Clarification about operation definition URLs

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Reading through the spec, found that each operation definition (validate a resource, fetch patient record, etc.)* has an official URL for the operation definition, like:

http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Resource-validate

or

http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/Patient-everything

Since those URLs do not resolve to a resource, got 404 on all of them, shouldn’t those be URIs instead of URLs?

Or is the idea to actually locate a resource on those URLs in the future?

Thanks,
Pablo.

*https://www.hl7.org/fhir/operationdefinition.html#5.4.3.3

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The canonical URLs should ideally resolve, but they don’t have to. Can you submit a change request for us to create the relevant redirects?

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Can you expand a little bit?

Where are CR’s submitted to? What redirects are you referring to?

Thanks.

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At the bottom of every page in the spec there’s a “propose a change” link. You’ll need to register. After that you can propose whatever changes you like The redirects will cause the canonical URLs to resolve to where the operations are actually described.

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