---
type: "example"
title: "Task Example: task-example6"
resource: "Task"
example: "task-example6"
---
# Task Example: task-example6

## 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="example6"/>
  <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="completed"/>
  <!--fictive business status populated for this example -->
  <businessStatus>
    <text value="test completed and posted"/>
  </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"/>
    <!--added completion date-->
    <end value="2016-10-31T18:45:05+10:00"/>
  </executionPeriod>
  <authoredOn value="2016-10-31T08:25:05+10:00"/>
  <!--	updated last modified date to track task activity-->
  <lastModified value="2016-10-31T18:45:05+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 DiagnosticReport and Specimen-->
  <output>
    <type>
      <text value="DiagnosticReport generated"/>
    </type>
    <valueReference>
      <reference value="DiagnosticReport/lipids"/>
    </valueReference>
  </output>
  <output>
    <type>
      <text value="collected specimen"/>
    </type>
    <valueReference>
      <reference value="Specimen/101"/>
    </valueReference>
  </output>
</Task>
```