Stream: implementers
Topic: Is lastUpdated required when submitting a FHIR document?
Morten Ernebjerg (Jan 23 2019 at 07:55):
I have a question regarding the metadata in a document bundle. The (STU3) documentation says this:
The document date (mandatory). This is found in Bundle.meta.lastUpdated and identifies when the document bundle was assembled from the underlying resources
This seems to imply that a document submitted to (i.e. being created on) a server will be invalid unless the client has already filled in Bundle.meta.lastUpdated in the document they are submitting. But the REST API documentation of the create operation says
If the request body includes a meta, the server SHALL ignore the existing versionId and lastUpdated values.
So when POSTing a document Bundle, the meta.lastUpdated-value would immediately be discarded. Is it still formally required when POSTing (or PUTting) a document, or it is only a requirement when the document is read?
Grahame Grieve (Jan 23 2019 at 12:04):
whoever is building the document, posted or not, most fill out the created time.
Grahame Grieve (Jan 23 2019 at 12:05):
but that section is wrong now that we have Bundle.timestamp
Lloyd McKenzie (Jan 23 2019 at 15:43):
@Morten Ernebjerg, can you submit a change request?
Morten Ernebjerg (Jan 24 2019 at 08:55):
Ah yes, Bundle.timestampmakes it much clearer (I'm on STU3, alas). @Lloyd McKenzie yup, will put one in.
Morten Ernebjerg (Jan 24 2019 at 09:04):
Lloyd McKenzie (Jan 24 2019 at 15:42):
Thanks
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