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FHIR Resources View

Let’s explore the Resources view. This is where you browse FHIR resource types, drill into individual resource IDs, and inspect documents with a JSON/FHIR tree viewer and version history.

Resources view overview

Bucket selection​

Use the selector in the top bar to choose which FHIR bucket to view.

Multiple buckets

If you have multiple tenants (buckets), switch here to explore each tenant’s data.

Resources table​

The first table lists resource types and the number of documents per type.

Storage model reminder

The most frequently used resource types (top ~10) have dedicated collections. All other FHIR resources are stored in a single General collection. This preserves FHIR fidelity while avoiding an excessive number of collections.

When you select a resource type (for example, Patient), the second table lists the resource IDs for that type. The list is paginated and sorted by meta.lastUpdated.

Resource IDs and details​

Select an ID to open the document details panel. You can switch between tabs:

  • JSON: the raw JSON document stored in Couchbase
  • FHIR: a tree view of the FHIR structure
FHIR tree view of a resource
  • Versions: full version history for the resource
Versions list for a resource
  • Blame: compare any two versions to see differences, GitHub-style

Exploring resources in the General collection​

Not seeing the resource type you need in the top list? Use the resource type selector under the Resources table to browse any FHIR type stored in the General collection.

Select any FHIR resource type from the General collection

For example, choose CarePlan to list CarePlan resource IDs:

CarePlan resource IDs listed

Patient filter​

Use the Patient filter to quickly find all resources that reference a specific Patient.

Steps:

  1. Enter a Patient ID
  2. Click Fetch
  3. The Resource IDs table shows only resources that reference that Patient
Patient filter applied; focusing on Patient resource

When you switch to another resource type, the list shows IDs that reference the same Patient:

Other resources filtered by the same Patient
Clearing the filter

Click Clear to remove the Patient filter and return to the full dataset.

Counts vs. filter

The document counts in the Resources table reflect total documents in the bucket. They don’t change when a Patient filter is applied; the filter only affects the Resource IDs table.