Release 5 Ballot

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v5.0.0-ballot: FHIR R5 Ballot Preview). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Example StructureDefinition/artifact-url (XML)

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

url

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="artifact-url"/> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-url"/> 
  <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> 
  <name value="url"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2022-02-07"/> 
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven, Inc. - CDS WG"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="HL7"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="An absolute URI that is used to identify this {{title}} when it is referenced in a specification,
   model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally
   unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this {{title}}
   is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL
   remain the same when the {{title}} is stored on different servers."/> 
  <fhirVersion value="5.0.0-ballot"/> 
  <mapping> 
    <identity value="rim"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> 
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/> 
  </mapping> 
  <kind value="complex-type"/> 
  <abstract value="false"/> 
  <context> 
    <type value="element"/> 
    <expression value="Element"/> 
  </context> 
  <type value="Extension"/> 
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
  <derivation value="constraint"/> 
  <snapshot> 
    <element id="Extension">
      <path value="Extension"/> 
      <short value="Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as a URI (globally unique)"/> 
      <definition value="An absolute URI that is used to identify this {{title}} when it is referenced in a specification,
       model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally
       unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this {{title}}
       is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL
       remain the same when the {{title}} is stored on different servers."/> 
      <comment value="Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid: but real http: addresses are preferred.  Multiple instances
       may share the same URL if they have a distinct version.

The determination of when to create a new version of a resource (same url, new version)
       vs. defining a new artifact is up to the author.  Considerations for making this decision
       are found in [Technical and Business Versions](resource.html#versions). 

In some cases, the resource can no longer be found at the stated url, but the url itself
       cannot change. Implementations can use the [meta.source](resource.html#meta) element to
       indicate where the current master source of the resource can be found."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Extension"/> 
        <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())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ext-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> 
        <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> 
        <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.id">
      <path value="Extension.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/> 
      <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="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
          <valueUrl value="id"/> 
        </extension> 
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.extension">
      <path value="Extension.extension"/> 
      <slicing> 
        <discriminator> 
          <type value="value"/> 
          <path value="url"/> 
        </discriminator> 
        <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/> 
        <rules value="open"/> 
      </slicing> 
      <short value="Extension"/> 
      <definition value="An Extension"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="0"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <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())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ext-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> 
        <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> 
        <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &quot;value&quot;)])"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.url">
      <path value="Extension.url"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> 
      <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> 
      <comment value="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 value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Extension.url"/> 
        <min value="1"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
          <valueUrl value="uri"/> 
        </extension> 
        <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> 
      </type> 
      <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-url"/> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.value[x]">
      <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> 
      <short value="Value of extension"/> 
      <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](extensi
      bility.html) for a list)."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <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())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <isModifier value="false"/> 
      <isSummary value="false"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Extension">
      <path value="Extension"/> 
      <short value="Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as a URI (globally unique)"/> 
      <definition value="An absolute URI that is used to identify this {{title}} when it is referenced in a specification,
       model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally
       unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this {{title}}
       is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL
       remain the same when the {{title}} is stored on different servers."/> 
      <comment value="Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid: but real http: addresses are preferred.  Multiple instances
       may share the same URL if they have a distinct version.

The determination of when to create a new version of a resource (same url, new version)
       vs. defining a new artifact is up to the author.  Considerations for making this decision
       are found in [Technical and Business Versions](resource.html#versions). 

In some cases, the resource can no longer be found at the stated url, but the url itself
       cannot change. Implementations can use the [meta.source](resource.html#meta) element to
       indicate where the current master source of the resource can be found."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.extension">
      <path value="Extension.extension"/> 
      <max value="0"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.url">
      <path value="Extension.url"/> 
      <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-url"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Extension.value[x]">
      <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
    </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.