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7.3 Resource TestPlan - Content

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A plan for executing testing on an artifact or specifications.

7.3.1 Scope and Usage

The TestPlan is a canonical resource that defines how an system or specifications (which can be represented by FHIR artifacts or by narrative) are to be tested. It contains the business- and planning-language aspects of test planning, around the TestScript, which handles part of the test execution.

A TestPlan describes the purpose, the dependencies, scope, test environment, test framework, test output, etc. It contains test cases which can describe narrative test enter/exit criteria, test data, etc. (enter criteria are a common name for preconditions, exit criteria are the criteria for the tests to finish - successfully or unsuccessfully e.g. "Unable to Test".

The TestPlan supports traditional testing as well as agile testing (TDD, BDD). It contains pointers to the data itself, or the information for the test data to be obtained, e.g. the instructions for synthetic data generation.

TestPlans can depend or extend other test plans - TestPlan is a canonical resource to allow reuse - one example of this would be a national FHIR specification (as an IG or a Requirement) that decribes that a System has to be conformant to IHE profiles, WHO datasets, ISO IDMP models, OpenHIE specifications, and national terminologies, in one of the national languages. If any of these specifications have a TestPlan resource, such TestPlans can be reused, combined, and extended downstream.

7.3.2 Boundaries and Relationships

The TestPlan is related to, but not overlapping, the TestScript resource, as the TestPlan is intended to contain the planning and non-technical part of the testing, which is necessary to describe "what to test". The TestScript describes "how to test". The TestPlan is necessary to be maintained from a Business perspective, - test criteria can be expected to be defined or validated by business-oriented authors, while testscripts can be defined by technical test teams.

A TestPlan resource can be associated with any canonical resource. This includes, but is not limited to, the ImplementationGuide resource - a TestPlan can be defined for an entire Implementation Guide, or for some of the artifacts in the Implementation Guide, like an AcrotDefinition, Requirements, etc.

7.3.3 References to this Resource

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Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
TestPlan	Σ D		DomainResource	A plan for executing testing on an artifact or specifications Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
url	Σ	0..1	uri	Canonical identifier URL
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business identifier
version	Σ	0..*	string	Version
name	Σ	0..*	string	Name
title	Σ	0..*	string	Human-readable title
status	Σ	0..*	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (Required)
date	Σ	0..*	dateTime	Date
publisher	Σ	0..*	string	Publisher
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Jurisdiction
purpose	Σ	0..1	markdown	Purpose
copyright	Σ	0..1	markdown	Copyright
category	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
scope	Σ	0..*	Reference()	What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
testTools	Σ	0..1	markdown	A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
dependencies	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description of the criteria
predecessor	Σ	0..1	Reference()	Link to predecessor test plans
exitCriteria	Σ	0..1	markdown	The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
testCase	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test cases that are part of this plan
sequence	Σ	0..1	integer	Sequence of testing
scope	Σ	0..*	Reference()	Specific test scope for one test case
dependencies	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description of the criteria
predecessor	Σ	0..1	Reference()	Link to predecessor test plans
testRun	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The actual test to be executed
narrative	Σ	0..1	markdown	The narrative description of the tests
script	Σ	0..1	BackboneElement	The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript
language	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript'
source[x]	Σ	0..1		The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content
sourceString			string
sourceReference			Reference()
testData	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test data used in the test case
type	Σ	1..1	Coding	The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
content	Σ	0..1	Reference()	The actual test resources when they exist
source[x]	Σ	0..1		Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc
sourceString			string
sourceReference			Reference()
assertions	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test assertions
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The test assertion type
object	Σ	0..*	CodeableReference()	The focus or object of the assertion
result	Σ	0..*	CodeableReference()	The test assertions
Documentation for this format

See the Extensions for this resource

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<TestPlan xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <url value="[uri]"/><!-- 0..1 Canonical identifier URL -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business identifier --></identifier>
 <version value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Version -->
 <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Name -->
 <title value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Human-readable title -->
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* draft | active | retired | unknown -->
 <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..* Date -->
 <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Publisher -->
 <contact><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Contact --></contact>
 <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description -->
 <jurisdiction><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Jurisdiction --></jurisdiction>
 <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Purpose -->
 <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Copyright -->
 <category><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance --></category>
 <scope><!-- 0..* Reference What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference --></scope>
 <testTools value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now -->
 <dependencies>  <!-- 0..* The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests -->
  <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the criteria -->
  <predecessor><!-- 0..1 Reference Link to predecessor test plans --></predecessor>
 </dependencies>
 <exitCriteria value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative -->
 <testCase>  <!-- 0..* The test cases that are part of this plan -->
  <sequence value="[integer]"/><!-- 0..1 Sequence of testing -->
  <scope><!-- 0..* Reference Specific test scope for one test case --></scope>
  <dependencies>  <!-- 0..* The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests -->
   <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the criteria -->
   <predecessor><!-- 0..1 Reference Link to predecessor test plans --></predecessor>
  </dependencies>
  <testRun> 0..* Reference  <!-- 0..* The actual test to be executed -->
   <narrative value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 The narrative description of the tests -->
   <script>  <!-- 0..1 The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript -->
    <language><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript' --></language>
    <source[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Reference The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content --></source[x]>
   </script>
  </testRun>
  <testData>  <!-- 0..* The test data used in the test case -->
   <type><!-- 1..1 Coding The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea' --></type>
   <content><!-- 0..1 Reference The actual test resources when they exist --></content>
   <source[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Reference Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc --></source[x]>
  </testData>
  <assertions>  <!-- 0..* The test assertions -->
   <type><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept The test assertion type --></type>
   <object><!-- 0..* CodeableReference The focus or object of the assertion --></object>
   <result><!-- 0..* CodeableReference The test assertions --></result>
  </assertions>
 </testCase>
</TestPlan>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "TestPlan",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "url" : "<uri>", // Canonical identifier URL
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business identifier
  "version" : ["<string>"], // Version
  "name" : ["<string>"], // Name
  "title" : ["<string>"], // Human-readable title
  "status" : ["<code>"], // draft | active | retired | unknown
  "date" : ["<dateTime>"], // Date
  "publisher" : ["<string>"], // Publisher
  "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Contact
  "description" : "<markdown>", // Description
  "jurisdiction" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Jurisdiction
  "purpose" : "<markdown>", // Purpose
  "copyright" : "<markdown>", // Copyright
  "category" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
  "scope" : [{ Reference }], // What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
  "testTools" : "<markdown>", // A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
  "dependencies" : [{ // The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
    "description" : "<markdown>", // Description of the criteria
    "predecessor" : { Reference } // Link to predecessor test plans
  }],
  "exitCriteria" : "<markdown>", // The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
  "testCase" : [{ // The test cases that are part of this plan
    "sequence" : <integer>, // Sequence of testing
    "scope" : [{ Reference }], // Specific test scope for one test case
    "dependencies" : [{ // The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
      "description" : "<markdown>", // Description of the criteria
      "predecessor" : { Reference } // Link to predecessor test plans
    }],
    "testRun" : [{ Reference }], // The actual test to be executed
      "narrative" : "<markdown>", // The narrative description of the tests
      "script" : { // The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript
        "language" : { CodeableConcept }, // The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript'
        // source[x]: 
        The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content. One of these 2:
        "sourceString" : "<string>",
        "sourceReference" : { Reference }
      }
    }
    "testData" : [{ // The test data used in the test case
      "type" : { Coding }, // R!  The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
      "content" : { Reference }, // The actual test resources when they exist
      // source[x]: 
       Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc. One of these 2:
      "sourceString" : "<string>",
      "sourceReference" : { Reference }
    }],
    "assertions" : [{ // The test assertions
      "type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // The test assertion type
      "object" : [{ CodeableReference }], // The focus or object of the assertion
      "result" : [{ CodeableReference }] // The test assertions
    }]
  }]
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:TestPlan;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:url [ uri ] ; # 0..1 Canonical identifier URL
  fhir:identifier  ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* Business identifier
  fhir:version  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Version
  fhir:name  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Name
  fhir:title  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Human-readable title
  fhir:status  ( [ code ] ... ) ; # 0..* draft | active | retired | unknown
  fhir:date  ( [ dateTime ] ... ) ; # 0..* Date
  fhir:publisher  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Publisher
  fhir:contact  ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Contact
  fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description
  fhir:jurisdiction  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* Jurisdiction
  fhir:purpose [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Purpose
  fhir:copyright [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Copyright
  fhir:category  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
  fhir:scope  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
  fhir:testTools [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
  fhir:dependencies ( [ # 0..* The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
    fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description of the criteria
    fhir:predecessor [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 Link to predecessor test plans
  ] ... ) ;
  fhir:exitCriteria [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
  fhir:testCase ( [ # 0..* The test cases that are part of this plan
    fhir:sequence [ integer ] ; # 0..1 Sequence of testing
    fhir:scope  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* Specific test scope for one test case
    fhir:dependencies ( [ # 0..* The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
      fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description of the criteria
      fhir:predecessor [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 Link to predecessor test plans
    ] ... ) ;
    fhir:testRun  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The actual test to be executed
    fhir:testData ( [ # 0..* The test data used in the test case
      fhir:type [ Coding ] ; # 1..1 The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
      fhir:content [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 The actual test resources when they exist
      # source[x] : 0..1 Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc. One of these 2
        fhir:source [  a fhir:string ; string ]
        fhir:source [  a fhir:Reference ; Reference ]
    ] ... ) ;
    fhir:assertions ( [ # 0..* The test assertions
      fhir:type  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* The test assertion type
      fhir:object  ( [ CodeableReference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The focus or object of the assertion
      fhir:result  ( [ CodeableReference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The test assertions
    ] ... ) ;
  ] ... ) ;
]

Changes since R4

This resource did not exist in Release 3

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
TestPlan	Σ D		DomainResource	A plan for executing testing on an artifact or specifications Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
url	Σ	0..1	uri	Canonical identifier URL
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business identifier
version	Σ	0..*	string	Version
name	Σ	0..*	string	Name
title	Σ	0..*	string	Human-readable title
status	Σ	0..*	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (Required)
date	Σ	0..*	dateTime	Date
publisher	Σ	0..*	string	Publisher
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Jurisdiction
purpose	Σ	0..1	markdown	Purpose
copyright	Σ	0..1	markdown	Copyright
category	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
scope	Σ	0..*	Reference()	What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
testTools	Σ	0..1	markdown	A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
dependencies	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description of the criteria
predecessor	Σ	0..1	Reference()	Link to predecessor test plans
exitCriteria	Σ	0..1	markdown	The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
testCase	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test cases that are part of this plan
sequence	Σ	0..1	integer	Sequence of testing
scope	Σ	0..*	Reference()	Specific test scope for one test case
dependencies	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
description	Σ	0..1	markdown	Description of the criteria
predecessor	Σ	0..1	Reference()	Link to predecessor test plans
testRun	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The actual test to be executed
narrative	Σ	0..1	markdown	The narrative description of the tests
script	Σ	0..1	BackboneElement	The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript
language	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript'
source[x]	Σ	0..1		The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content
sourceString			string
sourceReference			Reference()
testData	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test data used in the test case
type	Σ	1..1	Coding	The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
content	Σ	0..1	Reference()	The actual test resources when they exist
source[x]	Σ	0..1		Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc
sourceString			string
sourceReference			Reference()
assertions	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The test assertions
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The test assertion type
object	Σ	0..*	CodeableReference()	The focus or object of the assertion
result	Σ	0..*	CodeableReference()	The test assertions
Documentation for this format

See the Extensions for this resource

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<TestPlan xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <url value="[uri]"/><!-- 0..1 Canonical identifier URL -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business identifier --></identifier>
 <version value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Version -->
 <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Name -->
 <title value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Human-readable title -->
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* draft | active | retired | unknown -->
 <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..* Date -->
 <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* Publisher -->
 <contact><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Contact --></contact>
 <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description -->
 <jurisdiction><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Jurisdiction --></jurisdiction>
 <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Purpose -->
 <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Copyright -->
 <category><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance --></category>
 <scope><!-- 0..* Reference What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference --></scope>
 <testTools value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now -->
 <dependencies>  <!-- 0..* The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests -->
  <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the criteria -->
  <predecessor><!-- 0..1 Reference Link to predecessor test plans --></predecessor>
 </dependencies>
 <exitCriteria value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative -->
 <testCase>  <!-- 0..* The test cases that are part of this plan -->
  <sequence value="[integer]"/><!-- 0..1 Sequence of testing -->
  <scope><!-- 0..* Reference Specific test scope for one test case --></scope>
  <dependencies>  <!-- 0..* The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests -->
   <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the criteria -->
   <predecessor><!-- 0..1 Reference Link to predecessor test plans --></predecessor>
  </dependencies>
  <testRun> 0..* Reference  <!-- 0..* The actual test to be executed -->
   <narrative value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 The narrative description of the tests -->
   <script>  <!-- 0..1 The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript -->
    <language><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript' --></language>
    <source[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Reference The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content --></source[x]>
   </script>
  </testRun>
  <testData>  <!-- 0..* The test data used in the test case -->
   <type><!-- 1..1 Coding The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea' --></type>
   <content><!-- 0..1 Reference The actual test resources when they exist --></content>
   <source[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Reference Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc --></source[x]>
  </testData>
  <assertions>  <!-- 0..* The test assertions -->
   <type><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept The test assertion type --></type>
   <object><!-- 0..* CodeableReference The focus or object of the assertion --></object>
   <result><!-- 0..* CodeableReference The test assertions --></result>
  </assertions>
 </testCase>
</TestPlan>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "TestPlan",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "url" : "<uri>", // Canonical identifier URL
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business identifier
  "version" : ["<string>"], // Version
  "name" : ["<string>"], // Name
  "title" : ["<string>"], // Human-readable title
  "status" : ["<code>"], // draft | active | retired | unknown
  "date" : ["<dateTime>"], // Date
  "publisher" : ["<string>"], // Publisher
  "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Contact
  "description" : "<markdown>", // Description
  "jurisdiction" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Jurisdiction
  "purpose" : "<markdown>", // Purpose
  "copyright" : "<markdown>", // Copyright
  "category" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
  "scope" : [{ Reference }], // What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
  "testTools" : "<markdown>", // A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
  "dependencies" : [{ // The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
    "description" : "<markdown>", // Description of the criteria
    "predecessor" : { Reference } // Link to predecessor test plans
  }],
  "exitCriteria" : "<markdown>", // The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
  "testCase" : [{ // The test cases that are part of this plan
    "sequence" : <integer>, // Sequence of testing
    "scope" : [{ Reference }], // Specific test scope for one test case
    "dependencies" : [{ // The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
      "description" : "<markdown>", // Description of the criteria
      "predecessor" : { Reference } // Link to predecessor test plans
    }],
    "testRun" : [{ Reference }], // The actual test to be executed
      "narrative" : "<markdown>", // The narrative description of the tests
      "script" : { // The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript
        "language" : { CodeableConcept }, // The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript'
        // source[x]: 
        The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content. One of these 2:
        "sourceString" : "<string>",
        "sourceReference" : { Reference }
      }
    }
    "testData" : [{ // The test data used in the test case
      "type" : { Coding }, // R!  The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
      "content" : { Reference }, // The actual test resources when they exist
      // source[x]: 
       Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc. One of these 2:
      "sourceString" : "<string>",
      "sourceReference" : { Reference }
    }],
    "assertions" : [{ // The test assertions
      "type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // The test assertion type
      "object" : [{ CodeableReference }], // The focus or object of the assertion
      "result" : [{ CodeableReference }] // The test assertions
    }]
  }]
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:TestPlan;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:url [ uri ] ; # 0..1 Canonical identifier URL
  fhir:identifier  ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* Business identifier
  fhir:version  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Version
  fhir:name  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Name
  fhir:title  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Human-readable title
  fhir:status  ( [ code ] ... ) ; # 0..* draft | active | retired | unknown
  fhir:date  ( [ dateTime ] ... ) ; # 0..* Date
  fhir:publisher  ( [ string ] ... ) ; # 0..* Publisher
  fhir:contact  ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Contact
  fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description
  fhir:jurisdiction  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* Jurisdiction
  fhir:purpose [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Purpose
  fhir:copyright [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Copyright
  fhir:category  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance
  fhir:scope  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference
  fhir:testTools [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now
  fhir:dependencies ( [ # 0..* The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
    fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description of the criteria
    fhir:predecessor [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 Link to predecessor test plans
  ] ... ) ;
  fhir:exitCriteria [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative
  fhir:testCase ( [ # 0..* The test cases that are part of this plan
    fhir:sequence [ integer ] ; # 0..1 Sequence of testing
    fhir:scope  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* Specific test scope for one test case
    fhir:dependencies ( [ # 0..* The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests
      fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Description of the criteria
      fhir:predecessor [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 Link to predecessor test plans
    ] ... ) ;
    fhir:testRun  ( [ Reference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The actual test to be executed
    fhir:testData ( [ # 0..* The test data used in the test case
      fhir:type [ Coding ] ; # 1..1 The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'
      fhir:content [ Reference ] ; # 0..1 The actual test resources when they exist
      # source[x] : 0..1 Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc. One of these 2
        fhir:source [  a fhir:string ; string ]
        fhir:source [  a fhir:Reference ; Reference ]
    ] ... ) ;
    fhir:assertions ( [ # 0..* The test assertions
      fhir:type  ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* The test assertion type
      fhir:object  ( [ CodeableReference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The focus or object of the assertion
      fhir:result  ( [ CodeableReference ] ... ) ; # 0..* The test assertions
    ] ... ) ;
  ] ... ) ;
]

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7.3.4.1 Terminology Bindings

Path	ValueSet	Type	Documentation
TestPlan.status	PublicationStatus	Required	The lifecycle status of an artifact.

Path

ValueSet

Type

Documentation

TestPlan.status

PublicationStatus

Required

The lifecycle status of an artifact.

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