Clinical Document Architecture V2.0.1
2.1.0-draft1 - 1st Draft

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Logical Model: ST - XML Profile

Active as of 2023-01-16

XML representation of the ST logical model.

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<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="ST"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p>The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g., sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions.</p>
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-namespace">
    <valueUri value="urn:hl7-org:v3"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/cda/StructureDefinition/ST"/>
  <version value="2.1.0-draft1"/>
  <name value="ST"/>
  <title value="ST: CharacterString (V3 Data Type)"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2023-01-16T16:39:50+11:00"/>
  <publisher value="Health Level 7"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="HL7 International - Cross-Group Projects"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cgp"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="cgp@lists.HL7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g., sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions."/>
  <fhirVersion value="5.0.0-snapshot3"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <kind value="logical"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <type value="ED"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/cda/StructureDefinition/ED"/>
  <derivation value="constraint"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="ED">
      <path value="ED"/>
      <short value="Base for all types and resources"/>
      <definition
                  value="The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g., sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Base"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <constraint>
        <key value="ele-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
        <expression
                    value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
      </constraint>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.nullFlavor">
      <path value="ED.nullFlavor"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Exceptional Value Detail"/>
      <definition
                  value="If a value is an exceptional value (NULL-value), this specifies in what way and why proper information is missing."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ANY.nullFlavor"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <valueSet value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-NullFlavor"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.charset">
      <path value="ED.charset"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Charset"/>
      <definition
                  value="For character-based encoding types, this property specifies the character set and character encoding used. The charset shall be identified by an Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Charset Registration [] in accordance with RFC 2978 []."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.charset"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.compression">
      <path value="ED.compression"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Compression"/>
      <definition
                  value="Indicates whether the raw byte data is compressed, and what compression algorithm was used."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.compression"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <valueSet
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-CompressionAlgorithm"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.integrityCheck">
      <path value="ED.integrityCheck"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Integrity Check"/>
      <definition
                  value="The integrity check is a short binary value representing a cryptographically strong checksum that is calculated over the binary data. The purpose of this property, when communicated with a reference is for anyone to validate later whether the reference still resolved to the same data that the reference resolved to when the encapsulated data value with reference was created."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.integrityCheck"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="base64Binary"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm">
      <path value="ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Integrity Check Algorithm"/>
      <definition
                  value="Specifies the algorithm used to compute the integrityCheck value. The cryptographically strong checksum algorithm Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) is currently the industry standard. It has superseded the MD5 algorithm only a couple of years ago, when certain flaws in the security of MD5 were discovered. Currently the SHA-1 hash algorithm is the default choice for the integrity check algorithm. Note that SHA-256 is also entering widespread usage."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <valueSet
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-IntegrityCheckAlgorithm"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.language">
      <path value="ED.language"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Language"/>
      <definition
                  value="For character based information the language property specifies the human language of the text."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.language"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.mediaType">
      <path value="ED.mediaType"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Media Type"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the type of the encapsulated data and identifies a method to interpret or render the data."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.mediaType"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <fixedCode value="text/plain"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.representation">
      <path value="ED.representation"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <definition
                  value="Specifies the representation of the binary data that is the content of the binary data value"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.representation"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <fixedCode value="TXT"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.data[x]">
      <path value="ED.data[x]"/>
      <representation value="xmlText"/>
      <definition value="The string value"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.data[x]"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.reference">
      <path value="ED.reference"/>
      <label value="Reference"/>
      <definition
                  value="A telecommunication address (TEL), such as a URL for HTTP or FTP, which will resolve to precisely the same binary data that could as well have been provided as inline data."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.reference"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhir/cda/StructureDefinition/TEL"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.thumbnail">
      <path value="ED.thumbnail"/>
      <label value="Thumbnail"/>
      <definition
                  value="An abbreviated rendition of the full data. A thumbnail requires significantly fewer resources than the full data, while still maintaining some distinctive similarity with the full data. A thumbnail is typically used with by-reference encapsulated data. It allows a user to select data more efficiently before actually downloading through the reference."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="ED.thumbnail"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhir/cda/StructureDefinition/ED"/>
      </type>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="ED">
      <path value="ED"/>
      <definition
                  value="The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g., sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.compression">
      <path value="ED.compression"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Compression"/>
      <definition
                  value="Indicates whether the raw byte data is compressed, and what compression algorithm was used."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.integrityCheck">
      <path value="ED.integrityCheck"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Integrity Check"/>
      <definition
                  value="The integrity check is a short binary value representing a cryptographically strong checksum that is calculated over the binary data. The purpose of this property, when communicated with a reference is for anyone to validate later whether the reference still resolved to the same data that the reference resolved to when the encapsulated data value with reference was created."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm">
      <path value="ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Integrity Check Algorithm"/>
      <definition
                  value="Specifies the algorithm used to compute the integrityCheck value. The cryptographically strong checksum algorithm Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) is currently the industry standard. It has superseded the MD5 algorithm only a couple of years ago, when certain flaws in the security of MD5 were discovered. Currently the SHA-1 hash algorithm is the default choice for the integrity check algorithm. Note that SHA-256 is also entering widespread usage."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.mediaType">
      <path value="ED.mediaType"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <label value="Media Type"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the type of the encapsulated data and identifies a method to interpret or render the data."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <fixedCode value="text/plain"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.representation">
      <path value="ED.representation"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <definition
                  value="Specifies the representation of the binary data that is the content of the binary data value"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <fixedCode value="TXT"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.data[x]">
      <path value="ED.data[x]"/>
      <representation value="xmlText"/>
      <definition value="The string value"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.reference">
      <path value="ED.reference"/>
      <label value="Reference"/>
      <definition
                  value="A telecommunication address (TEL), such as a URL for HTTP or FTP, which will resolve to precisely the same binary data that could as well have been provided as inline data."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element id="ED.thumbnail">
      <path value="ED.thumbnail"/>
      <label value="Thumbnail"/>
      <definition
                  value="An abbreviated rendition of the full data. A thumbnail requires significantly fewer resources than the full data, while still maintaining some distinctive similarity with the full data. A thumbnail is typically used with by-reference encapsulated data. It allows a user to select data more efficiently before actually downloading through the reference."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>