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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ext-R4B-CapabilityStatement.res.res.ope.definition

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		1..1	Extension	R4B: definition additional types
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/4.3/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition"
value[x]		1..1	uri	The defined operation/query
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Source1

{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "ext-R4B-CapabilityStatement.res.res.ope.definition",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
    },
    {
      "extension": [
        {
          "url": "packageId",
          "valueId": "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4b.r3"
        },
        {
          "url": "version",
          "valueString": "0.1.0"
        },
        {
          "url": "uri",
          "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4b.r3"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 0,
      "_valueInteger": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4b.r3"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "trial-use",
      "_valueCode": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4b.r3"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.3/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "ExtensionCapabilityStatement_Rest_Resource_Operation_Definition",
  "title": "R4B: definition additional types",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00",
  "publisher": "FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "FHIR Infrastructure",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "R4B: `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` additional types (canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)) additional types from child elements (value)",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code": "001",
          "display": "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "This extension is part of the cross-version definitions generated to enable use of the\r\nelement `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` as defined in FHIR R4B\r\nin FHIR STU3.\r\n\r\nThe source element is defined as:\r\n`CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` 1..1 `canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)`\r\n\r\nAcross FHIR versions, the element set has been mapped as:\r\n*  R4B: `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` 1..1 `canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)`\n*  R4: `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` 1..1 `canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)`\n*  STU3: `CapabilityStatement.rest.operation.definition` 1..1 `Reference(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)`\r\n\r\nFollowing are the generation technical comments:\r\nElement `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` is mapped to FHIR STU3 element `CapabilityStatement.rest.operation.definition` as `SourceIsBroaderThanTarget`.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types: canonical.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.",
  "fhirVersion": "3.0.2",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "complex-type",
  "abstract": false,
  "contextType": "resource",
  "context": [
    "CapabilityStatement.rest.operation.definition"
  ],
  "type": "Extension",
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "snapshot": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "R4B: definition additional types",
        "definition": "R4B: `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` additional types (canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)) additional types from child elements (value)",
        "comment": "Element `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` is mapped to FHIR STU3 element `CapabilityStatement.rest.operation.definition` as `SourceIsBroaderThanTarget`.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types: canonical.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.\nThis can be used to build an HTML form to invoke the operation, for instance.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "condition": [
          "ele-1"
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
          },
          {
            "key": "ext-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.id",
        "path": "Extension.id",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
        "definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.id",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.extension",
        "path": "Extension.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
          "rules": "open"
        },
        "short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
        "definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
        "comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
        "alias": [
          "extensions",
          "user content"
        ],
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
        "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
        "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.3/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition",
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "The defined operation/query",
        "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](https://hl7.org/fhir/o.html#) with a 'base' of the original OperationDefinition.  The custom definition would describe the specific subset of functionality supported.",
        "comment": "This can be used to build an HTML form to invoke the operation, for instance.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "differential": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "R4B: definition additional types",
        "definition": "R4B: `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` additional types (canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/OperationDefinition)) additional types from child elements (value)",
        "comment": "Element `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` is mapped to FHIR STU3 element `CapabilityStatement.rest.operation.definition` as `SourceIsBroaderThanTarget`.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types: canonical.\nThe mappings for `CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.\nThis can be used to build an HTML form to invoke the operation, for instance.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.3/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.operation.definition"
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "The defined operation/query",
        "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](https://hl7.org/fhir/o.html#) with a 'base' of the original OperationDefinition.  The custom definition would describe the specific subset of functionality supported.",
        "comment": "This can be used to build an HTML form to invoke the operation, for instance.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}