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Example OperationDefinition/StructureDefinition-snapshot (XML)

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

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

Operation Definition

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

<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="StructureDefinition-snapshot"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="extensions"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/$snapshot</p> 
      <p> URL: [base]/StructureDefinition/[id]/$snapshot</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> definition</td> 
          <td> type</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#string">string</a> 
            <br/>  (
            <a href="search.html#token">token</a> )
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The StructureDefinition's canonical URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server
                 must know the structure definition, or be able to retrieve it from other known
                 repositories.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OUT</td> 
          <td> return</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 1..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="structuredefinition.html">StructureDefinition</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The structure definition with a snapshot</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </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-snapshot"/> 
  <version value="6.0.0-cibuild"/> 
  <name value="Snapshot"/> 
  <title value="Generate Snapshot"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <kind value="operation"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2024-04-12T18:40:09+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 [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html) instance  with  a snapshot,
   based on a differential in a specified [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html).
     

If the operation is not called at the instance level, either *definition* 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."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <affectsState value="true"/> 
  <code value="snapshot"/> 
  <resource value="StructureDefinition"/> 
  <system value="false"/> 
  <type value="true"/> 
  <instance value="true"/> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="definition"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <scope value="type"/> 
    <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 canonical URL (i.e. 'StructureDefinition.url'). The server
     must know the structure definition, or be able to retrieve it from other known
     repositories."/> 
    <type value="string"/> 
    <searchType value="token"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="return"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="1"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The structure definition with a snapshot"/> 
    <type value="StructureDefinition"/> 
  </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.