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Example OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-questionnaire (XML)

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Operation Definition

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="StructureDefinition-questionnaire"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="extensions"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/$questionnaire</p> 
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/[id]/$questionnaire</p> 
      <p> Parameters</p> 
      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Use</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Name</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Scope</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Cardinality</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Type</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Binding</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Documentation</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> identifier</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#Identifier">Identifier</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A logical identifier (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.identifier''). The server must
                 know the StructureDefinition or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p> 

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

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> url</td> 
          <td> type</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#canonical">canonical</a>  (
            <a href="structuredefinition.html" title="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition">StructureDefinition</a> )
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The StructureDefinition's official URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server
                 must know the StructureDefinition or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories.</p> 

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

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

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

      </div> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-questionnaire"/> 
  <version value="6.0.0-cibuild"/> 
  <name value="Questionnaire"/> 
  <title value="Build Questionnaire"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <kind value="operation"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2024-03-27T11:56:58+00:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Generates a [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) instance  based on a specified
   [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html), creating questions for each core
   element or extension element found in the [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html).
      

If the operation is not called at the instance level, one of the *identifier*,
   *profile* or *url* 'in' parameters must be provided. If more than one is specified,
   servers may raise an error or may resolve with the parameter of their choice. If
   called at the instance level, these parameters will be ignored. The response will
   contain a [Questionnaire](questionnaire.html) instance based on the specified [StructureDefin
  ition](structuredefinition.html) and/or an [OperationOutcome](operationoutcome.html)
   resource with errors or warnings.  Nested groups are used to handle complex structures
   and data types.  If the 'supportedOnly' parameter is set to true, only those elements
   marked as &quot;must support&quot; will be included.  

This operation is intended to enable auto-generation of simple interfaces for arbitrary
   profiles.  The 'questionnaire' approach to data entry has limitations that will
   make it less optimal than custom-defined interfaces.  However, this function may
   be useful for simple applications or for systems that wish to support &quot;non-core&quot;
   resources with minimal development effort."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <affectsState value="false"/> 
  <code value="questionnaire"/> 
  <comment value="**Open Issue**: Ideally, extensions should be populated in the generated [Questionnaire](ques
  tionnaire.html) that will support taking [QuestionnaireResponse](questionnaireresponse.html)
   resources generated from the Questionnaire and turning them back into the appropriate
   resources."/> 
  <resource value="StructureDefinition"/> 
  <system value="false"/> 
  <type value="true"/> 
  <instance value="true"/> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="identifier"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="A logical identifier (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.identifier''). The server must
     know the StructureDefinition or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories."/> 
    <type value="Identifier"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="profile"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) is provided directly as part
     of the request. Servers may choose not to accept profiles in this fashion"/> 
    <type value="StructureDefinition"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="url"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <scope value="type"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The StructureDefinition's official URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server
     must know the StructureDefinition or be able to retrieve it from other known repositories."/> 
    <type value="canonical"/> 
    <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="supportedOnly"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="If true, the questionnaire will only include those elements marked as &quot;mustSupport='true
    '&quot; in the StructureDefinition."/> 
    <type value="boolean"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="return"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="1"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The questionnaire form generated based on the StructureDefinition."/> 
    <type value="Questionnaire"/> 
  </parameter> 
</OperationDefinition> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.