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6.21.1Tags, Profiles and Security Labels

 

The Tag Storage Mode setting on the FHIR Storage (RDBMS) module controls how tags, profiles, and security labels are stored and indexed when resources are created/updated. This setting has several options, each with their own behavior and performance characteristics.

6.21.1.1Non-Versioned Mode (NON_VERSIONED)

This mode is the default, and represents the most correct behaviour described in the FHIR Specification. It should be chosen unless a specific reason is needed for a different mode.

In this mode, Tags, Profile Declarations, and Security Labels are stored in dedicated database tables. A single collection is shared for all versions of the resource (meaning that adding/removing a tag will affect all versions).

Performance Implications: This method is optimized with the assumption that a small number of unique tags (including profile declarations and security labels) exists across all resources in the database. A tag is considered unique if the Coding.system and Coding.code values do not match any other tag in the system. The Coding.display value is not considered for uniqueness, and can hold different values in each resource without affecting the total number of tags. If you are using tags in a way where each resource stored in the system will have a unique tag (e.g. a tag containing a unique transaction ID) this method will scale badly. It is recommended to use INLINE mode in this case.

6.21.1.2Versioned Mode (VERSIONED)

In this mode, Tags, Profile Declarations, and Security Labels are stored in dedicated database tables. A dedicated collection is used for each version of the resource, meaning that adding/removing a tag for a specific version will affect only that version.

Performance Implications: This method requires more database writes for updates to existing resources, since it effectively creates a snapshot of the current tags with every change to the resource. As a result, it will perform slightly slower than the NON_VERSIONED mode.

6.21.1.3Inline Mode (INLINE)

In this mode, tags, profile declarations, and security labels are all stored inline in the resource body in the database. This has several implications:

  • If resources are expected to have many tags, this mode can improve write performance.
  • If resources are expected to have many distinct tags (e.g. tags will be used that are unique to each resource, as opposed to a small number of distinct tags being shared by all resources), this mode can improve write performance.

In this mode, by default the tags/profile declarations/secuirity labels are not indexed and can not be searched. If you wish to search using any of these items you will need to explicitly add a search parameter. Example search parameters are shown below.

Performance Implications: This method provides the fastest performance since it does not index any tags, profile declarations, or security labels by default. Even with indexes added for these items (see Search Parameters below), this method will still provide the fastest performance if you have a system with a large number of globally unique tags.

6.21.2Search Parameters

 

If you are using INLINE mode, you must manually create search parameters if you want to be able to search using Tags, Security Labels, or Profile Declarations. This second shows search parameter resources that can be used.

For searching on Tags using the _tag parameter.

{
  "resourceType": "SearchParameter",
  "id": "resource-tag",
  "name": "Tag",
  "status": "active",
  "code": "_tag",
  "base": [ "Account", "ActivityDefinition", "AdverseEvent", "AllergyIntolerance", "Appointment", "AppointmentResponse", "AuditEvent", "Basic", "Binary", "BiologicallyDerivedProduct", "BodyStructure", "Bundle", "CapabilityStatement", "CarePlan", "CareTeam", "CatalogEntry", "ChargeItem", "ChargeItemDefinition", "Claim", "ClaimResponse", "ClinicalImpression", "CodeSystem", "Communication", "CommunicationRequest", "CompartmentDefinition", "Composition", "ConceptMap", "Condition", "Consent", "Contract", "Coverage", "CoverageEligibilityRequest", "CoverageEligibilityResponse", "DetectedIssue", "Device", "DeviceDefinition", "DeviceMetric", "DeviceRequest", "DeviceUseStatement", "DiagnosticReport", "DocumentManifest", "DocumentReference", "EffectEvidenceSynthesis", "Encounter", "Endpoint", "EnrollmentRequest", "EnrollmentResponse", "EpisodeOfCare", "EventDefinition", "Evidence", "EvidenceVariable", "ExampleScenario", "ExplanationOfBenefit", "FamilyMemberHistory", "Flag", "Goal", "GraphDefinition", "Group", "GuidanceResponse", "HealthcareService", "ImagingStudy", "Immunization", "ImmunizationEvaluation", "ImmunizationRecommendation", "ImplementationGuide", "InsurancePlan", "Invoice", "Library", "Linkage", "List", "Location", "Measure", "MeasureReport", "Media", "Medication", "MedicationAdministration", "MedicationDispense", "MedicationKnowledge", "MedicationRequest", "MedicationStatement", "MedicinalProduct", "MedicinalProductAuthorization", "MedicinalProductContraindication", "MedicinalProductIndication", "MedicinalProductIngredient", "MedicinalProductInteraction", "MedicinalProductManufactured", "MedicinalProductPackaged", "MedicinalProductPharmaceutical", "MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect", "MessageDefinition", "MessageHeader", "MolecularSequence", "NamingSystem", "NutritionOrder", "Observation", "ObservationDefinition", "OperationDefinition", "OperationOutcome", "Organization", "OrganizationAffiliation", "Parameters", "Patient", "PaymentNotice", "PaymentReconciliation", "Person", "PlanDefinition", "Practitioner", "PractitionerRole", "Procedure", "Provenance", "Questionnaire", "QuestionnaireResponse", "RelatedPerson", "RequestGroup", "ResearchDefinition", "ResearchElementDefinition", "ResearchStudy", "ResearchSubject", "RiskAssessment", "RiskEvidenceSynthesis", "Schedule", "SearchParameter", "ServiceRequest", "Slot", "Specimen", "SpecimenDefinition", "StructureDefinition", "StructureMap", "Subscription", "Substance", "SubstanceNucleicAcid", "SubstancePolymer", "SubstanceProtein", "SubstanceReferenceInformation", "SubstanceSourceMaterial", "SubstanceSpecification", "SupplyDelivery", "SupplyRequest", "Task", "TerminologyCapabilities", "TestReport", "TestScript", "ValueSet", "VerificationResult", "VisionPrescription" ],
  "type": "token",
  "expression": "meta.tag"
}

For searching on Profile Declarations using the _profile parameter.

{
  "resourceType": "SearchParameter",
  "id": "resource-profile",
  "name": "Profile",
  "status": "active",
  "code": "_profile",
  "base": [ "Account", "ActivityDefinition", "AdverseEvent", "AllergyIntolerance", "Appointment", "AppointmentResponse", "AuditEvent", "Basic", "Binary", "BiologicallyDerivedProduct", "BodyStructure", "Bundle", "CapabilityStatement", "CarePlan", "CareTeam", "CatalogEntry", "ChargeItem", "ChargeItemDefinition", "Claim", "ClaimResponse", "ClinicalImpression", "CodeSystem", "Communication", "CommunicationRequest", "CompartmentDefinition", "Composition", "ConceptMap", "Condition", "Consent", "Contract", "Coverage", "CoverageEligibilityRequest", "CoverageEligibilityResponse", "DetectedIssue", "Device", "DeviceDefinition", "DeviceMetric", "DeviceRequest", "DeviceUseStatement", "DiagnosticReport", "DocumentManifest", "DocumentReference", "EffectEvidenceSynthesis", "Encounter", "Endpoint", "EnrollmentRequest", "EnrollmentResponse", "EpisodeOfCare", "EventDefinition", "Evidence", "EvidenceVariable", "ExampleScenario", "ExplanationOfBenefit", "FamilyMemberHistory", "Flag", "Goal", "GraphDefinition", "Group", "GuidanceResponse", "HealthcareService", "ImagingStudy", "Immunization", "ImmunizationEvaluation", "ImmunizationRecommendation", "ImplementationGuide", "InsurancePlan", "Invoice", "Library", "Linkage", "List", "Location", "Measure", "MeasureReport", "Media", "Medication", "MedicationAdministration", "MedicationDispense", "MedicationKnowledge", "MedicationRequest", "MedicationStatement", "MedicinalProduct", "MedicinalProductAuthorization", "MedicinalProductContraindication", "MedicinalProductIndication", "MedicinalProductIngredient", "MedicinalProductInteraction", "MedicinalProductManufactured", "MedicinalProductPackaged", "MedicinalProductPharmaceutical", "MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect", "MessageDefinition", "MessageHeader", "MolecularSequence", "NamingSystem", "NutritionOrder", "Observation", "ObservationDefinition", "OperationDefinition", "OperationOutcome", "Organization", "OrganizationAffiliation", "Parameters", "Patient", "PaymentNotice", "PaymentReconciliation", "Person", "PlanDefinition", "Practitioner", "PractitionerRole", "Procedure", "Provenance", "Questionnaire", "QuestionnaireResponse", "RelatedPerson", "RequestGroup", "ResearchDefinition", "ResearchElementDefinition", "ResearchStudy", "ResearchSubject", "RiskAssessment", "RiskEvidenceSynthesis", "Schedule", "SearchParameter", "ServiceRequest", "Slot", "Specimen", "SpecimenDefinition", "StructureDefinition", "StructureMap", "Subscription", "Substance", "SubstanceNucleicAcid", "SubstancePolymer", "SubstanceProtein", "SubstanceReferenceInformation", "SubstanceSourceMaterial", "SubstanceSpecification", "SupplyDelivery", "SupplyRequest", "Task", "TerminologyCapabilities", "TestReport", "TestScript", "ValueSet", "VerificationResult", "VisionPrescription" ],
  "type": "token",
  "expression": "meta.profile"
}

For searching on Security Labels using the _security parameter.

{
  "resourceType": "SearchParameter",
  "id": "resource-security",
  "name": "Security",
  "status": "active",
  "code": "_security",
  "base": [ "Account", "ActivityDefinition", "AdverseEvent", "AllergyIntolerance", "Appointment", "AppointmentResponse", "AuditEvent", "Basic", "Binary", "BiologicallyDerivedProduct", "BodyStructure", "Bundle", "CapabilityStatement", "CarePlan", "CareTeam", "CatalogEntry", "ChargeItem", "ChargeItemDefinition", "Claim", "ClaimResponse", "ClinicalImpression", "CodeSystem", "Communication", "CommunicationRequest", "CompartmentDefinition", "Composition", "ConceptMap", "Condition", "Consent", "Contract", "Coverage", "CoverageEligibilityRequest", "CoverageEligibilityResponse", "DetectedIssue", "Device", "DeviceDefinition", "DeviceMetric", "DeviceRequest", "DeviceUseStatement", "DiagnosticReport", "DocumentManifest", "DocumentReference", "EffectEvidenceSynthesis", "Encounter", "Endpoint", "EnrollmentRequest", "EnrollmentResponse", "EpisodeOfCare", "EventDefinition", "Evidence", "EvidenceVariable", "ExampleScenario", "ExplanationOfBenefit", "FamilyMemberHistory", "Flag", "Goal", "GraphDefinition", "Group", "GuidanceResponse", "HealthcareService", "ImagingStudy", "Immunization", "ImmunizationEvaluation", "ImmunizationRecommendation", "ImplementationGuide", "InsurancePlan", "Invoice", "Library", "Linkage", "List", "Location", "Measure", "MeasureReport", "Media", "Medication", "MedicationAdministration", "MedicationDispense", "MedicationKnowledge", "MedicationRequest", "MedicationStatement", "MedicinalProduct", "MedicinalProductAuthorization", "MedicinalProductContraindication", "MedicinalProductIndication", "MedicinalProductIngredient", "MedicinalProductInteraction", "MedicinalProductManufactured", "MedicinalProductPackaged", "MedicinalProductPharmaceutical", "MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect", "MessageDefinition", "MessageHeader", "MolecularSequence", "NamingSystem", "NutritionOrder", "Observation", "ObservationDefinition", "OperationDefinition", "OperationOutcome", "Organization", "OrganizationAffiliation", "Parameters", "Patient", "PaymentNotice", "PaymentReconciliation", "Person", "PlanDefinition", "Practitioner", "PractitionerRole", "Procedure", "Provenance", "Questionnaire", "QuestionnaireResponse", "RelatedPerson", "RequestGroup", "ResearchDefinition", "ResearchElementDefinition", "ResearchStudy", "ResearchSubject", "RiskAssessment", "RiskEvidenceSynthesis", "Schedule", "SearchParameter", "ServiceRequest", "Slot", "Specimen", "SpecimenDefinition", "StructureDefinition", "StructureMap", "Subscription", "Substance", "SubstanceNucleicAcid", "SubstancePolymer", "SubstanceProtein", "SubstanceReferenceInformation", "SubstanceSourceMaterial", "SubstanceSpecification", "SupplyDelivery", "SupplyRequest", "Task", "TerminologyCapabilities", "TestReport", "TestScript", "ValueSet", "VerificationResult", "VisionPrescription" ],
  "type": "token",
  "expression": "meta.security"
}