DSTU2

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Searchparameter.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for searchparameter

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    <lastUpdated value="2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+11:00"/>
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a>
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a>
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a>
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            <span title="SearchParameter : A search parameter that defines a named search item that can be used
             to search/filter on a resource.">SearchParameter</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter"> </a>
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            <span title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="domainresource.html">DomainResource</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Search Parameter for a resource
            <br/>
            <span style="font-style: italic" title="spd-1">If an xpath is present, there SHALL be an xpathUsage</span>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.url : An absolute URL that is used to identify this search parameter when
             it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHALL be a URL,
             SHOULD be globally unique, and SHOULD be an address at which this search parameter is
             (or will be) published.">url</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.url"> </a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#uri">uri</a>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.name : A free text natural language name identifying the search parameter.">name</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.name"> </a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Informal name for this search parameter</td>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.status : The status of this search parameter definition.">status</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.status"> </a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <span title="This element is a modifier element">?! </span>
            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">draft | active | retired
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-conformance-resource-status.html" title="The lifecycle status of a Value Set or Concept Map.">ConformanceResourceStatus</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
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            <span title="SearchParameter.experimental : A flag to indicate that this search parameter definition
             is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended
             to be used for genuine usage.">experimental</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.experimental"> </a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#boolean">boolean</a>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.publisher : The name of the individual or organization that published
             the search parameter.">publisher</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.publisher"> </a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="backboneelement.html">BackboneElement</a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..*</td>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Contact details for individual or publisher</td>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td>
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            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.base : The base resource type that this search parameter refers to.">base</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
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            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-resource-types.html" title="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR.">ResourceType</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
          </td>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.type : The type of value a search parameter refers to, and how the content
             is interpreted.">type</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.type"> </a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
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          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">number | date | string | token | reference | composite | quantity | uri
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-search-param-type.html" title="Data types allowed to be used for search parameters.">SearchParamType</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
          </td>
        </tr>

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            <span title="SearchParameter.description : A description of the search parameters and how it used.">description</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.description"> </a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <span title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Documentation for  search parameter</td>
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            <span title="SearchParameter.xpath : An XPath expression that returns a set of elements for the search
             parameter.">xpath</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.xpath"> </a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <span title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">XPath that extracts the values</td>
        </tr>

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            8MUggvnH/EOVJjAW4AuQHJ+O75LYqikXE0LzAAALePEntTkEoSAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/> 
            <span title="SearchParameter.xpathUsage : How the search parameter relates to the set of elements returned
             by evaluating the xpath query.">xpathUsage</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.xpathUsage"> </a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <span title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">normal | phonetic | nearby | distance | other
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-search-xpath-usage.html" title="How a search parameter relates to the set of elements returned by evaluating its xpath
             query.">XPathUsageType</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
          </td>
        </tr>

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            <span title="SearchParameter.target : Types of resource (if a resource is referenced).">target</span>
            <a name="SearchParameter.target"> </a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..*</td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
          </td>
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Types of resource (if a resource reference)
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-resource-types.html" title="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR.">ResourceType</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
          </td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
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            <br/>
            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format">
              <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format
            </a>
          </td>
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  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SearchParameter"/>
  <name value="SearchParameter"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg/index.cfm"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00"/>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for SearchParameter Resource"/>
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    <name value="HL7 v2"/>
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    <name value="RIM"/>
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  <mapping>
    <identity value="w5"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/w5"/>
    <name value="W5 Mapping"/>
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  <kind value="resource"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <base value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter"/>
      <short value="Search Parameter for a resource"/>
      <definition value="A search parameter that defines a named search item that can be used to search/filter
       on a resource."/>
      <comments value="In FHIR, search is not performed directly on a resource (by XML or JSON path), but on
       a named parameter that maps into the resource content."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="DomainResource"/>
      </type>
      <constraint>
        <key value="spd-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="If an xpath is present, there SHALL be an xpathUsage"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:xpath)) or exists(f:xpathUsage)"/>
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      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="conformance.behavior"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.id"/>
      <short value="Logical id of this artifact"/>
      <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this
       value never changes."/>
      <comments value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the
       server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated
       UUID."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.meta"/>
      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/>
      <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
       Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Meta"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.implicitRules"/>
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/>
      <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and
       which must be understood when processing the content."/>
      <comments value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of
       trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term.
       However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define,
       collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers
       and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
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    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.language"/>
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/>
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/>
      <comments value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as
       text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies 
       to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language
       of other presentations generated from the data in the resource  Not all the content has
       to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the
       narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on
       the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship
       between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="A human language."/>
        <valueSetUri value="http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.text"/>
      <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to
       represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the
       structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it &quot;clinically
       safe&quot; for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what
       content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/>
      <comments value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have
       a narrative."/>
      <alias value="narrative"/>
      <alias value="html"/>
      <alias value="xhtml"/>
      <alias value="display"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Narrative"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="dom-1"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Act.text?"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contained"/>
      <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/>
      <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains
       them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent
       transaction scope."/>
      <comments value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification
       is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/>
      <alias value="inline resources"/>
      <alias value="anonymous resources"/>
      <alias value="contained resources"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Resource"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is
       a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use
       of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the
       definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension,
       there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
       Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.url"/>
      <short value="Absolute URL used to reference this search parameter"/>
      <definition value="An absolute URL that is used to identify this search parameter when it is referenced in
       a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHALL be a URL, SHOULD be globally
       unique, and SHOULD be an address at which this search parameter is (or will be) published."/>
      <requirements value="To allow referencing and reusing search parameter definitions under other names on operational
       systems (in case of name clash)."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.name"/>
      <short value="Informal name for this search parameter"/>
      <definition value="A free text natural language name identifying the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="This is often the same as the code for the parameter, but does not need to be."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.status"/>
      <short value="draft | active | retired"/>
      <definition value="The status of this search parameter definition."/>
      <comments value="This is not intended for use with actual conformance statements, but where conformance
       statements are used to describe possible or desired systems."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The lifecycle status of a Value Set or Concept Map."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/conformance-resource-status"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="status"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.experimental"/>
      <short value="If for testing purposes, not real usage"/>
      <definition value="A flag to indicate that this search parameter definition is authored for testing purposes
       (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended to be used for genuine usage."/>
      <comments value="Allows filtering of search parameter definitions that are appropriate for use vs. not."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="class"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.publisher"/>
      <short value="Name of the publisher (Organization or individual)"/>
      <definition value="The name of the individual or organization that published the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="Usually an organization, but may be an individual. This item SHOULD be populated unless
       the information is available from context."/>
      <requirements value="Helps establish the &quot;authority/credibility&quot; of the search parameter.  May also
       allow for contact."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="who.witness"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact"/>
      <short value="Contact details of the publisher"/>
      <definition value="Contacts to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher."/>
      <comments value="May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number (tel:), etc."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <alias value="modifiers"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.name"/>
      <short value="Name of a individual to contact"/>
      <definition value="The name of an individual to contact regarding the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="If there is no named individual, the telecom is for the organization as a whole."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.telecom"/>
      <short value="Contact details for individual or publisher"/>
      <definition value="Contact details for individual (if a name was provided) or the publisher."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.date"/>
      <short value="Publication Date(/time)"/>
      <definition value="The date  (and optionally time) when the search parameter definition was published. The
       date must change when the business version changes, if it does, and it must change if
       the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of
       the search parameter changes."/>
      <comments value="Additional specific dates may be added as extensions."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="when.recorded"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.requirements"/>
      <short value="Why this search parameter is defined"/>
      <definition value="The Scope and Usage that this search parameter was created to meet."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="why"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.code"/>
      <short value="Code used in URL"/>
      <definition value="The code used in the URL or the parameter name in a parameters resource for this search
       parameter."/>
      <comments value="For maximum compatibility, use only lowercase ASCII characters."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.base"/>
      <short value="The resource type this search parameter applies to"/>
      <definition value="The base resource type that this search parameter refers to."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.type"/>
      <short value="number | date | string | token | reference | composite | quantity | uri"/>
      <definition value="The type of value a search parameter refers to, and how the content is interpreted."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Data types allowed to be used for search parameters."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/search-param-type"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.description"/>
      <short value="Documentation for  search parameter"/>
      <definition value="A description of the search parameters and how it used."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.xpath"/>
      <short value="XPath that extracts the values"/>
      <definition value="An XPath expression that returns a set of elements for the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="Note that the elements returned by the XPath are sometimes complex elements where logic
       is required to determine quite how to handle them; e.g. CodeableConcepts may contain text
       and/or multiple codings, where the codings themselves contain a code and a system."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="spd-1"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.xpathUsage"/>
      <short value="normal | phonetic | nearby | distance | other"/>
      <definition value="How the search parameter relates to the set of elements returned by evaluating the xpath
       query."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="spd-1"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="How a search parameter relates to the set of elements returned by evaluating its xpath
         query."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/search-xpath-usage"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.target"/>
      <short value="Types of resource (if a resource reference)"/>
      <definition value="Types of resource (if a resource is referenced)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter"/>
      <short value="Search Parameter for a resource"/>
      <definition value="A search parameter that defines a named search item that can be used to search/filter
       on a resource."/>
      <comments value="In FHIR, search is not performed directly on a resource (by XML or JSON path), but on
       a named parameter that maps into the resource content."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="DomainResource"/>
      </type>
      <constraint>
        <key value="spd-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="If an xpath is present, there SHALL be an xpathUsage"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:xpath)) or exists(f:xpathUsage)"/>
      </constraint>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="conformance.behavior"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.url"/>
      <short value="Absolute URL used to reference this search parameter"/>
      <definition value="An absolute URL that is used to identify this search parameter when it is referenced in
       a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHALL be a URL, SHOULD be globally
       unique, and SHOULD be an address at which this search parameter is (or will be) published."/>
      <requirements value="To allow referencing and reusing search parameter definitions under other names on operational
       systems (in case of name clash)."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.name"/>
      <short value="Informal name for this search parameter"/>
      <definition value="A free text natural language name identifying the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="This is often the same as the code for the parameter, but does not need to be."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.status"/>
      <short value="draft | active | retired"/>
      <definition value="The status of this search parameter definition."/>
      <comments value="This is not intended for use with actual conformance statements, but where conformance
       statements are used to describe possible or desired systems."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The lifecycle status of a Value Set or Concept Map."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/conformance-resource-status"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="status"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.experimental"/>
      <short value="If for testing purposes, not real usage"/>
      <definition value="A flag to indicate that this search parameter definition is authored for testing purposes
       (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended to be used for genuine usage."/>
      <comments value="Allows filtering of search parameter definitions that are appropriate for use vs. not."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="class"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.publisher"/>
      <short value="Name of the publisher (Organization or individual)"/>
      <definition value="The name of the individual or organization that published the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="Usually an organization, but may be an individual. This item SHOULD be populated unless
       the information is available from context."/>
      <requirements value="Helps establish the &quot;authority/credibility&quot; of the search parameter.  May also
       allow for contact."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="who.witness"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact"/>
      <short value="Contact details of the publisher"/>
      <definition value="Contacts to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher."/>
      <comments value="May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number (tel:), etc."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.name"/>
      <short value="Name of a individual to contact"/>
      <definition value="The name of an individual to contact regarding the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="If there is no named individual, the telecom is for the organization as a whole."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.contact.telecom"/>
      <short value="Contact details for individual or publisher"/>
      <definition value="Contact details for individual (if a name was provided) or the publisher."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.date"/>
      <short value="Publication Date(/time)"/>
      <definition value="The date  (and optionally time) when the search parameter definition was published. The
       date must change when the business version changes, if it does, and it must change if
       the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of
       the search parameter changes."/>
      <comments value="Additional specific dates may be added as extensions."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="when.recorded"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.requirements"/>
      <short value="Why this search parameter is defined"/>
      <definition value="The Scope and Usage that this search parameter was created to meet."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="why"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.code"/>
      <short value="Code used in URL"/>
      <definition value="The code used in the URL or the parameter name in a parameters resource for this search
       parameter."/>
      <comments value="For maximum compatibility, use only lowercase ASCII characters."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.base"/>
      <short value="The resource type this search parameter applies to"/>
      <definition value="The base resource type that this search parameter refers to."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.type"/>
      <short value="number | date | string | token | reference | composite | quantity | uri"/>
      <definition value="The type of value a search parameter refers to, and how the content is interpreted."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Data types allowed to be used for search parameters."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/search-param-type"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.description"/>
      <short value="Documentation for  search parameter"/>
      <definition value="A description of the search parameters and how it used."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.xpath"/>
      <short value="XPath that extracts the values"/>
      <definition value="An XPath expression that returns a set of elements for the search parameter."/>
      <comments value="Note that the elements returned by the XPath are sometimes complex elements where logic
       is required to determine quite how to handle them; e.g. CodeableConcepts may contain text
       and/or multiple codings, where the codings themselves contain a code and a system."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="spd-1"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.xpathUsage"/>
      <short value="normal | phonetic | nearby | distance | other"/>
      <definition value="How the search parameter relates to the set of elements returned by evaluating the xpath
       query."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="spd-1"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="How a search parameter relates to the set of elements returned by evaluating its xpath
         query."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/search-xpath-usage"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="SearchParameter.target"/>
      <short value="Types of resource (if a resource reference)"/>
      <definition value="Types of resource (if a resource is referenced)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

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.