Parameters | Medplum

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.

Elements

Name Required Type Description
parameter ParametersParameter[] Operation Parameter
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A parameter passed to or received from the operation.
id string Unique id for inter-element referencing
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Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
extension Extension[] Additional content defined by implementations
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May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions.
modifierExtension Extension[] Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
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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 in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants.
name string Name from the definition
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The name of the parameter (reference to the operation definition).
value[x] base64Binary, boolean, canonical, code, date, dateTime, decimal, id, instant, integer, markdown, oid, positiveInt, string, time, unsignedInt, uri, url, uuid, Address, Age, Annotation, Attachment, CodeableConcept, Coding, ContactPoint, Count, Distance, Duration, HumanName, Identifier, Money, Period, Quantity, Range, Ratio, Reference<>, SampledData, Signature, Timing, ContactDetail, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, Dosage, Meta If parameter is a data type
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If the parameter is a data type.
resource Resource If parameter is a whole resource
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When resolving references in resources, the 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 its general resource resolution methods.
part [] Named part of a multi-part parameter
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A named part of a multi-part parameter.
Only one level of nested parameters is allowed.

Search Parameters

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Inherited Elements

Name Required Type Description
id string Logical id of this artifact
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The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.
meta Meta Metadata about the resource
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The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.
implicitRules uri A set of rules under which this content was created
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A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.
language code Language of the resource content
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The base language in which the resource is written.
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.

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

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.