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Operation-structuredefinition-questionnaire.xml

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<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="StructureDefinition-questionnaire"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> Build Questionnaire</h2> 
      <p> OPERATION: Build Questionnaire</p> 
      <p> The official URL for this operation definition is: </p> 
      <pre> http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-questionnaire</pre> 
      <div> 
        <p> Generates a 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  instance  based on a specified 
          <a href="structuredefinition.html">StructureDefinition</a> , creating questions for each core element or extension element found in the 
          <a href="structuredefinition.html">StructureDefinition</a> .    If the operation is not called at the instance level, one of the 
          <em> identifier</em> , 
          <em> profile</em>  or 
          <em> url</em>  'in' parameters must be provided. If more than one is specified, servers may raise an
           error or may resolve with the parameter of their choice. If called at the instance level,
           these parameters will be ignored. The response will contain a 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  instance based on the specified 
          <a href="structuredefinition.html">StructureDefinition</a>  and/or an 
          <a href="operationoutcome.html">OperationOutcome</a>  resource with errors or warnings.  Nested groups are used to handle complex structures
           and data types.  If the 'supportedOnly' parameter is set to true, only those elements
           marked as &quot;must support&quot; will be included.  This operation is intended to enable
           auto-generation of simple interfaces for arbitrary profiles.  The 'questionnaire' approach
           to data entry has limitations that will make it less optimal than custom-defined interfaces.
            However, this function may be useful for simple applications or for systems that wish
           to support &quot;non-core&quot; resources with minimal development effort.
        </p> 

      </div> 
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/$questionnaire</p> 
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/[id]/$questionnaire</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 profile identifier (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.identifier''). The server must
                 know the profile or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p> 

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

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> url</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> uri</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The profile's official URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server must know the
                 profile or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> supportedOnly</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> boolean</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> If true, the questionnaire will only include those elements marked as &quot;mustSupport='true'&quot;
                 in the StructureDefinition.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OUT</td> 
          <td> return</td> 
          <td> 1..1</td> 
          <td> Questionnaire</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The questionnaire form generated based on the StructureDefinition.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
      <div> 
        <p> 
          <strong> Open Issue</strong> : Ideally, extensions should be populated in the generated 
          <a href="questionnaire.html">Questionnaire</a>  that will support taking 
          <a href="questionnaireresponse.html">QuestionnaireResponse</a>  resources generated from the Questionnaire and turning them back into the appropriate
           resources.
        </p> 

      </div> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-questionnaire"/> 
  <name value="Build Questionnaire"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <kind value="operation"/> 
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+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 a [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) instance  based on a specified [StructureDefinition]
  (structuredefinition.html), creating questions for each core element or extension element
   found in the [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html).    If the operation is not
   called at the instance level, one of the *identifier*, *profile* or *url* 'in' parameters
   must be provided. If more than one is specified, servers may raise an error or may resolve
   with the parameter of their choice. If called at the instance level, these parameters
   will be ignored. The response will contain a [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) instance
   based on the specified [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) and/or an [OperationOutcome](
  operationoutcome.html) resource with errors or warnings.  Nested groups are used to handle
   complex structures and data types.  If the 'supportedOnly' parameter is set to true, only
   those elements marked as &quot;must support&quot; will be included.  This operation is
   intended to enable auto-generation of simple interfaces for arbitrary profiles.  The 'questionnaire'
   approach to data entry has limitations that will make it less optimal than custom-defined
   interfaces.  However, this function may be useful for simple applications or for systems
   that wish to support &quot;non-core&quot; resources with minimal development effort."/> 
  <code value="questionnaire"/> 
  <comment value="**Open Issue**: Ideally, extensions should be populated in the generated [Questionnaire](questionnai
  re.html) that will support taking [QuestionnaireResponse](questionnaireresponse.html) resources
   generated from the Questionnaire and turning them back into the appropriate resources."/> 
  <resource value="StructureDefinition"/> 
  <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 profile identifier (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.identifier''). The server must
     know the profile or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories."/> 
    <type value="uri"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="profile"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) is provided directly as part of the
     request. Servers may choose not to accept profiles in this fashion"/> 
    <type value="string"/> 
    <searchType value="token"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="url"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The profile's official URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server must know the
     profile or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories."/> 
    <type value="uri"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="supportedOnly"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="If true, the questionnaire will only include those elements marked as &quot;mustSupport='true'&quot;
     in the StructureDefinition."/> 
    <type value="boolean"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="return"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="1"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The questionnaire form generated based on the StructureDefinition."/> 
    <type value="Questionnaire"/> 
  </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.