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Parameterdefinition.profile.json

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StructureDefinition for ParameterDefinition

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  "id": "ParameterDefinition",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ParameterDefinition",
  "name": "ParameterDefinition",
  "status": "draft",
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 FHIR Standard",
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    }
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  "description": "Base StructureDefinition for ParameterDefinition Type",
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      "name": "RIM Mapping"
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  "derivation": "specialization",
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        "max": "1",
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        "comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
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        "id": "ParameterDefinition.min",
        "path": "ParameterDefinition.min",
        "short": "Minimum cardinality",
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          }
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        "id": "ParameterDefinition.profile",
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        "short": "What profile the value is expected to be",
        "definition": "If specified, this indicates a profile that the input data must conform to, or that the output data will conform to.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
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        "type": [
          {
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        ],
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        "short": "Maximum cardinality (a number of *)",
        "definition": "The maximum number of times this element is permitted to appear in the request or response.",
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        "max": "1",
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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.