This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.4.0: DSTU 2 Draft). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Definition for Value SetBindingConformance
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="binding-conformance"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2015-02-23T09:07:27.665+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/valueset-shareable-definition"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.144"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/binding-conformance"/> <version value="0.4.0"/> <name value="BindingConformance"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Binding conformance for applications"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2015-02-23T09:07:27+11:00"/> <define> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.144"/> </extension> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-conformance"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="required"/> <definition value="Only codes in the specified set are allowed. If the binding is extensible, other codes may be used for concepts not covered by the bound set of codes."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="preferred"/> <definition value="For greater interoperability, implementers are strongly encouraged to use the bound set of codes, however alternate codes may be used in derived profiles and implementations if necessary without being considered non-conformant."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="example"/> <definition value="The codes in the set are an example to illustrate the meaning of the field. There is no particular preference for its use nor any assertion that the provided values are sufficient to meet implementation needs."/> </concept> </define> </ValueSet>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.