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Resource Profile: CSIRO STARS MessageHeader Profile
| Official URL: https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/StructureDefinition/csiro-stars-messageheader | Version: 0.5.1 | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-15 | Computable Name: CsiroStarsMessageHeaderProfile | |||
MessageHeader is used in bundles to assist directing to the correct destination
Usages:
- Examples for this Profile: MessageHeader/MessageHeader-DiagnosticReport and MessageHeader/MessageHeader-ServiceRequest
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Formal Views of Profile Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |
  implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
 modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
 event[x] |
SΣ | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) |
 destination |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) |
 modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
  receiver |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data |
| sender |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message |
| author |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision |
 source |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message source application |
 modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MessageHeader | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from MessageHeader
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |
| event[x] |
S | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) |
 destination |
1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) | |
| receiver |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data |
| sender |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message |
| author |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Terminology Bindings (Differential)
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |||||
| id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
| meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
 extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
| event[x] |
SΣ | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) | ||||
| destination |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
 endpoint[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Actual destination address or Endpoint resource | |||||
| endpointUrl |
url | |||||||
| endpointReference |
Reference(Endpoint) | |||||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of system | ||||
| target |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Device) | Particular delivery destination within the destination | ||||
| receiver |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data | ||||
| sender |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message | ||||
| author |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision | ||||
| source |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message source application | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| endpoint[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Actual source address or Endpoint resource | |||||
| endpointUrl |
url | |||||||
| endpointReference |
Reference(Endpoint) | |||||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of system | ||||
| software |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of software running the system | ||||
| version |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of software running | ||||
| contact |
Σ | 0..1 | ContactPoint | Human contact for problems | ||||
| responsible |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) | Final responsibility for event | ||||
| reason |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Cause of event Binding: ExampleMessageReasonCodes (example): Reason for event occurrence. | ||||
| response |
Σ | 0..1 | BackboneElement | If this is a reply to prior message | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| identifier |
Σ | 1..1 | Identifier | Bundle.identifier of original message | ||||
| code |
Σ | 1..1 | code | ok | transient-error | fatal-error Binding: ResponseType (required): The kind of response to a message. | ||||
| details |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(OperationOutcome) | Specific list of hints/warnings/errors | ||||
| focus |
Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The actual content of the message | ||||
| definition |
Σ | 0..1 | canonical(MessageDefinition) | Link to the definition for this message | ||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
| MessageHeader.reason | Base | example | Example Message Reason Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| MessageHeader.response.code | Base | required | Response Type | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MessageHeader | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from MessageHeader
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| event[x] |
SΣ | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) |
| destination |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| receiver |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data |
| sender |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message |
| author |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision |
| source |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message source application |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MessageHeader | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
Differential View
This structure is derived from MessageHeader
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |
| event[x] |
S | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) |
| destination |
1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) | |
| receiver |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data |
| sender |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message |
| author |
S | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Terminology Bindings (Differential)
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageHeader |
0..* | MessageHeader | A resource that describes a message that is exchanged between systems | |||||
| id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
| meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
| event[x] |
SΣ | 1..1 | Coding | Event code or link to EventDefinition Binding: STARS Message Type (required) | ||||
| destination |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message destination application(s) | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| endpoint[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Actual destination address or Endpoint resource | |||||
| endpointUrl |
url | |||||||
| endpointReference |
Reference(Endpoint) | |||||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of system | ||||
| target |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Device) | Particular delivery destination within the destination | ||||
| receiver |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Intended "real-world" recipient for the data | ||||
| sender |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | Real world sender of the message | ||||
| author |
SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(CSIRO STARS Practitioner Profile) | The source of the decision | ||||
| source |
Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | Message source application | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| endpoint[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Actual source address or Endpoint resource | |||||
| endpointUrl |
url | |||||||
| endpointReference |
Reference(Endpoint) | |||||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of system | ||||
| software |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of software running the system | ||||
| version |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of software running | ||||
| contact |
Σ | 0..1 | ContactPoint | Human contact for problems | ||||
| responsible |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) | Final responsibility for event | ||||
| reason |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Cause of event Binding: ExampleMessageReasonCodes (example): Reason for event occurrence. | ||||
| response |
Σ | 0..1 | BackboneElement | If this is a reply to prior message | ||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| identifier |
Σ | 1..1 | Identifier | Bundle.identifier of original message | ||||
| code |
Σ | 1..1 | code | ok | transient-error | fatal-error Binding: ResponseType (required): The kind of response to a message. | ||||
| details |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(OperationOutcome) | Specific list of hints/warnings/errors | ||||
| focus |
Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The actual content of the message | ||||
| definition |
Σ | 0..1 | canonical(MessageDefinition) | Link to the definition for this message | ||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
Terminology Bindings
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| MessageHeader.language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| MessageHeader.event[x] | Base | required | STARS Message Type | 📦0.5.1 | This IG |
| MessageHeader.reason | Base | example | Example Message Reason Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
| MessageHeader.response.code | Base | required | Response Type | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std. |
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | MessageHeader | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | MessageHeader | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | MessageHeader | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from MessageHeader
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