Release 5 Ballot

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4.3.2.65 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/version-algorithm

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Maturity Level: N

Normative (from v4.0.0)

Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/version-algorithm

Version: 5.0.0-ballot

Name: VersionAlgorithm

Title: Version Algorithm

Status: active

Definition:

Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current.

Committee: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group

OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1989 (for OID based terminology systems)

Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete

All codes ValueSet: Version Algorithm

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: Version Algorithm (Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current.)

4.3.2.65.1 Content

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/version-algorithm defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition	Copy
semver	SemVer	Uses the semantic versioning scheme as defined in [semver.org](http://semver.org).
integer	Integer	Versions are integers and ordered numerically
alpha	Alphabetical	Simple alphabetic sort on a case-insensitive and accent-insensitive basis. (Sorting of different cases or accented versions of a character is indeterminate)
date	Date	Versions are expressed as an ISO date/time syntax (including syntaxes with only portions of a date)
natural	Natural	Sorted according to the algorithm defined here: [naturalordersort.org](http://www.naturalordersort.org/)

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code