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4.11.14 JSON Schema for NamingSystem

Terminology Infrastructure Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

Standards Status: Informative

Compartments: No defined compartments

This is a representation of the json schema for NamingSystem, which is just a part of the full JSON Schema.

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
  "id": "http://hl7.org/fhir/json-schema/NamingSystem",
  "$ref": "#/definitions/NamingSystem",
  "description": "see http://hl7.org/fhir/json.html#schema for information about the FHIR Json Schemas",
  "definitions": {
    "NamingSystem": {
      "description": "A curated namespace that issues unique symbols within that namespace for the identification of concepts, people, devices, etc.  Represents a \"System\" used within the Identifier and Coding data types.",
      "properties": {
        "resourceType": {
          "description": "This is a NamingSystem resource",
          "const": "NamingSystem"
        },
        "id": {
          "description": "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
          "$ref": "id.schema.json#/definitions/id"
        },
        "meta": {
          "description": "The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.",
          "$ref": "Meta.schema.json#/definitions/Meta"
        },
        "implicitRules": {
          "description": "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/uri"
        },
        "_implicitRules": {
          "description": "Extensions for implicitRules",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "language": {
          "description": "The base language in which the resource is written.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/code"
        },
        "_language": {
          "description": "Extensions for language",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "text": {
          "description": "A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it \"clinically safe\" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.",
          "$ref": "Narrative.schema.json#/definitions/Narrative"
        },
        "contained": {
          "description": "These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, nor can they have their own independent transaction scope. This is allowed to be a Parameters resource if and only if it is referenced by a resource that provides context/meaning.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ResourceList.schema.json#/definitions/ResourceList"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "extension": {
          "description": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "Extension.schema.json#/definitions/Extension"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "modifierExtension": {
          "description": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element\u0027s descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "Extension.schema.json#/definitions/Extension"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "url": {
          "description": "An absolute URI that is used to identify this naming system 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 naming system is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL remain the same when the naming system is stored on different servers.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/uri"
        },
        "_url": {
          "description": "Extensions for url",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "identifier": {
          "description": "A formal identifier that is used to identify this naming system when it is represented in other formats, or referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "Identifier.schema.json#/definitions/Identifier"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "version": {
          "description": "The identifier that is used to identify this version of the naming system when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the naming system author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions can be placed in a lexicographical sequence.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_version": {
          "description": "Extensions for version",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "versionAlgorithmString": {
          "description": "Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which NamingSystem is more current.",
          "pattern": "^^[\\s\\S]+$$",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "_versionAlgorithmString": {
          "description": "Extensions for versionAlgorithmString",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "versionAlgorithmCoding": {
          "description": "Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which NamingSystem is more current.",
          "$ref": "Coding.schema.json#/definitions/Coding"
        },
        "name": {
          "description": "A natural language name identifying the naming system. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_name": {
          "description": "Extensions for name",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "title": {
          "description": "A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the naming system.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_title": {
          "description": "Extensions for title",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "status": {
          "description": "The status of this naming system. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/code"
        },
        "_status": {
          "description": "Extensions for status",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "experimental": {
          "description": "A Boolean value to indicate that this naming system is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing) and is not intended to be used for genuine usage.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/boolean"
        },
        "_experimental": {
          "description": "Extensions for experimental",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "date": {
          "description": "The date  (and optionally time) when the naming system was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the naming system changes.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/dateTime"
        },
        "_date": {
          "description": "Extensions for date",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "publisher": {
          "description": "The name of the organization or individual responsible for the release and ongoing maintenance of the naming system.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_publisher": {
          "description": "Extensions for publisher",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "contact": {
          "description": "Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ContactDetail.schema.json#/definitions/ContactDetail"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "description": {
          "description": "A free text natural language description of the naming system from a consumer\u0027s perspective. Details about what the namespace identifies including scope, granularity, version labeling, etc.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/markdown"
        },
        "_description": {
          "description": "Extensions for description",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "useContext": {
          "description": "The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate naming system instances.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "UsageContext.schema.json#/definitions/UsageContext"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "jurisdiction": {
          "description": "A legal or geographic region in which the naming system is intended to be used.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "CodeableConcept.schema.json#/definitions/CodeableConcept"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "purpose": {
          "description": "Explanation of why this naming system is needed and why it has been designed as it has.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/markdown"
        },
        "_purpose": {
          "description": "Extensions for purpose",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "copyright": {
          "description": "A copyright statement relating to the naming system and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the naming system.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/markdown"
        },
        "_copyright": {
          "description": "Extensions for copyright",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "copyrightLabel": {
          "description": "A short string (\u003c50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are resctricted. (e.g. \u0027All rights reserved\u0027, \u0027Some rights reserved\u0027).",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_copyrightLabel": {
          "description": "Extensions for copyrightLabel",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "approvalDate": {
          "description": "The date on which the resource content was approved by the publisher. Approval happens once when the content is officially approved for usage.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/date"
        },
        "_approvalDate": {
          "description": "Extensions for approvalDate",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "lastReviewDate": {
          "description": "The date on which the resource content was last reviewed. Review happens periodically after approval but does not change the original approval date.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/date"
        },
        "_lastReviewDate": {
          "description": "Extensions for lastReviewDate",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "effectivePeriod": {
          "description": "The period during which the NamingSystem content was or is planned to be in active use.",
          "$ref": "Period.schema.json#/definitions/Period"
        },
        "topic": {
          "description": "Descriptions related to the content of the NamingSystem. Topics provide a high-level categorization as well as keywords for the NamingSystem that can be useful for filtering and searching.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "CodeableConcept.schema.json#/definitions/CodeableConcept"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "author": {
          "description": "An individiual or organization primarily involved in the creation and maintenance of the NamingSystem.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ContactDetail.schema.json#/definitions/ContactDetail"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "editor": {
          "description": "An individual or organization primarily responsible for internal coherence of the NamingSystem.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ContactDetail.schema.json#/definitions/ContactDetail"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "reviewer": {
          "description": "An individual or organization asserted by the publisher to be primarily responsible for review of some aspect of the NamingSystem.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ContactDetail.schema.json#/definitions/ContactDetail"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "endorser": {
          "description": "An individual or organization asserted by the publisher to be responsible for officially endorsing the NamingSystem for use in some setting.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "ContactDetail.schema.json#/definitions/ContactDetail"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "relatedArtifact": {
          "description": "Related artifacts such as additional documentation, justification, dependencies, bibliographic references, and predecessor and successor artifacts.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "RelatedArtifact.schema.json#/definitions/RelatedArtifact"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "kind": {
          "description": "Indicates the purpose for the naming system - what kinds of things does it make unique?",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/code"
        },
        "_kind": {
          "description": "Extensions for kind",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "responsible": {
          "description": "The name of the organization that is responsible for issuing identifiers or codes for this namespace and ensuring their non-collision.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_responsible": {
          "description": "Extensions for responsible",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "type": {
          "description": "Categorizes a naming system for easier search by grouping related naming systems.",
          "$ref": "CodeableConcept.schema.json#/definitions/CodeableConcept"
        },
        "usage": {
          "description": "Provides guidance on the use of the namespace, including the handling of formatting characters, use of upper vs. lower case, etc.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_usage": {
          "description": "Extensions for usage",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "uniqueId": {
          "description": "Indicates how the system may be identified when referenced in electronic exchange.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/NamingSystem_UniqueId"
          },
          "type": "array"
        }
      },
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "uniqueId",
        "resourceType"
      ]
    },
    "NamingSystem_UniqueId": {
      "description": "A curated namespace that issues unique symbols within that namespace for the identification of concepts, people, devices, etc.  Represents a \"System\" used within the Identifier and Coding data types.",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "description": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
          "$ref": "string.schema.json#/definitions/string"
        },
        "extension": {
          "description": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "Extension.schema.json#/definitions/Extension"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "modifierExtension": {
          "description": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element\u0027s descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "Extension.schema.json#/definitions/Extension"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "type": {
          "description": "Identifies the unique identifier scheme used for this particular identifier.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/code"
        },
        "_type": {
          "description": "Extensions for type",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "The string that should be sent over the wire to identify the code system or identifier system.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_value": {
          "description": "Extensions for value",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "preferred": {
          "description": "Indicates whether this identifier is the \"preferred\" identifier of this type.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/boolean"
        },
        "_preferred": {
          "description": "Extensions for preferred",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "comment": {
          "description": "Notes about the past or intended usage of this identifier.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/string"
        },
        "_comment": {
          "description": "Extensions for comment",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        },
        "period": {
          "description": "Identifies the period of time over which this identifier is considered appropriate to refer to the naming system.  Outside of this window, the identifier might be non-deterministic.",
          "$ref": "Period.schema.json#/definitions/Period"
        },
        "authoritative": {
          "description": "Indicates whether this identifier ie endorsed by the official owner of the associated naming system.",
          "$ref": "#/definitions/boolean"
        },
        "_authoritative": {
          "description": "Extensions for authoritative",
          "$ref": "Element.schema.json#/definitions/Element"
        }
      },
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  }
}