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ReferenceHandlingPolicy

activeFHIR Core package4.3.0complete5 concepts

A set of flags that defines how references are supported.

Metadata

Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy
ID: reference-handling-policy
Version: 4.3.0
Publisher: HL7 (FHIR Project)
Case Sensitive: Yes

Concepts (5)

Code	Display	Definition
`literal`	Literal References	The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced').
`logical`	Logical References	The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier).
`resolves`	Resolves References	The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical).
`enforced`	Reference Integrity Enforced	The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems.
`local`	Local References Only	The server does not support references that point to other servers.