STU 3 Ballot

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Meta.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for Meta

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            <a href="valueset-common-tags.html" title="Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. &quot;Needs
             review by Dr. Jones&quot;">Common Tags</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#example" title="Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set.  The
             value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.">Example</a>)
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  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Meta"/>
  <name value="Meta"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Meta Type"/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.6.0"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <kind value="complex-type"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <type value="Meta"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
  <derivation value="specialization"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="Meta">
      <path value="Meta"/>
      <short value="Metadata about a resource"/>
      <definition value="The metadata about a resource. This is content in the resource that is maintained by the
       infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes
       to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <condition value="ele-1"/>
      <constraint>
        <key value="ele-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
        <expression value="children().count() &gt; id.count()"/>
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
      </constraint>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.id">
      <path value="Meta.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.extension">
      <path value="Meta.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.versionId">
      <path value="Meta.versionId"/>
      <short value="Version specific identifier"/>
      <definition value="The version specific identifier, as it appears in the version portion of the URL. This
       values changes when the resource is created, updated, or deleted."/>
      <comments value="The server assigns this value, and ignores what the client specifies, except in the case
       that the server is imposing version integrity on updates/deletes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.lastUpdated">
      <path value="Meta.lastUpdated"/>
      <short value="When the resource version last changed"/>
      <definition value="When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed."/>
      <comments value="This value is always populated except when the resource is first being created. The server
       / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="instant"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.profile">
      <path value="Meta.profile"/>
      <short value="Profiles this resource claims to conform to"/>
      <definition value="A list of profiles [[[StructureDefinition]]]s that this resource claims to conform to.
       The URL is a reference to [[[StructureDefinition.url]]]."/>
      <comments value="It is up to the server and/or other infrastructure of policy to determine whether/how
       these claims are verified and/or updated over time.  The list of profile URLs is a set."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.security">
      <path value="Meta.security"/>
      <short value="Security Labels applied to this resource"/>
      <definition value="Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the
       overall security policy and infrastructure."/>
      <comments value="The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource
        The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version
       and display are ignored."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="extensible"/>
        <description value="Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/security-labels"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.tag">
      <path value="Meta.tag"/>
      <short value="Tags applied to this resource"/>
      <definition value="Tags applied to this resource. Tags are intended to be used to identify and relate resources
       to process and workflow, and applications are not required to consider the tags when interpreting
       the meaning of a resource."/>
      <comments value="The tags can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource.  The list
       of tags is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="example"/>
        <description value="Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. &quot;Needs
         review by Dr. Jones&quot;"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/common-tags"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="Meta">
      <path value="Meta"/>
      <short value="Metadata about a resource"/>
      <definition value="The metadata about a resource. This is content in the resource that is maintained by the
       infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes
       to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.versionId">
      <path value="Meta.versionId"/>
      <short value="Version specific identifier"/>
      <definition value="The version specific identifier, as it appears in the version portion of the URL. This
       values changes when the resource is created, updated, or deleted."/>
      <comments value="The server assigns this value, and ignores what the client specifies, except in the case
       that the server is imposing version integrity on updates/deletes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.lastUpdated">
      <path value="Meta.lastUpdated"/>
      <short value="When the resource version last changed"/>
      <definition value="When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed."/>
      <comments value="This value is always populated except when the resource is first being created. The server
       / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="instant"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.profile">
      <path value="Meta.profile"/>
      <short value="Profiles this resource claims to conform to"/>
      <definition value="A list of profiles [[[StructureDefinition]]]s that this resource claims to conform to.
       The URL is a reference to [[[StructureDefinition.url]]]."/>
      <comments value="It is up to the server and/or other infrastructure of policy to determine whether/how
       these claims are verified and/or updated over time.  The list of profile URLs is a set."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.security">
      <path value="Meta.security"/>
      <short value="Security Labels applied to this resource"/>
      <definition value="Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the
       overall security policy and infrastructure."/>
      <comments value="The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource
        The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version
       and display are ignored."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="extensible"/>
        <description value="Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/security-labels"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="Meta.tag">
      <path value="Meta.tag"/>
      <short value="Tags applied to this resource"/>
      <definition value="Tags applied to this resource. Tags are intended to be used to identify and relate resources
       to process and workflow, and applications are not required to consider the tags when interpreting
       the meaning of a resource."/>
      <comments value="The tags can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource.  The list
       of tags is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="example"/>
        <description value="Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. &quot;Needs
         review by Dr. Jones&quot;"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/common-tags"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

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.