Operations

Value Sets

Taxonomy Description

Code Print Name Synonyms Mode Description Universal Representative Notes

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ActStateTransitionOperation CollectionOperation UsageOperation DisclosureOperation Operation

OPERATE operate operate selectable Operate on an artifact, e.g., an object.  This is the head code. It denote all operations.

CREATE create create (leaf) Make a new artifact.  

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model. 

READ read retrieve, access read (leaf) Gain access to an artifact.  

MODIFY modify modify selectable Change the content or status of an existing artifact.  

MODIFYCONTENT modify content modify content selectable Change or replace the content of an existing artifact.  

REVISE revise update revise selectable Change the content of an existing artifact.  

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model. 

APPEND append append (leaf) Add content, typically to the end of an artifact.  

ANNOTATE annotate annotate (leaf) Add commentary, explanatory notes, critical notes or similar content to an artifact.  

REPLACE replace replace (leaf) Replace (the content of) an artifact with (that of) another artifact.   Characterization of REPLACE as a sibling of REVISE may be debatable. Consider making it a subconcept.

MODIFYSTATUS modify status modify status selectable Change the status of an existing artifact.  

ABORT abort abort (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "aborted". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

ACTIVATE activate activate (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "active" for the first time. (Contrast with REACTIVATE.) 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

CANCEL cancel cancel (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "cancelled". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

COMPLETE complete complete (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "completed". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

HOLD hold hold (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "held". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

JUMP jump jump (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to a normal state. 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

NULLIFY nullify nullify (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "nullified". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

OBSOLETE obsolete obsolete (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "obsolete". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

REACTIVATE reactivate reactivate (leaf) Change the state of a formerly active artifact to "active". (Contrast with ACTIVATE.) 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

RELEASE release release (leaf) Change the status of an artifact so it is no longer "held". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

RESUME resume resume (leaf) Change the state of a suspended artifact to "active". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

SUSPEND suspend suspend (leaf) Change the status of an artifact to "suspended". 

For an HL7 Act, the state transitions per the HL7 Reference Information Model.  

DELETE delete remove delete (leaf) Delete an artifact.  

EXECUTE execute execute (leaf) Execute a (software) artifact.  

REPRODUCE reproduce reproduce selectable Produce another artifact with the same content as the original.  

COPY copy copy selectable Produce another artifact with the same content and format as the original.  

BACKUP backup backup (leaf) Produce another artifact with the same content as the original for potential recovery.   BACKUP is distinguished from COPY by purpose, so it may be redundent when purpose is specified separately.

PRINT print print (leaf) Render an artifact in printed form (typically hardcopy).  

DERIVE derive derive selectable Derive another artifact with content based on but different from that of an existing artifact.   Considering DERIVE as yielding a separate artifact with different information content

CONVERT convert convert (leaf) Derive another artifact with the same content in a different form (different data model, different representation, and/or different format).  

EXCERPT excerpt excerpt (leaf) Derive another artifact which includes part but not all of the original content.  

TRANSLATE translate translate (leaf) Derive another artifact in a different natural language, e.g., from English to Spanish.   Arguably, TRANSLATE specializes CONVERT if and only if the translation is exact

MOVE move move selectable Move (the content of) an artifact to a different storage location.   The original artifact no longer exists after the operation in question.

ARCHIVE archive archive (leaf) Move (the content of) an artifact to long term storage.  

COMMUNICATE communicate communicate selectable Communicate (the content of) an artifact available to another person or organization. For example, a hospital sends a diagnosis to an insurance company.   The original artifact remains unchanged

FORWARDINTERNAL forward (internally) forward (internally) (leaf) Communicate (the content of) an artifact inside the present organization, e.g., for HIPAA purposes, the same covered entity.   As an alternative, communicate internally may be a clearer name

TRANSFEREXTERNAL transfer (externally) transfer (externally) (leaf) Communicate (the content of) an artifact outside the present organization, e.g., for HIPAA purposes, a different covered entity.   As an alternative, communicate externally may be a clearer name