---
type: "example"
title: "Task Example: task-example5"
resource: "Task"
example: "task-example5"
---
# Task Example: task-example5

## 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 first in a series of related Task examples:  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 with output Specimen => example 6 action lipid panel - completed with output Specimen and DiagnosticReport -->
	<id value="example5"/>
	<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="specimen received, test in progress"/>
	</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"/>
	<!--	updated last modified date to track task activity-->
	<lastModified value="2016-10-31T16:45:05+10:00"/>
	<requester>
			<reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
			<display value="Dr Adam Careful"/>
	</requester>
	<requestedPerformer>
    <reference>
      <reference value="PractitionerRole/f202"/>
    </reference>
	</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

-->
	<!--	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 -->
		<output>
		<type>
			<text value="collected specimen"/>
		</type>
		<valueReference>
			<reference value="Specimen/101"/>
		</valueReference>
	</output>

</Task>
```