ValueSet

Overview
The ValueSet resource official FHIR documentation can be found here: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset.html.
All examples below can be executed in the REST Console of your Box in Aidbox.Cloud. Just copy/paste a sample into the REST Console and click the EXECUTE button or press Ctrl+Enter.
Also, you can run all examples in Postman having Aibox.Dev running locally, or by setting up a box in Aidbox.Cloud. Download the Aidbox collection and open it in Postman. Setup the proper environment value for the base variable which should be the base URL of your FHIR server. Setup authorization if you are using Aidbox.Cloud.
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CRUD
CRUD is fully supported for the ValueSet resource in Aidbox.
Create
Response
Update
Response
Read
Response
Delete
POST /ValueSet
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description: The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. 2
compose:
  include:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
  exclude:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
    concept:
    - code: other
    - code: unknown
name: AdministrativeGender2
experimental: true
resourceType: ValueSet
status: draft
id: administrative-gender2
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender2
immutable: true
description: The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. 2
compose:
  exclude:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
    concept:
    - code: other
    - code: unknown
  include:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
name: AdministrativeGender2
experimental: true
resourceType: ValueSet
status: draft
id: administrative-gender2
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender2
immutable: true
PUT /ValueSet/administrative-gender2
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description: The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. 2
compose:
  include:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
  exclude:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
    concept:
    - code: other
    - code: unknown
name: AdministrativeGender2
experimental: true
resourceType: ValueSet
status: draft
id: administrative-gender2
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender2
immutable: true
version: 3.3.2
description: The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. 2
compose:
  exclude:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
    concept:
    - code: other
    - code: unknown
  include:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
name: AdministrativeGender2
experimental: true
resourceType: ValueSet
status: draft
id: administrative-gender2
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender2
immutable: true
version: 3.3.2
GET /ValueSet/administrative-gender2
description: The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. 2
compose:
  exclude:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
    concept:
    - code: other
    - code: unknown
  include:
  - system: http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender
name: AdministrativeGender2
experimental: true
resourceType: ValueSet
status: draft
id: administrative-gender2
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender2
immutable: true
version: 3.3.2
DELETE /ValueSet/administrative-gender2
ValueSet Compose Parameters
We will show examples of using the compose element by expanding different value sets.
include.concept
Create a ValueSet using the include.concept element. The result will include only listed concepts: kg and m.
Request
Response
POST /ValueSet/$expand
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resourceType: Parameters
parameter:
- name: valueSet
  resource:
    resourceType: ValueSet
    id: sample-valueset-include-concept
    status: draft
    compose:
      include:
      - system: http://unitsofmeasure.org
        concept:
        - code: kg
          display: kilogram
        - code: m
          display: meter
resourceType: ValueSet
id: sample-valueset-include-concept
status: draft
compose:
  include:
  - system: http://unitsofmeasure.org
    concept:
    - code: kg
      display: kilogram
    - code: m
      display: meter
expansion:
  timestamp: '2018-10-25T14:40:09Z'
  identifier: 
  contains:
  - code: kg
    system: http://unitsofmeasure.org
    display: kilogram
  - code: m
    system: http://unitsofmeasure.org
    display: meter
include.filter
Create a ValueSet using the include.filter element.
Include all concepts from the http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system system where display = "SMS".
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "sample-valueset-include-filter",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-include-filter",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "display",
                  "op": "=",
                  "value": "SMS"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-05T11:56:22Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-include-filter",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "sms",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "SMS",
        "definition": "A contact that can be used for sending an sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some landlines)"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
exclude.concept
Create a ValueSet using the exclude.concept element.
Include all concepts from the http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system system and exclude concepts pager, url, and other. Now, the value set should include only values phone, fax, email, and sms.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "sample-valueset-exclude-concept",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-exclude-concept",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system"
            }
          ],
          "exclude": [{
              "concept": [{
                  "code": "pager"
                }, {
                  "code": "other"
                }, {
                  "code": "url"
                }
              ],
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-05T12:13:23Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-exclude-concept",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "phone",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Phone",
        "definition": "The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required."
      }, {
        "code": "fax",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Fax",
        "definition": "The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required."
      }, {
        "code": "email",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Email",
        "definition": "The value is an email address."
      }, {
        "code": "sms",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "SMS",
        "definition": "A contact that can be used for sending an sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some landlines)"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
   
exclude.filter
Create a ValueSet using the exclude.filter element.
Include all concepts from the http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system code system and exclude concepts by the filter: exclude all concepts with length of code = 3 (sms, fax, url). So that the value set should include only values: phone, email, pager, and other.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "sample-valueset-exclude-filter",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-exclude-filter",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system"
            }
          ],
          "exclude": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "=",
                  "value": "\\w{3}"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-05T14:59:15Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/sample-valueset-exclude-filter",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "phone",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Phone",
        "definition": "The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required."
      }, {
        "code": "email",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Email",
        "definition": "The value is an email address."
      }, {
        "code": "pager",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Pager",
        "definition": "The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable on a particular pager system."
      }, {
        "code": "other",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system",
        "display": "Other",
        "definition": "A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible as a URL.  E.g. Internal mail address.  This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that are expressible as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)  Extensions may be used to distinguish \"other\" contact types."
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
​
include.valueSet
Selects concepts found in this value set. This is an absolute URI that is a reference to ValueSet.url.
concept and filter don't apply to valueSet.
N/B:  ValueSet.compose.include.valueSet should be an array not a string.
Let's include the administrative-gender valueset. The result will be 4 concepts: male, female, unknown, and other.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-from-valueset",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-from-valueset",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "valueSet": ["http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender"]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-09T11:34:26Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-from-valueset",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "male",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Male",
        "definition": "Male"
      }, {
        "code": "female",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Female",
        "definition": "Female"
      }, {
        "code": "other",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Other",
        "definition": "Other"
      }, {
        "code": "unknown",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Unknown",
        "definition": "Unknown"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
exclude.valueSet
Let's exclude administrative-gender2 which consists of male and female from administrative-gender code system. The result will be 2 values: other and unknown.
Request
Untitled
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-exclude-valueset",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-exclude-valueset",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender"
            }
          ],
          "exclude": [{
              "valueSet": ["{{base}}/ValueSet/administrative-gender2"]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-09T13:20:38Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-exclude-valueset",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "other",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Other",
        "definition": "Other"
      }, {
        "code": "unknown",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
        "display": "Unknown",
        "definition": "Unknown"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
Filter Operations
The filter.op element defines the kind of operation to perform as a part of the filter criteria. It can take one of the following values:
Code
Display
Support
=
 Equals
Supported
 is-a
 Is A (by subsumption)
Supported
 descendent-of
 Descendent Of (by subsumption)
Supported
 is-not-a
 Not (Is A) (by subsumption)
Supported
 regex
 Regular Expression
Supported
 in
 In Set
Supported
 not-in
 Not in Set
Supported
 generalizes
 Generalizes (by Subsumption)
Not supported
 exists
 Exists
Supported
In the examples below, we will use the goal-status code system which consists of :
Code
Parent codes
accepted
-
achieved
["accepted"]
ahead-of-target
["accepted", "in-progress"]
behind-target
["accepted", "in-progress"]
cancelled
-
entered-in-error
-
in-progress
["accepted"]
on-hold
["accepted"]
on-target
["accepted", "in-progress"]
planned
["accepted"]
proposed
-
rejected
-
sustaining
["accepted", "in-progress"]
Equals
Let's include only concepts with the specified property code equals the provided value cancelled. The result will include only one concept: cancelled.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-equals",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-equals",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "=",
                  "value": "cancelled"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T12:26:56Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-equals",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "cancelled",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Cancelled",
        "definition": "The previously accepted goal is no longer being sought"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
Is A (by subsumption)
Let's include all concepts that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept code in-progress provided as the value including the provided concept itself (i.e. include self and child codes). The result will include 5 values: in-progress, on-target, ahead-of-target, behind-target, and sustaining.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-is-a",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-is-a",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "is-a",
                  "value": "in-progress"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T12:56:36Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-is-a",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "in-progress",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "In Progress",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is being sought but has not yet been reached.  (Also applies if goal was reached in the past but there has been regression and goal is being sought again)"
      }, {
        "code": "on-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "On Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is on schedule for the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "ahead-of-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Ahead of Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is ahead of the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "behind-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Behind Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is behind the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "sustaining",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Sustaining",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met, but ongoing activity is needed to sustain the goal objective"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
​
Descendent Of (by subsumption)
Let's include all concepts that have a transitive is-a relationship with the concept code in-progress provided as the value excluding the provided concept itself (i.e. include child codes). The result will include 4 values:  on-target, ahead-of-target, behind-target, and sustaining.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-descendent-of",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-descendent-of",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "descendent-of",
                  "value": "in-progress"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T13:02:33Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-descendent-of",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "on-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "On Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is on schedule for the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "ahead-of-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Ahead of Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is ahead of the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "behind-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Behind Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is behind the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "sustaining",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Sustaining",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met, but ongoing activity is needed to sustain the goal objective"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
​
Not (Is A) (by subsumption)
Let's include all codes where the specified property of the code does not have an is-a relationship with the provided value accepted. The result will include 4 values whose parent is not accepted: proposed,  cancelled, rejected, and entered-in-error.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-is-not-a",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-is-not-a",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "is-not-a",
                  "value": "accepted"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
 {
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-10T13:44:22Z",
    "identifier": "http://localhost:8888/ValueSet/valueset-filter-is-not-a",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "proposed",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Proposed",
        "definition": "A goal is proposed for this patient"
      }, {
        "code": "cancelled",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Cancelled",
        "definition": "The previously accepted goal is no longer being sought"
      }, {
        "code": "entered-in-error",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Entered In Error",
        "definition": "The goal was entered in error and voided."
      }, {
        "code": "rejected",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Rejected",
        "definition": "A proposed goal was rejected"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
Regular Expression
Aidbox supports filter opearion regex and implements Postgresql regular expressions.  See the documentation here: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-SIMILARTO-REGEXP.
Please notice that regular expressions require additional character escaping in JSON.
Let's include codes where the specified property of the code matches the regex specified in the provided value \\w{8}. The result will include 4 values which length is 8 symbols: proposed, accepted, achieved, and rejected. 
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-equals",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-equals",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "regex",
                  "value": "\\w{8}"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T13:32:27Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-equals",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "proposed",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Proposed",
        "definition": "A goal is proposed for this patient"
      }, {
        "code": "accepted",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Accepted",
        "definition": "A proposed goal was accepted or acknowledged"
      }, {
        "code": "achieved",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Achieved",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met and no further action is needed"
      }, {
        "code": "rejected",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Rejected",
        "definition": "A proposed goal was rejected"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
In Set
Let's include concepts where the specified property of the code is in the set of codes specified in the provided value on-target,ahead-of-target,behind-target (comma separated list). The result will be 3 values: on-target, ahead-of-target, and behind-target.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-in",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-in",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "in",
                  "value": "on-target,ahead-of-target,behind-target"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T13:49:22Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-in",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "on-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "On Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is on schedule for the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "ahead-of-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Ahead of Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is ahead of the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "behind-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Behind Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is behind the planned timelines"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
Not in Set
Let's include concepts where the specified property of the code is not in the set of codes specified in the provided value accepted,achieved,ahead-of-target,behind-target,cancelled,entered-in-error,in-progress,on-hold,on-target,planned (comma separated list). The result will include 3 values: proposed, rejected, and sustaining.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-not-in",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-not-in",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "code",
                  "op": "not-in",
                  "value": "accepted,achieved,ahead-of-target,behind-target,cancelled,entered-in-error,in-progress,on-hold,on-target,planned"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T14:10:21Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-not-in",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "proposed",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Proposed",
        "definition": "A goal is proposed for this patient"
      }, {
        "code": "sustaining",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Sustaining",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met, but ongoing activity is needed to sustain the goal objective"
      }, {
        "code": "rejected",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Rejected",
        "definition": "A proposed goal was rejected"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
​
Generalizes (by Subsumption)
This parameter is not supported in Aidbox.
Exists
The specified property of the code has at least one value (if the specified value is true; if the specified value is false, then matches when the specified property of the code has no values).
Let's display concepts where property hierarchy exists. The result will include 8 concepts for which hierarchy is not an empty array: achieved, ahead-of-target, behind-target, in-progress, on-hold, on-target, planned, and sustaining.
Request
Response
POST {{base}}/ValueSet/$expand
{
  "resourceType": "Parameters",
  "parameter": [{
      "name": "valueSet",
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "ValueSet",
        "id": "valueset-filter-exists",
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-exists",
        "status": "draft",
        "compose": {
          "include": [{
              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
              "filter": [{
                  "property": "hierarchy",
                  "op": "exists",
                  "value": true
                }
              ]
            }
          ]          
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
{
  "expansion": {
    "timestamp": "2018-10-08T15:14:18Z",
    "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/valueset-filter-exists",
    "contains": [{
        "code": "planned",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Planned",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "A goal is planned for this patient"
      }, {
        "code": "in-progress",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "In Progress",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is being sought but has not yet been reached.  (Also applies if goal was reached in the past but there has been regression and goal is being sought again)"
      }, {
        "code": "on-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "On Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is on schedule for the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "ahead-of-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Ahead of Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is ahead of the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "behind-target",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Behind Target",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal is behind the planned timelines"
      }, {
        "code": "sustaining",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Sustaining",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted",
          "in-progress"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met, but ongoing activity is needed to sustain the goal objective"
      }, {
        "code": "achieved",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "Achieved",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal has been met and no further action is needed"
      }, {
        "code": "on-hold",
        "module": "fhir-3.3.0",
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status",
        "display": "On Hold",
        "hierarchy": [
          "accepted"
        ],
        "definition": "The goal remains a long term objective but is no longer being actively pursued for a temporary period of time."
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}
​
Operations
FHIR specification
Status
Documentation and samples
​$expand​
supported
​ValueSet Expansion​
​$validate-code​
supported
​ValueSet Code validation​
CodeSystem Code Composition
ValueSet Expansion
Last updated -8
Code	Display	Support
=	Equals	`Supported`
is-a	Is A (by subsumption)	`Supported`
descendent-of	Descendent Of (by subsumption)	`Supported`
is-not-a	Not (Is A) (by subsumption)	`Supported`
regex	Regular Expression	`Supported`
in	In Set	`Supported`
not-in	Not in Set	`Supported`
generalizes	Generalizes (by Subsumption)	`Not supported`
exists	Exists	`Supported`
Code	Parent codes
accepted	`-`
achieved	`["accepted"]`
ahead-of-target	`["accepted", "in-progress"]`
behind-target	`["accepted", "in-progress"]`
cancelled	`-`
entered-in-error	`-`
in-progress	`["accepted"]`
on-hold	`["accepted"]`
on-target	`["accepted", "in-progress"]`
planned	`["accepted"]`
proposed	`-`
rejected	`-`
sustaining	`["accepted", "in-progress"]`
FHIR specification	Status	Documentation and samples
$expand	`supported`	ValueSet Expansion
$validate-code	`supported`	ValueSet Code validation