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<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Questionnaire-populatehtml"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> Generate HTML for Questionnaire</h2> 
      <p> OPERATION: Generate HTML for Questionnaire</p> 
      <p> The official URL for this operation definition is: </p> 
      <pre> http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Questionnaire-populatehtml</pre> 
      <div> 
        <p> Generates an HTML page as a 
          <a href="binary.html">Binary</a>  instance  based on a specified 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a> , filling in answers to questions where possible based on information provided as part
           of the operation or already known by the server about the subject of the 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a> .
        </p> 

        <p> If the operation is not called at the instance level, one and only one of the identifier,
           questionnaire or questionnaireRef 'in' parameters must be provided. If called at the instance
           level, these parameters will be ignored.</p> 

        <p> The response will contain a 
          <a href="binary.html">Binary</a>  instance containing an HTML page for filling in and submitting the specified 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  and/or an 
          <a href="operationoutcome.html">OperationOutcome</a>  resource with errors or warnings.
        </p> 

        <p> The generated HTML form instance will be populated with an unanswered set of questions
           following the group and question structure of the specified 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a> .  If  
          <em> content</em>  parameters were specified or the 
          <em> local</em>  parameter was set to true, some of the questions may have answers filled in as well.
            In the case of repeating questions or groups, typically only one repetition will be provided
           unless answer values exist that would support populating multiple repetitions.
        </p> 

        <p> Population of the HTML form with appropriate data is dependent on the questions and/or
           groups in the 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  having metadata that allows the server to recognize the questions, e.g. through Questionnaire.item.
          definition or through use of the 
          <a href="conceptmap.html">ConceptMap</a>  resource.
        </p> 

        <p> Regardless of the mechanism used to link the questions in a questionnaire to a &quot;known&quot;
           mappable concept, solutions using this operation should ensure that the details of the
           question and associated linkage element are sufficiently similar as to safely allow auto-population;
           i.e. the question text and context must be sufficiently the same, the value set for the
           question must fall within the value set for the mapped element, the data types must be
           the same or convertible, etc.</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> URL: [base]/Questionnaire/$populatehtml</p> 
      <p> URL: [base]/Questionnaire/[id]/$populatehtml</p> 
      <p> Parameters</p> 
      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Use</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Name</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> identifier</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> uri</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A logical questionnaire identifier (i.e. ''Questionnaire.identifier''). The server must
                 know the questionnaire or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> questionnaire</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> Questionnaire</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The 
                <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  is provided directly as part of the request. Servers may choose not to accept questionnaires
                 in this fashion
              </p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> questionnaireRef</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> Reference</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The 
                <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  is provided as a resource reference. Servers may choose not to accept questionnaires
                 in this fashion or may fail if they cannot resolve or access the referenced questionnaire.
              </p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> content</td> 
          <td> 0..*</td> 
          <td> Reference</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> Resources containing information to be used to help populate the generated HTML form.
                  These may be FHIR resources or may be binaries containing FHIR documents, CDA documents
                 or other source materials.  Servers might not support all possible source materials and
                 may ignore materials they do not recognize.  (They MAY provide warnings if ignoring submitted
                 resources.)</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> local</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> boolean</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> If specified and set to 'true' (and the server is capable), the server should use what
                 resources and other knowledge it has about the referenced subject when pre-populating
                 answers to questions.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OUT</td> 
          <td> form</td> 
          <td> 1..1</td> 
          <td> Binary</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The generated HTML page that supports capturing the information defined by questionnaire,
                 possibly partially (or fully)-populated with a set of answers for the specified Questionnaire</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OUT</td> 
          <td> issues</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> OperationOutcome</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A list of hints and warnings about problems encountered while populating the questionnaire.
                 These might be show to the user as an advisory note. Note: if the questionnaire cannot
                 be populated at all, then the operation should fail, and an OperationOutcome is returned
                 directly with the failure, rather than using this parameter</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
      <div> 
        <p> While it is theoretically possible for an HTML form to be completely auto-populated and
           submitted without human review, the intention of this transaction is merely to reduce
           redundant data entry.  The HTML form 
          <strong> SHOULD</strong>  ensure that a human submitter has an opportunity to review the auto-populated answers
           to confirm correctness as well as to complete or expand on information provided by the
           auto-population process.
        </p> 

        <p> Complex form designs with conditional logic or tight constraints on cardinalities may
           be challenging to auto-populate.  A server MAY choose to traverse the questionnaire as
           if it were a human respondent, answering only those questions that are enabled based on
           previously answered questions.  However, doing so may result in minimal population.  Alternatively,
           systems may choose to populate all known answers, independent of dependencies and other
           constraints.  This may cause questions to be answered that should not be answered.  The
           generated HTML form is responsible for pruning the final populated questionnaire once
           human review has taken place.</p> 

        <p> Invoking this operation with the ''content'' parameter may involve the disclosure of personally
           identifiable healthcare information to the system which is performing the population process.
            No such disclosures should be made unless the system on which the operation is being
           invoked is a &quot;trusted&quot; system and appropriate agreements are in place to protect
           the confidentiality of any information shared with that system.</p> 

      </div> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Questionnaire-populatehtml"/> 
  <name value="Generate HTML for Questionnaire"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <kind value="operation"/> 
  <date value="2017-12-20T15:52:34+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Generates an HTML page as a [Binary](binary.html) instance  based on a specified [Questionnaire](que
  stionnaire.html), filling in answers to questions where possible based on information provided
   as part of the operation or already known by the server about the subject of the [Questionnaire](que
  stionnaire.html).

If the operation is not called at the instance level, one and only one of the identifier,
   questionnaire or questionnaireRef 'in' parameters must be provided. If called at the instance
   level, these parameters will be ignored.

The response will contain a [Binary](binary.html) instance containing an HTML page for
   filling in and submitting the specified [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) and/or an
   [OperationOutcome](operationoutcome.html) resource with errors or warnings.

The generated HTML form instance will be populated with an unanswered set of questions
   following the group and question structure of the specified [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html).
    If  *content* parameters were specified or the *local* parameter was set to true, some
   of the questions may have answers filled in as well.  In the case of repeating questions
   or groups, typically only one repetition will be provided unless answer values exist that
   would support populating multiple repetitions.

Population of the HTML form with appropriate data is dependent on the questions and/or
   groups in the [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) having metadata that allows the server
   to recognize the questions, e.g. through Questionnaire.item.definition or through use
   of the [ConceptMap](conceptmap.html) resource.

Regardless of the mechanism used to link the questions in a questionnaire to a &quot;known&quot;
   mappable concept, solutions using this operation should ensure that the details of the
   question and associated linkage element are sufficiently similar as to safely allow auto-population;
   i.e. the question text and context must be sufficiently the same, the value set for the
   question must fall within the value set for the mapped element, the data types must be
   the same or convertible, etc."/> 
  <code value="populatehtml"/> 
  <comment value="While it is theoretically possible for an HTML form to be completely auto-populated and
   submitted without human review, the intention of this transaction is merely to reduce
   redundant data entry.  The HTML form **SHOULD** ensure that a human submitter has an opportunity
   to review the auto-populated answers to confirm correctness as well as to complete or
   expand on information provided by the auto-population process.

Complex form designs with conditional logic or tight constraints on cardinalities may
   be challenging to auto-populate.  A server MAY choose to traverse the questionnaire as
   if it were a human respondent, answering only those questions that are enabled based on
   previously answered questions.  However, doing so may result in minimal population.  Alternatively,
   systems may choose to populate all known answers, independent of dependencies and other
   constraints.  This may cause questions to be answered that should not be answered.  The
   generated HTML form is responsible for pruning the final populated questionnaire once
   human review has taken place.

Invoking this operation with the ''content'' parameter may involve the disclosure of personally
   identifiable healthcare information to the system which is performing the population process.
    No such disclosures should be made unless the system on which the operation is being
   invoked is a &quot;trusted&quot; system and appropriate agreements are in place to protect
   the confidentiality of any information shared with that system."/> 
  <resource value="Questionnaire"/> 
  <system value="false"/> 
  <type value="true"/> 
  <instance value="true"/> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="identifier"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="A logical questionnaire identifier (i.e. ''Questionnaire.identifier''). The server must
     know the questionnaire or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories."/> 
    <type value="uri"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="questionnaire"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) is provided directly as part of the request. Servers
     may choose not to accept questionnaires in this fashion"/> 
    <type value="Questionnaire"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="questionnaireRef"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) is provided as a resource reference. Servers may
     choose not to accept questionnaires in this fashion or may fail if they cannot resolve
     or access the referenced questionnaire."/> 
    <type value="Reference"/> 
    <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Questionnaire"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="content"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="*"/> 
    <documentation value="Resources containing information to be used to help populate the generated HTML form.
      These may be FHIR resources or may be binaries containing FHIR documents, CDA documents
     or other source materials.  Servers might not support all possible source materials and
     may ignore materials they do not recognize.  (They MAY provide warnings if ignoring submitted
     resources.)"/> 
    <type value="Reference"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="local"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="If specified and set to 'true' (and the server is capable), the server should use what
     resources and other knowledge it has about the referenced subject when pre-populating
     answers to questions."/> 
    <type value="boolean"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="form"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="1"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The generated HTML page that supports capturing the information defined by questionnaire,
     possibly partially (or fully)-populated with a set of answers for the specified Questionnaire"/> 
    <type value="Binary"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="issues"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="A list of hints and warnings about problems encountered while populating the questionnaire.
     These might be show to the user as an advisory note. Note: if the questionnaire cannot
     be populated at all, then the operation should fail, and an OperationOutcome is returned
     directly with the failure, rather than using this parameter"/> 
    <type value="OperationOutcome"/> 
  </parameter> 
</OperationDefinition> 

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.