This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v3.3.0: R4 Ballot 2). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2
Modeling and Methodology Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: Informative |
StructureDefinition for Extension
{ "resourceType": "StructureDefinition", "id": "Extension", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2018-04-03T12:05:46.262+10:00" }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "extension": [ { "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status", "valueString": "Normative" } ], "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension", "name": "Extension", "status": "draft", "date": "2018-04-03T12:05:46+10:00", "publisher": "HL7 FHIR Standard", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" } ] } ], "description": "Base StructureDefinition for Extension Type: Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.", "purpose": "The ability to add extensions in a structured way is what keeps FHIR resources simple.", "fhirVersion": "3.3.0", "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3", "name": "RIM Mapping" } ], "kind": "complex-type", "abstract": false, "type": "Extension", "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element", "derivation": "specialization", "snapshot": { "element": [ { "id": "Extension", "path": "Extension", "short": "Optional Extensions Element", "definition": "Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.", "min": 0, "max": "*", "base": { "path": "Extension", "min": 0, "max": "*" }, "condition": [ "ele-1" ], "constraint": [ { "key": "ele-1", "severity": "error", "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children", "expression": "hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())", "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div", "source": "Element" }, { "key": "ext-1", "severity": "error", "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both", "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()", "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])" } ], "isModifier": false, "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "n/a" }, { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.id", "path": "Extension.id", "representation": [ "xmlAttr" ], "short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)", "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.", "min": 0, "max": "1", "base": { "path": "Element.id", "min": 0, "max": "1" }, "type": [ { "code": "string" } ], "isModifier": false, "isSummary": false, "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "n/a" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.extension", "path": "Extension.extension", "slicing": { "discriminator": [ { "type": "value", "path": "url" } ], "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url", "rules": "open" }, "short": "Additional content defined by implementations", "definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.", "comment": "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": [ "extensions", "user content" ], "min": 0, "max": "*", "base": { "path": "Element.extension", "min": 0, "max": "*" }, "type": [ { "code": "Extension" } ], "isModifier": false, "isSummary": false, "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "n/a" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.url", "path": "Extension.url", "representation": [ "xmlAttr" ], "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension", "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.", "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.", "min": 1, "max": "1", "base": { "path": "Extension.url", "min": 1, "max": "1" }, "type": [ { "code": "uri" } ], "isModifier": false, "isSummary": false, "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.value[x]", "path": "Extension.value[x]", "short": "Value of extension", "definition": "Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).", "min": 0, "max": "1", "base": { "path": "Extension.value[x]", "min": 0, "max": "1" }, "type": [ { "code": "base64Binary" }, { "code": "boolean" }, { "code": "canonical" }, { "code": "code" }, { "code": "date" }, { "code": "dateTime" }, { "code": "decimal" }, { "code": "id" }, { "code": "instant" }, { "code": "integer" }, { "code": "markdown" }, { "code": "oid" }, { "code": "positiveInt" }, { "code": "string" }, { "code": "time" }, { "code": "unsignedInt" }, { "code": "uri" }, { "code": "url" }, { "code": "uuid" }, { "code": "Address" }, { "code": "Age" }, { "code": "Annotation" }, { "code": "Attachment" }, { "code": "CodeableConcept" }, { "code": "Coding" }, { "code": "ContactPoint" }, { "code": "Count" }, { "code": "Distance" }, { "code": "Duration" }, { "code": "HumanName" }, { "code": "Identifier" }, { "code": "Money" }, { "code": "Period" }, { "code": "Quantity" }, { "code": "Range" }, { "code": "Ratio" }, { "code": "Reference" }, { "code": "SampledData" }, { "code": "Signature" }, { "code": "Timing" }, { "code": "ParameterDefinition" }, { "code": "DataRequirement" }, { "code": "RelatedArtifact" }, { "code": "ContactDetail" }, { "code": "Contributor" }, { "code": "TriggerDefinition" }, { "code": "UsageContext" }, { "code": "Dosage" } ], "isModifier": false, "isSummary": false, "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] } ] }, "differential": { "element": [ { "id": "Extension", "path": "Extension", "short": "Optional Extensions Element", "definition": "Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.", "min": 0, "max": "*", "constraint": [ { "key": "ext-1", "severity": "error", "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both", "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()", "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])" } ], "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.url", "path": "Extension.url", "representation": [ "xmlAttr" ], "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension", "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.", "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.", "min": 1, "max": "1", "type": [ { "code": "uri" } ], "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] }, { "id": "Extension.value[x]", "path": "Extension.value[x]", "short": "Value of extension", "definition": "Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).", "min": 0, "max": "1", "type": [ { "code": "base64Binary" }, { "code": "boolean" }, { "code": "canonical" }, { "code": "code" }, { "code": "date" }, { "code": "dateTime" }, { "code": "decimal" }, { "code": "id" }, { "code": "instant" }, { "code": "integer" }, { "code": "markdown" }, { "code": "oid" }, { "code": "positiveInt" }, { "code": "string" }, { "code": "time" }, { "code": "unsignedInt" }, { "code": "uri" }, { "code": "url" }, { "code": "uuid" }, { "code": "Address" }, { "code": "Age" }, { "code": "Annotation" }, { "code": "Attachment" }, { "code": "CodeableConcept" }, { "code": "Coding" }, { "code": "ContactPoint" }, { "code": "Count" }, { "code": "Distance" }, { "code": "Duration" }, { "code": "HumanName" }, { "code": "Identifier" }, { "code": "Money" }, { "code": "Period" }, { "code": "Quantity" }, { "code": "Range" }, { "code": "Ratio" }, { "code": "Reference" }, { "code": "SampledData" }, { "code": "Signature" }, { "code": "Timing" }, { "code": "ParameterDefinition" }, { "code": "DataRequirement" }, { "code": "RelatedArtifact" }, { "code": "ContactDetail" }, { "code": "Contributor" }, { "code": "TriggerDefinition" }, { "code": "UsageContext" }, { "code": "Dosage" } ], "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "map": "N/A" } ] } ] } }
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.