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2.45 Resource Parameters - Content

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

Maturity Level : N

Normative (from v4.0.0)

Compartments : Not linked to any defined compartments

This page has been approved as part of an ANSI

standard. See the Infrastructure Package for further details.

This resource is a non-persisted resource used to pass information into and back from an operation . It has no other use, and there is no RESTful endpoint associated with it.

2.45.1 Scope and Usage

This resource is a non-persisted resource used to pass information into and back from an operation .

2.45.2 Boundaries and Relationships

This special resource has no other use than for operation parameters, and there is no RESTful end-point associated with it. For further information, see the operations page.

OperationDefinition defines constraints on the Parameters resource instances that are used to convey the inputs and outputs of the operation.

2.45.3 References

This resource is referenced by GuidanceResponse .

This resource does not implement any patterns.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Parameters	Σ N		Resource	Operation Request or Response Elements defined in Ancestors: id , meta , implicitRules , language
parameter	Σ I	0..*	BackboneElement	Operation Parameter + Rule: A parameter must have one and only one of (value, resource, part)
name	Σ	1..1	string	Name from the definition
value[x]	Σ I	0..1	*	If parameter is a data type
resource	Σ I	0..1	Resource	If parameter is a whole resource
part	Σ	0..*	see parameter	Named part of a multi-part parameter
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram ( Legend )

XML Template

<Parameters xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <parameter>  <!-- 0..* Operation Parameter -->
  <name value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Name from the definition -->
  <</value[x]>
  <</resource>

  <value[x]><!--  0..1 * If parameter is a data type --></value[x]>
  <resource><!--  0..1 Resource If parameter is a whole resource --></resource>

  <part><!-- 0..* Content as for Parameters.parameter Named part of a multi-part parameter --></part>
 </parameter>
</Parameters>

JSON Template

{
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    // value[x]: If parameter is a data type. One of these 53:
    "valueBase64Binary" : "<base64Binary>",
    "valueBoolean" : <boolean>,
    "valueCanonical" : "<canonical>",
    "valueCode" : "<code>",
    "valueDate" : "<date>",
    "valueDateTime" : "<dateTime>",
    "valueDecimal" : <decimal>,
    "valueId" : "<id>",
    "valueInstant" : "<instant>",
    "valueInteger" : <integer>,
    "valueInteger64" : "<integer64>",
    "valueMarkdown" : "<markdown>",
    "valueOid" : "<oid>",
    "valuePositiveInt" : "<positiveInt>",
    "valueString" : "<string>",
    "valueTime" : "<time>",
    "valueUnsignedInt" : "<unsignedInt>",
    "valueUri" : "<uri>",
    "valueUrl" : "<url>",
    "valueUuid" : "<uuid>",
    "valueAddress" : { Address },
    "valueAge" : { Age },
    "valueAnnotation" : { Annotation },
    "valueAttachment" : { Attachment },
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept },
    "valueCodeableReference" : { CodeableReference },
    "valueCoding" : { Coding },
    "valueContactPoint" : { ContactPoint },
    "valueCount" : { Count },
    "valueDistance" : { Distance },
    "valueDuration" : { Duration },
    "valueHumanName" : { HumanName },
    "valueIdentifier" : { Identifier },
    "valueMoney" : { Money },
    "valuePeriod" : { Period },
    "valueQuantity" : { Quantity },
    "valueRange" : { Range },
    "valueRatio" : { Ratio },
    "valueRatioRange" : { RatioRange },
    "valueReference" : { Reference },
    "valueSampledData" : { SampledData },
    "valueSignature" : { Signature },
    "valueTiming" : { Timing },
    "valueContactDetail" : { ContactDetail },
    "valueContributor" : { Contributor },
    "valueDataRequirement" : { DataRequirement },
    "valueExpression" : { Expression },
    "valueParameterDefinition" : { ParameterDefinition },
    "valueRelatedArtifact" : { RelatedArtifact },
    "valueTriggerDefinition" : { TriggerDefinition },
    "valueUsageContext" : { UsageContext },
    "valueDosage" : { Dosage },
    "valueMeta" : { Meta },
    "resource" : { Resource }, // C? If parameter is a whole resource

    "part" : [{ Content as for Parameters.parameter }] // Named part of a multi-part parameter
  }]
}

Turtle Template

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  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  fhir:Parameters.parameter [ # 0..* Operation Parameter
    fhir:Parameters.parameter.name [ string ]; # 1..1 Name from the definition
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    # Parameters.parameter.value[x] : 0..1 If parameter is a data type. One of these 53
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueBase64Binary [ base64Binary ]
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      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCanonical [ canonical ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCode [ code ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDate [ date ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDateTime [ dateTime ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDecimal [ decimal ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueId [ id ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInstant [ instant ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInteger [ integer ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInteger64 [ integer64 ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMarkdown [ markdown ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueOid [ oid ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valuePositiveInt [ positiveInt ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueString [ string ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTime [ time ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUnsignedInt [ unsignedInt ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUri [ uri ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUrl [ url ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUuid [ uuid ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAddress [ Address ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAge [ Age ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAnnotation [ Annotation ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAttachment [ Attachment ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCodeableReference [ CodeableReference ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCoding [ Coding ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContactPoint [ ContactPoint ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCount [ Count ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDistance [ Distance ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDuration [ Duration ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueHumanName [ HumanName ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueIdentifier [ Identifier ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMoney [ Money ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valuePeriod [ Period ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueQuantity [ Quantity ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRange [ Range ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRatio [ Ratio ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRatioRange [ RatioRange ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueReference [ Reference ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueSampledData [ SampledData ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueSignature [ Signature ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTiming [ Timing ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContactDetail [ ContactDetail ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContributor [ Contributor ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDataRequirement [ DataRequirement ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueExpression [ Expression ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueParameterDefinition [ ParameterDefinition ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRelatedArtifact [ RelatedArtifact ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTriggerDefinition [ TriggerDefinition ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUsageContext [ UsageContext ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDosage [ Dosage ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMeta [ Meta ]
    fhir:Parameters.parameter.resource [ Resource ]; # 0..1 If parameter is a whole resource

    fhir:Parameters.parameter.part [ See Parameters.parameter ], ... ; # 0..* Named part of a multi-part parameter
  ], ...;
]

Changes since R3

Parameters

Parameters.parameter.value[x]

Add Types ~~canonical, url, uuid, ContactDetail, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, Dosage~~ integer64, CodeableReference, RatioRange, Meta

See the Full Difference for further information

This analysis is available as XML or JSON .

See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 1 test that all execute ok. 1 fail round-trip testing and 1 r3 resources are invalid (0 errors). )

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Parameters	Σ N		Resource	Operation Request or Response Elements defined in Ancestors: id , meta , implicitRules , language
parameter	Σ I	0..*	BackboneElement	Operation Parameter + Rule: A parameter must have one and only one of (value, resource, part)
name	Σ	1..1	string	Name from the definition
value[x]	Σ I	0..1	*	If parameter is a data type
resource	Σ I	0..1	Resource	If parameter is a whole resource
part	Σ	0..*	see parameter	Named part of a multi-part parameter
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram ( Legend )

XML Template

<Parameters xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <parameter>  <!-- 0..* Operation Parameter -->
  <name value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Name from the definition -->
  <</value[x]>
  <</resource>

  <value[x]><!--  0..1 * If parameter is a data type --></value[x]>
  <resource><!--  0..1 Resource If parameter is a whole resource --></resource>

  <part><!-- 0..* Content as for Parameters.parameter Named part of a multi-part parameter --></part>
 </parameter>
</Parameters>

JSON Template

{
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  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  "parameter" : [{ // Operation Parameter
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    // value[x]: If parameter is a data type. One of these 53:
    "valueBase64Binary" : "<base64Binary>",
    "valueBoolean" : <boolean>,
    "valueCanonical" : "<canonical>",
    "valueCode" : "<code>",
    "valueDate" : "<date>",
    "valueDateTime" : "<dateTime>",
    "valueDecimal" : <decimal>,
    "valueId" : "<id>",
    "valueInstant" : "<instant>",
    "valueInteger" : <integer>,
    "valueInteger64" : "<integer64>",
    "valueMarkdown" : "<markdown>",
    "valueOid" : "<oid>",
    "valuePositiveInt" : "<positiveInt>",
    "valueString" : "<string>",
    "valueTime" : "<time>",
    "valueUnsignedInt" : "<unsignedInt>",
    "valueUri" : "<uri>",
    "valueUrl" : "<url>",
    "valueUuid" : "<uuid>",
    "valueAddress" : { Address },
    "valueAge" : { Age },
    "valueAnnotation" : { Annotation },
    "valueAttachment" : { Attachment },
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept },
    "valueCodeableReference" : { CodeableReference },
    "valueCoding" : { Coding },
    "valueContactPoint" : { ContactPoint },
    "valueCount" : { Count },
    "valueDistance" : { Distance },
    "valueDuration" : { Duration },
    "valueHumanName" : { HumanName },
    "valueIdentifier" : { Identifier },
    "valueMoney" : { Money },
    "valuePeriod" : { Period },
    "valueQuantity" : { Quantity },
    "valueRange" : { Range },
    "valueRatio" : { Ratio },
    "valueRatioRange" : { RatioRange },
    "valueReference" : { Reference },
    "valueSampledData" : { SampledData },
    "valueSignature" : { Signature },
    "valueTiming" : { Timing },
    "valueContactDetail" : { ContactDetail },
    "valueContributor" : { Contributor },
    "valueDataRequirement" : { DataRequirement },
    "valueExpression" : { Expression },
    "valueParameterDefinition" : { ParameterDefinition },
    "valueRelatedArtifact" : { RelatedArtifact },
    "valueTriggerDefinition" : { TriggerDefinition },
    "valueUsageContext" : { UsageContext },
    "valueDosage" : { Dosage },
    "valueMeta" : { Meta },
    "resource" : { Resource }, // C? If parameter is a whole resource

    "part" : [{ Content as for Parameters.parameter }] // Named part of a multi-part parameter
  }]
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


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  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  fhir:Parameters.parameter [ # 0..* Operation Parameter
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    # Parameters.parameter.value[x] : 0..1 If parameter is a data type. One of these 53
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueBase64Binary [ base64Binary ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueBoolean [ boolean ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCanonical [ canonical ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCode [ code ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDate [ date ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDateTime [ dateTime ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDecimal [ decimal ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueId [ id ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInstant [ instant ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInteger [ integer ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueInteger64 [ integer64 ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMarkdown [ markdown ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueOid [ oid ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valuePositiveInt [ positiveInt ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueString [ string ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTime [ time ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUnsignedInt [ unsignedInt ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUri [ uri ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUrl [ url ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUuid [ uuid ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAddress [ Address ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAge [ Age ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAnnotation [ Annotation ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueAttachment [ Attachment ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCodeableReference [ CodeableReference ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCoding [ Coding ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContactPoint [ ContactPoint ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueCount [ Count ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDistance [ Distance ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDuration [ Duration ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueHumanName [ HumanName ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueIdentifier [ Identifier ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMoney [ Money ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valuePeriod [ Period ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueQuantity [ Quantity ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRange [ Range ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRatio [ Ratio ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRatioRange [ RatioRange ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueReference [ Reference ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueSampledData [ SampledData ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueSignature [ Signature ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTiming [ Timing ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContactDetail [ ContactDetail ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueContributor [ Contributor ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDataRequirement [ DataRequirement ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueExpression [ Expression ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueParameterDefinition [ ParameterDefinition ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueRelatedArtifact [ RelatedArtifact ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueTriggerDefinition [ TriggerDefinition ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueUsageContext [ UsageContext ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueDosage [ Dosage ]
      fhir:Parameters.parameter.valueMeta [ Meta ]
    fhir:Parameters.parameter.resource [ Resource ]; # 0..1 If parameter is a whole resource

    fhir:Parameters.parameter.part [ See Parameters.parameter ], ... ; # 0..* Named part of a multi-part parameter
  ], ...;
]

Changes since Release 3

Parameters

Parameters.parameter.value[x]

Add Types ~~canonical, url, uuid, ContactDetail, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, Dosage~~ integer64, CodeableReference, RatioRange, Meta

See the Full Difference for further information

This analysis is available as XML or JSON .

See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 1 test that all execute ok. 1 fail round-trip testing and 1 r3 resources are invalid (0 errors). )

See the Profiles & Extensions and the alternate definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON , XML Schema / Schematron + JSON Schema , ShEx (for Turtle ) , the spreadsheet version & the dependency analysis a

2.45.3.1 2.45.4.1 Constraints

Level

Location

Description

Expression

inv-1

Rule

Parameters.parameter

A parameter must have one and only one of (value, resource, part)

(part.exists() and value.empty() and resource.empty()) or (part.empty() and (value.exists() xor resource.exists()))

Note: for technical compatibility reasons, the Parameters resource inherits from Resource , but since the parameter exchange format has no end-point and/or persistence, it never has an id, a versionId, or a lastUpdated. The other features of Resource (tags, profiles, security labels, language etc.) may have use when operations are executed.

2.45.3.2 2.45.4.2 Names and Identifiers

The following rules apply to name and identifier uniqueness within a Parameters resource:

Parameter Names Parameter names can be repeated at any level. The meaning of duplicate parameter names - and whether it is valid to repeat any given parameter name - depends on the context. Typically, operation definitions define what parameters can be used, and whether they can repeat. The order of parameters with different names is not considered significant

Resources Resources in parameter.resource do not need to be unique, though the interpretation of non-unique resources, or different versions of the same resource, may be ambiguous in cases where the parameter names do not clearly differentiate the purpose of the parameter. For additional commentary, see the notes about about resource uniqueness in Bundles , though be aware that those rules do not apply to the Parameters resource unless the fullUrl extension is present on parameters with resources.

Internal References When internal references are resolved in a resource in a parameter.resource, the resolution stops at parameter.resource. This allows resources to appear more than once in a Parameters resource, and also means that resources cannot reference content in another resource using an internal reference (except for references inside contained resources )

References When resolving references in resources, the applicable Operation Definition may specify how references may be resolved between parameters. If a reference cannot be resolved between the parameters, the application should fall back to it's general resource resolution methods