---
type: "example"
title: "Task Example: task-example1"
resource: "Task"
example: "task-example1"
---
# Task Example: task-example1

## Example XML



```xml
<Task xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://hl7.org/fhir ../../schema/fhir-single.xsd">
	<!--This is an example to demonstrate using task for actioning a servicerequest and to illustrate how to populate many of the task elements - this is the parent task that will be broken into subtask to grab the specimen
example1 action lipid panel -in progress =>. example2 specimen collection subtask -accepted => example4  specimen collection subtask - completed  with output Specimen=>example 5 action lipid panel -in progress specimen collected => example 6 action lipid panel - completed with output DiagnosticReport -->
	<id value="example1"/>
	<contained>
		<!-- using contained resource for the purpose of this example only typically this would be a separate independent resource -->
		<Provenance>
			<id value="signature"/>
			<target>
				<reference value="ServiceRequest/physiotherapy/_history/1"/>
			</target>
			<recorded value="2016-10-31T08:25:05+10:00"/>
			<agent>
				<role>
					<coding>
						<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ParticipationType"/>
						<code value="AUT"/>
					</coding>
				</role>
				<who>
					<reference value="Practitioner/f202"/>
					<display value="Luigi Maas"/>
				</who>
			</agent>
			<signature>
				<type>
					<system value="urn:iso-astm:E1762-95:2013"/>
					<code value="1.2.840.10065.1.12.1.1"/>
					<display value="Author's Signature"/>
				</type>
				<when value="2016-10-31T08:25:05+10:00"/>
				<who>
					<reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
					<display value="Dr Adam Careful"/>
				</who>
				<targetFormat value="application/fhir+xml"/>
				<sigFormat value="application/signature+xml"/>
				<data value="dGhpcyBibG9iIGlzIHNuaXBwZWQ="/>
			</signature>
		</Provenance>
	</contained>
	<identifier>
		<use value="official"/>
		<system value="http:/goodhealth.org/identifiers"/>
		<value value="20170201-001"/>
	</identifier>
	<basedOn>
		<display value="General Wellness Careplan"/>
	</basedOn>
	<groupIdentifier>
		<use value="official"/>
		<system value="http:/goodhealth.org/accession/identifiers"/>
		<value value="G20170201-001"/>
	</groupIdentifier>
	<status value="in-progress"/>
	<!--fictive business status populated for this example -->
	<businessStatus>
		<text value="waiting for specimen"/>
	</businessStatus>
	<intent value="order"/>
	<priority value="routine"/>
	<!--fictive code and description elements populated for this example -->
	<code>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/task-code"/>
      <code value="fulfill"/>
    </coding>
	</code>
	<description value="Create order for getting specimen, Set up inhouse testing,  generate order for any sendouts and submit with specimen"/>
	<!--	Use the lipid servicerequest example -->
    <focus>
      <valueReference>
        <reference value="ServiceRequest/lipid"/>
        <display value="Lipid Panel Request"/>
      </valueReference>
    </focus>
	<!--	who the task is for
-->
	<for>
		<reference value="Patient/example"/>
		<display value="Peter James Chalmers"/>
	</for>
	<encounter>
		<reference value="Encounter/example"/>
		<display value="Example In-Patient Encounter"/>
	</encounter>
	<!--	Lots of dates -->
	<executionPeriod>
		<start value="2016-10-31T08:25:05+10:00"/>
	</executionPeriod>
	<authoredOn value="2016-10-31T08:25:05+10:00"/>
	<lastModified value="2016-10-31T09:45:05+10:00"/>
	<requester>
		<reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
		<display value="Dr Adam Careful"/>
	</requester>
	<requestedPerformer>
    <concept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="18850004"/>
        <display value="Laboratory hematologist"/>
      </coding>
      <text value="Performer"/>
    </concept>
	</requestedPerformer>
	<owner>
		<reference value="Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f"/>
		<display value="Clinical Laboratory @ Acme Hospital"/>
	</owner>
	<!--	populate the reason just to demonstrate it use in this example
-->
	<reason>
	  <concept>
      <text value="The Task.reason should only be included if there is no Task.focus or if it differs from the reason indicated on the focus"/>
	  </concept>
	</reason>
	<note>
		<text value="This is an example to demonstrate using task for actioning a servicerequest and to illustrate how to populate many of the task elements - this is the parent task that will be broken into subtask to grab the specimen and a sendout lab test"/>
	</note>
	<!--	add the link to the signature on the task to show how this element is usedemonstrating in this example the relevant history element using a contained resource for the purpose of this example only typically would reference an external resource

-->
	<relevantHistory>
		<reference value="#signature"/>
		<display value="Author's Signature"/>
	</relevantHistory>
	<!--	complete the request within 48 hrs
-->
	<restriction>
		<repetitions value="1"/>
		<period>
			<end value="2016-11-02T09:45:05+10:00"/>
		</period>
	</restriction>
	<!--The expected output of this task is a DiagnosticRequest and will generated once the task is near completion -->
</Task>
```