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| Modeling and Methodology Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative |
Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)
StructureDefinition for Base
{
"resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
"id" : "Base",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2021-12-19T08:15:41.873+11:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode" : "4.0.0"
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Base",
"version" : "5.0.0-snapshot1",
"name" : "Base",
"status" : "active",
"date" : "2021-12-19T08:15:41+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 FHIR Standard",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}]
}],
"description" : "Base StructureDefinition for Base Type: Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.",
"fhirVersion" : "5.0.0-snapshot1",
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name" : "RIM Mapping"
}],
"kind" : "complex-type",
"abstract" : true,
"type" : "Base",
"snapshot" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "Base",
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode" : "4.0.0"
}],
"path" : "Base",
"short" : "Base for all types and resources",
"definition" : "Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Base",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"isModifier" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}]
}]
},
"differential" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "Base",
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode" : "4.0.0"
}],
"path" : "Base",
"short" : "Base for all types and resources",
"definition" : "Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"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.