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Extension: dependencies

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven, Inc. - [WG Name] WG

Instances can only be valid against this StructureDefinition, if they also sucessfully validate against the dependent profile identified in this extension.

Comment:

Ideally, a profile will restate the constraints of it's base profile and all it's dependent profiles, but this can get pretty complicated once slicing enters the picture. Tools SHOULD not assume that this profile includes all the constraints from the dependent profile.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID StructureDefinition

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Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
dependencies		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies dependencies: Instances can only be valid against this StructureDefinition, if they also sucessfully validate against the dependent profile identified in this extension. Use on Element ID StructureDefinition
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Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies dependencies: Instances can only be valid against this StructureDefinition, if they also sucessfully validate against the dependent profile identified in this extension. Use on Element ID StructureDefinition
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies"
value[x]	I	1..1	canonical(StructureDefinition)	Value of extension
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XML Template

<!-- dependencies -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCanonical value="[canonical]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // dependencies
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies", // R! 
    "valueCanonical" : "<canonical>" // C? R! Value of extension
  }

Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
dependencies		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies dependencies: Instances can only be valid against this StructureDefinition, if they also sucessfully validate against the dependent profile identified in this extension. Use on Element ID StructureDefinition
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies dependencies: Instances can only be valid against this StructureDefinition, if they also sucessfully validate against the dependent profile identified in this extension. Use on Element ID StructureDefinition
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies"
value[x]	I	1..1	canonical(StructureDefinition)	Value of extension
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- dependencies -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCanonical value="[canonical]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // dependencies
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-dependencies", // R! 
    "valueCanonical" : "<canonical>" // C? R! Value of extension
  }

Constraints

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)