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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the CapabilityStatement resource.

CapabilityStatement
Element Id CapabilityStatement
Definition

A Capability Statement documents a set of capabilities (behaviors) of a FHIR Server or Client for a particular version of FHIR that may be used as a statement of actual server functionality or a statement of required or desired server implementation.

Short Display A statement of system capabilities
Cardinality 0..*
Type CanonicalResource
Summary false
Comments

Applications may implement multiple versions (see Managing Multiple Versions, and the $versions operation). If they do, then a CapabilityStatement describes the system's support for a particular version of FHIR, and the server will have multiple statements, one for each version.

Invariants
Defined on this element
cnl-0Warning Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generationname.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
cpb-1Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of REST, messaging or document element.rest.exists() or messaging.exists() or document.exists()
cpb-2Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of description, software, or implementation element.(description.count() + software.count() + implementation.count()) > 0
cpb-3Rule Messaging end-point is only permitted when a capability statement is for an implementation.messaging.endpoint.empty() or kind = 'instance'
cpb-4Rule There should only be one CapabilityStatement.rest per mode.rest.mode.isDistinct()
cpb-7Rule The set of documents must be unique by the combination of profile and mode.document.select(profile&mode).isDistinct()
cpb-14Rule If kind = instance, implementation must be present and software may be present(kind != 'instance') or implementation.exists()
cpb-15Rule If kind = capability, implementation must be absent, software must be present(kind != 'capability') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists())
cpb-16Rule If kind = requirements, implementation and software must be absent(kind!='requirements') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists().not())
CapabilityStatement.url
Element Id CapabilityStatement.url
Definition

An absolute URI that is used to identify this capability statement when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this capability statement is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL remain the same when the capability statement is stored on different servers.

Short Display Canonical identifier for this capability statement, represented as a URI (globally unique)
Cardinality 0..1
Type uri
Requirements

Allows the capability statement to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier.

Summary true
Comments

Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid: but real http: addresses are preferred. Multiple instances may share the same URL if they have a distinct version.

The determination of when to create a new version of a resource (same url, new version) vs. defining a new artifact is up to the author. Considerations for making this decision are found in Technical and Business Versions.

In some cases, the resource can no longer be found at the stated url, but the url itself cannot change. Implementations can use the meta.source element to indicate where the current master source of the resource can be found.

Invariants
Defined on this element
cnl-1Warning URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematicexists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')
CapabilityStatement.identifier
Element Id CapabilityStatement.identifier
Definition

A formal identifier that is used to identify this CapabilityStatement when it is represented in other formats, or referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance.

Short Display Additional identifier for the CapabilityStatement (business identifier)
Note This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Cardinality 0..*
Type Identifier
Requirements

Allows externally provided and/or usable business identifiers to be easily associated with the module.

Summary true
CapabilityStatement.version
Element Id CapabilityStatement.version
Definition

The identifier that is used to identify this version of the capability statement when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the capability statement author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions can be placed in a lexicographical sequence.

Short Display Business version of the capability statement
Note This is a business versionId, not a resource version id (see discussion)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Summary true
Comments

There may be different capability statement instances that have the same identifier but different versions. The version can be appended to the url in a reference to allow a reference to a particular business version of the capability statement with the format [url]|[version]. The version SHOULD NOT contain a '#' - see Business Version.

CapabilityStatement.versionAlgorithm[x]
Element Id CapabilityStatement.versionAlgorithm[x]
Definition

Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current.

Short Display How to compare versions
Cardinality 0..1
Terminology Binding Version Algorithm (Extensible)
Type string|Coding
[x] Note See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x]
Summary true
Comments

If set as a string, this is a FHIRPath expression that has two additional context variables passed in - %version1 and %version2 and will return a negative number if version1 is newer, a positive number if version2 and a 0 if the version ordering can't be successfully be determined.

CapabilityStatement.name
Element Id CapabilityStatement.name
Definition

A natural language name identifying the capability statement. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation.

Short Display Name for this capability statement (computer friendly)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Requirements

Support human navigation and code generation.

Summary true
Comments

The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alphanumeric type name to ensure that it is machine-processing friendly.

Invariants
Affect this element
cnl-0Warning Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generationname.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
CapabilityStatement.title
Element Id CapabilityStatement.title
Definition

A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the capability statement.

Short Display Name for this capability statement (human friendly)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Summary true
Comments

This name does not need to be machine-processing friendly and may contain punctuation, white-space, etc.

CapabilityStatement.status
Element Id CapabilityStatement.status
Definition

The status of this capability statement. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content.

Short Display draft | active | retired | unknown
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding PublicationStatus (Required)
Type code
Is Modifier true (Reason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration)
Summary true
Comments

Allows filtering of capability statements that are appropriate for use versus not.This is not intended for use with actual capability statements, but where capability statements are used to describe possible or desired systems.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

CapabilityStatement.experimental
Element Id CapabilityStatement.experimental
Definition

A Boolean value to indicate that this capability statement is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing) and is not intended to be used for genuine usage.

Short Display For testing purposes, not real usage
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Meaning if Missing If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.
Requirements

Enables experimental content to be developed following the same lifecycle that would be used for a production-level capability statement.

Summary true
Comments

Allows filtering of capability statements that are appropriate for use versus not.

CapabilityStatement.date
Element Id CapabilityStatement.date
Definition

The date (and optionally time) when the capability statement was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the capability statement changes.

Short Display Date last changed
Cardinality 1..1
Type dateTime
Alternate Names Revision Date
Summary true
Comments

The date is often not tracked until the resource is published, but may be present on draft content. Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the capability statement. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

CapabilityStatement.publisher
Element Id CapabilityStatement.publisher
Definition

The name of the organization or individual responsible for the release and ongoing maintenance of the capability statement.

Short Display Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Requirements

Helps establish the "authority/credibility" of the capability statement. May also allow for contact.

Summary true
Comments

Usually an organization but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the capability statement is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the capability statement. This is not necessarily the same individual or organization that developed and initially authored the content. The publisher is the primary point of contact for questions or issues with the capability statement. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.

CapabilityStatement.contact
Element Id CapabilityStatement.contact
Definition

Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher.

Short Display Contact details for the publisher
Cardinality 0..*
Type ContactDetail
Summary true
Comments

May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number, etc.

See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here.

CapabilityStatement.description
Element Id CapabilityStatement.description
Definition

A free text natural language description of the capability statement from a consumer's perspective. Typically, this is used when the capability statement describes a desired rather than an actual solution, for example as a formal expression of requirements as part of an RFP.

Short Display Natural language description of the capability statement
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
Comments

This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the capability statement as conveyed in the 'text' field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context (e.g. the language of the capability statement is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the capability statement was created).This does not need to be populated if the description is adequately implied by the software or implementation details.

Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-2Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of description, software, or implementation element.(description.count() + software.count() + implementation.count()) > 0
CapabilityStatement.useContext
Element Id CapabilityStatement.useContext
Definition

The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate capability statement instances.

Short Display The context that the content is intended to support
Cardinality 0..*
Type UsageContext
Requirements

Assist in searching for appropriate content.

Summary true
Comments

When multiple useContexts are specified, there is no expectation that all or any of the contexts apply.

CapabilityStatement.jurisdiction
Standards Status This element has a standards status of "Deprecated" which is different from the status of the whole resource
Element Id CapabilityStatement.jurisdiction
Definition

A legal or geographic region in which the capability statement is intended to be used.

Short Display Intended jurisdiction for capability statement (if applicable)
Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding Jurisdiction ValueSet (Extensible)
Type CodeableConcept
Summary true
Comments

It may be possible for the capability statement to be used in jurisdictions other than those for which it was originally designed or intended.

DEPRECATION NOTE: For consistency, implementations are encouraged to migrate to using the new 'jurisdiction' code in the useContext element. (I.e. useContext.code indicating http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type#jurisdiction and useContext.valueCodeableConcept indicating the jurisdiction.)

CapabilityStatement.purpose
Element Id CapabilityStatement.purpose
Definition

Explanation of why this capability statement is needed and why it has been designed as it has.

Short Display Why this capability statement is defined
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
Comments

This element does not describe the usage of the capability statement. Instead, it provides traceability of ''why'' the resource is either needed or ''why'' it is defined as it is. This may be used to point to source materials or specifications that drove the structure of this capability statement.

CapabilityStatement.copyright
Element Id CapabilityStatement.copyright
Definition

A copyright statement relating to the capability statement and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the capability statement.

Short Display Use and/or publishing restrictions
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Requirements

Consumers must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the capability statement and/or its content.

Alternate Names License; Restrictions
Summary false
Comments

...

CapabilityStatement.copyrightLabel
Element Id CapabilityStatement.copyrightLabel
Definition

A short string (<50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are resctricted. (e.g. 'All rights reserved', 'Some rights reserved').

Short Display Copyright holder and year(s)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Requirements

Defines the content expected to be rendered in all representations of the artifact.

Summary false
Comments

The (c) symbol should NOT be included in this string. It will be added by software when rendering the notation. Full details about licensing, restrictions, warrantees, etc. goes in the more general 'copyright' element.

CapabilityStatement.kind
Element Id CapabilityStatement.kind
Definition

The way that this statement is intended to be used, to describe an actual running instance of software, a particular product (kind, not instance of software) or a class of implementation (e.g. a desired purchase).

Short Display instance | capability | requirements
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Capability Statement Kind (Required)
Type code
Requirements

Allow searching the 3 modes.

Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-16Rule If kind = requirements, implementation and software must be absent(kind!='requirements') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists().not())
cpb-15Rule If kind = capability, implementation must be absent, software must be present(kind != 'capability') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists())
cpb-3Rule Messaging end-point is only permitted when a capability statement is for an implementation.messaging.endpoint.empty() or kind = 'instance'
cpb-14Rule If kind = instance, implementation must be present and software may be present(kind != 'instance') or implementation.exists()
CapabilityStatement.instantiates
Element Id CapabilityStatement.instantiates
Definition

Reference to a canonical URL of another CapabilityStatement that this software implements. This capability statement is a published API description that corresponds to a business service. The server may actually implement a subset of the capability statement it claims to implement, so the capability statement must specify the full capability details.

Short Display Canonical URL of another capability statement this implements
Cardinality 0..*
Type canonical(CapabilityStatement)
Summary true
Comments

HL7 defines the following Services: Terminology Service.

Many Implementation Guides icon define additional services.

CapabilityStatement.imports
Element Id CapabilityStatement.imports
Definition

Reference to a canonical URL of another CapabilityStatement that this software adds to. The capability statement automatically includes everything in the other statement, and it is not duplicated, though the server may repeat the same resources, interactions and operations to add additional details to them.

Short Display Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to
Cardinality 0..*
Type canonical(CapabilityStatement)
Summary true
Comments

the contents of any directly or indirectly imported CapabilityStatements SHALL NOT overlap, i.e. they cannot refer to the same rest/resource, operations/name, searchparam/name, interaction/code, messaging/endpoint, document/mode pair.

A capability statement that imports another CapabilityStatement automatically instantiates it too (though this is often not a very useful statement for the kinds of CapabilityStatements that are suitable for importing).

CapabilityStatement.software
Element Id CapabilityStatement.software
Definition

Software that is covered by this capability statement. It is used when the capability statement describes the capabilities of a particular software version, independent of an installation.

Short Display Software that is covered by this capability statement
Cardinality 0..1
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-16Rule If kind = requirements, implementation and software must be absent(kind!='requirements') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists().not())
cpb-15Rule If kind = capability, implementation must be absent, software must be present(kind != 'capability') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists())
cpb-2Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of description, software, or implementation element.(description.count() + software.count() + implementation.count()) > 0
CapabilityStatement.software.name
Element Id CapabilityStatement.software.name
Definition

Name the software is known by.

Short Display A name the software is known by
Cardinality 1..1
Type string
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.software.version
Element Id CapabilityStatement.software.version
Definition

The version identifier for the software covered by this statement.

Short Display Version covered by this statement
Note This is a business versionId, not a resource version id (see discussion)
Cardinality 0..1
Type string
Summary true
Comments

If possible, a version should be specified, as statements are likely to be different for different versions of software.

CapabilityStatement.software.releaseDate
Element Id CapabilityStatement.software.releaseDate
Definition

Date this version of the software was released.

Short Display Date this version was released
Cardinality 0..1
Type dateTime
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.implementation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.implementation
Definition

Identifies a specific implementation instance that is described by the capability statement - i.e. a particular installation, rather than the capabilities of a software program.

Short Display If this describes a specific instance
Cardinality 0..1
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-16Rule If kind = requirements, implementation and software must be absent(kind!='requirements') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists().not())
cpb-15Rule If kind = capability, implementation must be absent, software must be present(kind != 'capability') or (implementation.exists().not() and software.exists())
cpb-14Rule If kind = instance, implementation must be present and software may be present(kind != 'instance') or implementation.exists()
cpb-2Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of description, software, or implementation element.(description.count() + software.count() + implementation.count()) > 0
CapabilityStatement.implementation.description
Element Id CapabilityStatement.implementation.description
Definition

Information about the specific installation that this capability statement relates to.

Short Display Describes this specific instance
Cardinality 1..1
Type markdown
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.implementation.url
Element Id CapabilityStatement.implementation.url
Definition

An absolute base URL for the implementation. This forms the base for REST interfaces as well as the mailbox and document interfaces.

Short Display Base URL for the installation
Cardinality 0..1
Type url
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.implementation.custodian
Element Id CapabilityStatement.implementation.custodian
Definition

The organization responsible for the management of the instance and oversight of the data on the server at the specified URL.

Short Display Organization that manages the data
Cardinality 0..1
Type Reference(Organization)
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.fhirVersion
Element Id CapabilityStatement.fhirVersion
Definition

The version of the FHIR specification that this CapabilityStatement describes (which SHALL be the same as the FHIR version of the CapabilityStatement itself). There is no default value.

Short Display FHIR Version the system supports
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding FHIRVersion (Required)
Type code
Summary true
Comments

Servers may implement multiple versions (see Managing Multiple Versions, and the $versions operation). If they do, and the CapabilityStatement is requested from the server, then this fhirVersion will be either the version requested, or the server's default version.

CapabilityStatement.format
Element Id CapabilityStatement.format
Definition

A list of the formats supported by this implementation using their content types.

Short Display formats supported (xml | json | ttl | mime type)
Cardinality 1..*
Terminology Binding Mime Types (Required)
Additional BindingsPurpose
Capability Format Type Starter Set
Type code
Summary true
Comments

"xml", "json" and "ttl" are allowed, which describe the simple encodings described in the specification (and imply appropriate bundle support). Otherwise, mime types are legal here.

CapabilityStatement.patchFormat
Element Id CapabilityStatement.patchFormat
Definition

A list of the patch formats supported by this implementation using their content types.

Short Display Patch formats supported
Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding Mime Types (Required)
Type code
Summary true
Comments

At present, the patch mime types application/json-patch+json and application/xml-patch+xml are legal. Generally, if a server supports PATCH, it would be expected to support the patch formats and match the formats it supports, but this is not always possible or necessary.

CapabilityStatement.acceptLanguage
Element Id CapabilityStatement.acceptLanguage
Definition

A list of the languages supported by this implementation that are usefully supported in the Accept-Language header.

Short Display Languages supported
Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding All Languages (Required)
Additional BindingsPurpose
Common Languages Starter Set
Type code
Summary true
Comments

In general, if a server gets a request with an Accept-Language that it doesn't support, it should still reutrn the resource, just in its default language for the resource.

CapabilityStatement.implementationGuide
Element Id CapabilityStatement.implementationGuide
Definition

A list of implementation guides that the server does (or should) support in their entirety.

Short Display Implementation guides supported
Cardinality 0..*
Type canonical(ImplementationGuide)
Summary true
Comments

Note: this is primarily only relevant in terms of ImplementationGuides that don't define specific CapabilityStatements declaring the expectation of distinct roles. (E.g. generic IGs that establish privacy policies.) In situations where an ImplementationGuide does define CapabilityStatements, asserting CapabilityStatement.implementationGuide means that the implementation adheres to any Implementation.global definitions present in that IG as well as any textual requirements around security or other general interoperability behaviors. However, it does not make any assertions as to conformance with any of the CapabilityStatements defined in the IG. To assert conformance with CapabilityStatements in a referenced IG, it is necessary to use the CapabilityStatement.instantiates element.

CapabilityStatement.rest
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest
Definition

A definition of the restful capabilities of the solution, if any.

Short Display If the endpoint is a RESTful one
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Comments

Multiple repetitions allow definition of both client and/or server behaviors or possibly behaviors under different configuration settings (for software or requirements statements).

Invariants
Defined on this element
cpb-9Rule A given resource can only be described once per RESTful mode.resource.select(type).isDistinct()
Affect this element
cpb-4Rule There should only be one CapabilityStatement.rest per mode.rest.mode.isDistinct()
cpb-1Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of REST, messaging or document element.rest.exists() or messaging.exists() or document.exists()
CapabilityStatement.rest.mode
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.mode
Definition

Identifies whether this portion of the statement is describing the ability to initiate or receive restful operations.

Short Display client | server
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Restful Capability Mode (Required)
Type code
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-4Rule There should only be one CapabilityStatement.rest per mode.rest.mode.isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.rest.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.documentation
Definition

Information about the system's restful capabilities that apply across all applications, such as security.

Short Display General description of implementation
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.security
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.security
Definition

Information about security implementation from an interface perspective - what a client needs to know.

Short Display Information about security of implementation
Cardinality 0..1
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.rest.security.cors
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.security.cors
Definition

Server adds CORS headers when responding to requests - this enables Javascript applications to use the server.

Short Display Adds CORS Headers (http://enable-cors.org/)
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary true
Comments

The easiest CORS headers to add are Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * & Access-Control-Request-Method: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE. All servers SHOULD support CORS.

CapabilityStatement.rest.security.service
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.security.service
Definition

Types of security services that are supported/required by the system.

Short Display OAuth | SMART-on-FHIR | NTLM | Basic | Kerberos | Certificates
Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding Restful Security Service (Extensible)
Type CodeableConcept
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.rest.security.description
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.security.description
Definition

General description of how security works.

Short Display General description of how security works
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource
Definition

A specification of the restful capabilities of the solution for a specific resource type.

Short Display Resource served on the REST interface
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Comments

Max of one repetition per resource type.

Invariants
Defined on this element
cpb-12Rule Search parameter names must be unique in the context of a resource.searchParam.select(name).isDistinct()
Affect this element
cpb-9Rule A given resource can only be described once per RESTful mode.resource.select(type).isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.type
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.type
Definition

A type of resource exposed via the restful interface.

Short Display A resource type that is supported
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Resource Types (Required)
Type code
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-9Rule A given resource can only be described once per RESTful mode.resource.select(type).isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.profile
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.profile
Definition

A system-wide profile that is applied across all instances of the resource supported by the system. For example, if declared on Observation, this profile is the "superset" of capabilities for laboratory and vitals and other domains. See further discussion in Using Profiles.

Short Display System-wide profile
Cardinality 0..1
Type canonical(StructureDefinition)
Summary true
Comments

All other profiles for this type that are listed in .rest.resource.supportedProfile must conform to this profile.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.supportedProfile
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.supportedProfile
Definition

A list of profiles representing different use cases the system hosts/produces. A supported profile is a statement about the functionality of the data and services provided by the server (or the client) for supported use cases. For example, a system can define and declare multiple Observation profiles for laboratory observations, vital sign observations, etc. By declaring supported profiles, systems provide a way to determine whether individual resources are conformant. See further discussion in Using Profiles.

Short Display Use-case specific profiles
Cardinality 0..*
Type canonical(StructureDefinition)
Summary true
Comments

Supported profiles must conform to the resource profile in the .rest.resource.profile element if it is present. The resource profile is a system-wide profile applied across all instances of the resource supported by the system. A supported profile is a statement about the functionality of the data and services provided by the server (or used by the client) for a particular set of use cases and will not necessarily apply to all data consumed or exposed by the server.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.documentation
Definition

Additional information about the resource type used by the system.

Short Display Additional information about the use of the resource type
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction
Definition

Identifies a restful operation supported by the solution.

Short Display What operations are supported?
Cardinality 0..*
Summary false
Comments

In general, a Resource will only appear in a CapabilityStatement if the server actually has some capabilities - e.g. there is at least one interaction supported. However interactions can be omitted to support summarization (_summary = true).

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction.code
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction.code
Definition

Coded identifier of the operation, supported by the system resource.

Short Display read | vread | update | update-conditional | patch | patch-conditional | delete | delete-conditional-single | delete-conditional-multiple | delete-history | delete-history-version | history-instance | history-type | create | create-conditional | search-type
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Type Restful Interaction (Required)
Type code
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.interaction.documentation
Definition

Guidance specific to the implementation of this operation, such as 'delete is a logical delete' or 'updates are only allowed with version id' or 'creates permitted from pre-authorized certificates only'.

Short Display Anything special about operation behavior
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Requirements

REST allows a degree of variability in the implementation of RESTful solutions that is useful for exchange partners to be aware of.

Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.versioning
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.versioning
Definition

This field is set to no-version to specify that the system does not support (server) or use (client) versioning for this resource type. If this has some other value, the server must at least correctly track and populate the versionId meta-property on resources. If the value is 'versioned-update', then the server supports all the versioning features, including using e-tags for version integrity in the API.

Short Display no-version | versioned | versioned-update
Cardinality 0..1
Terminology Binding Resource Version Policy (Required)
Type code
Summary false
Comments

If a server supports versionIds correctly, it SHOULD support vread too, but is not required to do so.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.readHistory
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.readHistory
Definition

A flag for whether the server is able to return past versions as part of the vRead operation.

Short Display Whether vRead can return past versions
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary false
Comments

It is useful to support the vRead operation for current operations, even if past versions aren't available.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.updateCreate
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.updateCreate
Definition

A flag to indicate that the server allows or needs to allow the client to create new identities on the server (that is, the client PUTs to a location where there is no existing resource). Allowing this operation means that the server allows the client to create new identities on the server.

Short Display If update can commit to a new identity
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary false
Comments

Allowing the clients to create new identities on the server means that the system administrator needs to have confidence that the clients do not create clashing identities between them. Obviously, if there is only one client, this won't happen. While creating identities on the client means that the clients need to be managed, it's much more convenient for many scenarios if such management can be put in place.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalCreate
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalCreate
Definition

A flag that indicates that the server supports conditional create.

Short Display If allows/uses conditional create
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary false
Comments

Conditional Create is mainly appropriate for interface engine scripts converting from other formats, such as v2.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalRead
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalRead
Definition

A code that indicates how the server supports conditional read.

Short Display not-supported | modified-since | not-match | full-support
Cardinality 0..1
Terminology Binding Conditional Read Status (Required)
Type code
Summary false
Comments

Conditional Read is mainly appropriate for interface engine scripts converting from other formats, such as v2.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalUpdate
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalUpdate
Definition

A flag that indicates that the server supports conditional update.

Short Display If allows/uses conditional update
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary false
Comments

Conditional Update is mainly appropriate for interface engine scripts converting from other formats, such as v2.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalPatch
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalPatch
Definition

A flag that indicates that the server supports conditional patch.

Short Display If allows/uses conditional patch
Cardinality 0..1
Type boolean
Summary false
Comments

Conditional Patch is mainly appropriate for interface engine scripts converting from other formats, such as v2.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalDelete
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.conditionalDelete
Definition

A code that indicates how the server supports conditional delete.

Short Display not-supported | single | multiple - how conditional delete is supported
Cardinality 0..1
Terminology Binding Conditional Delete Status (Required)
Type code
Summary false
Comments

Conditional Delete is mainly appropriate for interface engine scripts converting from other formats, such as v2.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy
Definition

A set of flags that defines how references are supported.

Short Display literal | logical | resolves | enforced | local
Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding Reference Handling Policy (Required)
Type code
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchInclude
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchInclude
Definition

A list of _include values supported by the server.

Short Display _include values supported by the server
Cardinality 0..*
Type string
Summary false
Comments

Documenting _include icon support helps set conformance expectations for the desired system. Still, it is a level of detail that might not be exposed by production servers or clients when using CapabilityStatement to describe an actual implementation. If this list is empty, the server does not support includes. Support for iterative (a.k.a., recursive) _include is communicated by listing the iterative includes values supported by the server in the searchInclude element of the "root" resource type. For example, to support the following search:

GET [base]/CarePlan?_include=CarePlan:activity-reference:DeviceRequest&amp;_include:iterate=DeviceRequest:device

These values would be listed as part of capabilities for "CarePlan":

"searchInclude" : ["CarePlan:activity-reference:DeviceRequest","DeviceRequest:device"],

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchRevInclude
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchRevInclude
Definition

A list of _revinclude (reverse include) values supported by the server.

Short Display _revinclude values supported by the server
Cardinality 0..*
Type string
Summary false
Comments

See CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchInclude comments.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam
Definition

Search parameters for implementations to support and/or make use of - either references to ones defined in the specification, or additional ones defined for/by the implementation.

Short Display Search parameters supported by implementation
Cardinality 0..*
Summary false
Comments

The search parameters should include the control search parameters such as _sort, _count, etc. that also apply to this resource (though many will be listed at CapabilityStatement.rest.searchParam). The behavior of some search parameters may be further described by other code or extension elements, or narrative within the capability statement or linked SearchParameter definitions.

Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-12Rule Search parameter names must be unique in the context of a resource.searchParam.select(name).isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.name
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.name
Definition

The label used for the search parameter in this particular system's API - i.e. the 'name' portion of the name-value pair that will appear as part of the search URL. This SHOULD be the same as the SearchParameter.code of the defining SearchParameter. However, it can sometimes differ if necessary to disambiguate when a server supports multiple SearchParameters that happen to share the same code.

Short Display Name for parameter in search url
Cardinality 1..1
Type string
Summary false
Comments

Parameter names cannot overlap with standard parameter names, and standard parameters cannot be redefined. There is no correspondence whatsoever between CapabilityStatement's searchParam.name and SearchParameter.name - the latter is used as a class name when generating code for the search parameter.

Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-12Rule Search parameter names must be unique in the context of a resource.searchParam.select(name).isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.definition
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.definition
Definition

An absolute URI that is a formal reference to where this parameter was first defined, so that a client can be confident of the meaning of the search parameter (a reference to SearchParameter.url). This element SHALL be populated if the search parameter refers to a SearchParameter defined by the FHIR core specification or externally defined IGs.

Short Display Source of definition for parameter
Cardinality 0..1
Type canonical(SearchParameter)
Summary false
Comments

This SHOULD be present, and matches refers to a SearchParameter by its canonical URL. If systems wish to document their support for modifiers, comparators, target resource types, and chained parameters, they should do using a search parameter resource. This element SHALL be populated if the search parameter refers to a SearchParameter defined by the FHIR core specification or externally defined IGs.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.type
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.type
Definition

The type of value a search parameter refers to, and how the content is interpreted.

Short Display number | date | string | token | reference | composite | quantity | uri | special
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding SearchParamType (Required)
Type code
Summary false
Comments

While this can be looked up from the definition, it is included here as a convenience for systems that autogenerate a query interface based on the server capability statement. It SHALL be the same as the type in the search parameter definition.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam.documentation
Definition

This allows documentation of any distinct behaviors about how the search parameter is used. For example, text matching algorithms.

Short Display Server-specific usage
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation
Definition

Definition of an operation or a named query together with its parameters and their meaning and type. Consult the definition of the operation for details about how to invoke the operation, and the parameters.

Short Display Definition of a resource operation
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Comments

Operations linked from CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation must have OperationDefinition.type = true or OperationDefinition.instance = true.

If an operation that is listed in multiple CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation (e.g. for different resource types), then clients should understand that the operation is only supported on the specified resource types, and that may be a subset of those listed in OperationDefinition.resource.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.name
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.name
Definition

The name of the operation or query. For an operation, this name is prefixed with $ and used in the URL. For a query, this is the name used in the _query parameter when the query is called. This SHOULD be the same as the OperationDefinition.code of the defining OperationDefinition. However, it can sometimes differ if necessary to disambiguate when a server supports multiple OperationDefinition that happen to share the same code.

Short Display Name by which the operation/query is invoked
Cardinality 1..1
Type string
Summary true
Comments

The name here SHOULD be the same as the OperationDefinition.code in the referenced OperationDefinition, unless there is a name clash and the OperationDefinition.code cannot be used. The name does not include the "$" portion that is always included in the URL. There is no correspondence whatsoever between CapabilityStatement's operation.name and OperationDefinition.name - the latter is used as a class name when generating code for the operation. HL7 will never define operations that have conflicting names.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition
Definition

Where the formal definition can be found. If a server references the base definition of an Operation (i.e. from the specification itself such as http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/ValueSet-expand), that means it supports the full capabilities of the operation - e.g. both GET and POST invocation. If it only supports a subset, it must define its own custom OperationDefinition with a 'base' of the original OperationDefinition. The custom definition would describe the specific subset of functionality supported.

Short Display The defined operation/query
Cardinality 1..1
Type canonical(OperationDefinition)
Summary true
Comments

This can be used to build an HTML form to invoke the operation, for instance.

CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.documentation
Definition

Documentation that describes anything special about the operation behavior, possibly detailing different behavior for system, type and instance-level invocation of the operation.

Short Display Specific details about operation behavior
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction
Definition

A specification of restful operations supported by the system.

Short Display What operations are supported?
Cardinality 0..*
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction.code
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction.code
Definition

A coded identifier of the operation, supported by the system.

Short Display transaction | batch | search-system | history-system
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding System Restful Interaction (Required)
Type code
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.interaction.documentation
Definition

Guidance specific to the implementation of this operation, such as limitations on the kind of transactions allowed, or information about system wide search is implemented.

Short Display Anything special about operation behavior
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.rest.searchParam
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.searchParam
Definition

Search parameters that are supported for searching all resources for implementations to support and/or make use of - either references to ones defined in the specification, or additional ones defined for/by the implementation. This is only for searches executed against the system-level endpoint.

Short Display Search parameters for searching all resources
Cardinality 0..*
Type See CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.searchParam
Summary false
Comments

Typically, the only search parameters supported for all searches are those that apply to all resources - tags, profiles, text search etc. These search parameters should include the control search parameters such as _sort, _count, etc. that also apply to this resource (though many will be listed at CapabilityStatement.rest.searchParam). The behavior of some search parameters may be further described by other code or extension elements, or narrative within the capability statement or linked SearchParameter definitions.

CapabilityStatement.rest.operation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.operation
Definition

Definition of an operation or a named query together with its parameters and their meaning and type.

Short Display Definition of a system level operation
Cardinality 0..*
Type See CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation
Summary true
Comments

CapabilityStatement.rest.operation is for operations invoked at the system level, or for operations that are supported across multiple resource types. Operations linked from CapabilityStatement.rest.operation must have OperationDefinition.system = true, or more than one Operation.resource.

CapabilityStatement.rest.compartment
Element Id CapabilityStatement.rest.compartment
Definition

An absolute URI which is a reference to the definition of a compartment that the system supports. The reference is to a CompartmentDefinition resource by its canonical URL .

Short Display Compartments served/used by system
Cardinality 0..*
Type canonical(CompartmentDefinition)
Summary false
Comments

At present, the only defined compartments are at CompartmentDefinition.

CapabilityStatement.messaging
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging
Definition

A description of the messaging capabilities of the solution.

Short Display If messaging is supported
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Comments

Multiple repetitions allow the documentation of multiple endpoints per solution.

Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-1Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of REST, messaging or document element.rest.exists() or messaging.exists() or document.exists()
CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint
Definition

An endpoint (network accessible address) to which messages and/or replies are to be sent.

Short Display Where messages should be sent
Cardinality 0..*
Alternate Names 3
Summary false
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-3Rule Messaging end-point is only permitted when a capability statement is for an implementation.messaging.endpoint.empty() or kind = 'instance'
CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint.protocol
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint.protocol
Definition

A list of the messaging transport protocol(s) identifiers, supported by this endpoint.

Short Display http | ftp | mllp +
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Message Transport (Extensible)
Type Coding
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint.address
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.endpoint.address
Definition

The network address of the endpoint. For solutions that do not use network addresses for routing, it can be just an identifier.

Short Display Network address or identifier of the end-point
Cardinality 1..1
Type url
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.messaging.reliableCache
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.reliableCache
Definition

Length if the receiver's reliable messaging cache in minutes (if a receiver) or how long the cache length on the receiver should be (if a sender).

Short Display Reliable Message Cache Length (min)
Cardinality 0..1
Type unsignedInt
Summary false
Comments

If this value is missing then the application does not implement (receiver) or depend on (sender) reliable messaging.

CapabilityStatement.messaging.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.documentation
Definition

Documentation about the system's messaging capabilities for this endpoint not otherwise documented by the capability statement. For example, the process for becoming an authorized messaging exchange partner.

Short Display Messaging interface behavior details
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage
Definition

References to message definitions for messages this system can send or receive.

Short Display Messages supported by this system
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Comments

This is a proposed alternative to the messaging.event structure.

CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage.mode
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage.mode
Definition

The mode of this event declaration - whether application is sender or receiver.

Short Display sender | receiver
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Event Capability Mode (Required)
Type code
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage.definition
Element Id CapabilityStatement.messaging.supportedMessage.definition
Definition

Points to a message definition that identifies the messaging event, message structure, allowed responses, etc.

Short Display Message supported by this system
Cardinality 1..1
Type canonical(MessageDefinition)
Summary true
CapabilityStatement.document
Element Id CapabilityStatement.document
Definition

A document definition.

Short Display Document definition
Cardinality 0..*
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-7Rule The set of documents must be unique by the combination of profile and mode.document.select(profile&mode).isDistinct()
cpb-1Rule A Capability Statement SHALL have at least one of REST, messaging or document element.rest.exists() or messaging.exists() or document.exists()
CapabilityStatement.document.mode
Element Id CapabilityStatement.document.mode
Definition

Mode of this document declaration - whether an application is a producer or consumer.

Short Display producer | consumer
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding Document Mode (Required)
Type code
Summary true
Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-7Rule The set of documents must be unique by the combination of profile and mode.document.select(profile&mode).isDistinct()
CapabilityStatement.document.documentation
Element Id CapabilityStatement.document.documentation
Definition

A description of how the application supports or uses the specified document profile. For example, when documents are created, what action is taken with consumed documents, etc.

Short Display Description of document support
Cardinality 0..1
Type markdown
Summary false
CapabilityStatement.document.profile
Element Id CapabilityStatement.document.profile
Definition

A profile on the document Bundle that constrains which resources are present, and their contents.

Short Display Constraint on the resources used in the document
Cardinality 1..1
Type canonical(StructureDefinition)
Summary true
Comments

The profile is actually on the Bundle.

Invariants
Affect this element
cpb-7Rule The set of documents must be unique by the combination of profile and mode.document.select(profile&mode).isDistinct()