DSTU2

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Extension-valueset-definition.xml

Raw XML (canonical form)

A definition for this code

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="valueset-definition"/>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-definition"/>
  <name value="A definition for this code"/>
  <display value="Definition"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher value="HL7"/>
  <date value="2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00"/>
  <description value="A display name that describes the meaning of this code when used as part of this value
   set."/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.0.2"/>
  <kind value="datatype"/>
  <constrainedType value="Extension"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <contextType value="resource"/>
  <context value="ValueSet.compose.include.concept"/>
  <context value="ValueSet.expansion.contains"/>
  <base value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension"/>
      <short value="A definition for this code"/>
      <definition value="A display name that describes the meaning of this code when used as part of this value
       set."/>
      <comments value="This is provided for when the source code system doesn't actually provide a definition
       (there are many such). Providing an definition for a code should not be done where the
       underlying code system provides a definition."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Extension.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.extension"/>
      <name value="extension"/>
      <short value="Extension"/>
      <definition value="An Extension"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Extension.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <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."/>
      <comments 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 should be version specific.  This will ideally be the URI for the Resource
       Profile defining the extension, with the code for the extension after a #."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Extension.url"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-definition"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.valueString"/>
      <short value="Value of extension"/>
      <definition value="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 value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension"/>
      <short value="A definition for this code"/>
      <definition value="A display name that describes the meaning of this code when used as part of this value
       set."/>
      <comments value="This is provided for when the source code system doesn't actually provide a definition
       (there are many such). Providing an definition for a code should not be done where the
       underlying code system provides a definition."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.extension"/>
      <name value="extension"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.url"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-definition"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </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.