional, 0..1
MessageConformance.event.response.resource
Definition	Constraint on a resource used in the event response
Control	Mandatory, 1..*
Type	Constraint
MessageConformance.extensions
Definition	See Extensions
Control	Optional, 0..1
MessageConformance.text
Definition
Control	Mandatory, 1..1
Type	Narrative

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