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StructureDefinition for Extension
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="Extension"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"> <tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="width: 100px"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description & Constraints</a> <span style="float: right"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> </a> </span> </th> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAgDsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4M MKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension" title="Extension : Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.">Extension</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="versions.html#std-process" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold; color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6" title="Standards Status = Normative">N</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="types.html#Element">Element</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Optional Extensions Element <br/> <span style="font-style: italic" title="ext-1">+ Rule: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both</span> <br/> <br/> Elements defined in Ancestors: <a href="types.html#Element" title="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a> , <a href="types.html#Element" title="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.">extension</a> </td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAALUlEQVR4Xu3IoREAIAw EwfT6/ddA0GBAxO3NrLlKUj9263wAAAAvrgEAADClAVWFQIBRHMicAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension.url" title="Extension.url : Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.">url</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">1..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#uri">uri</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">identifies the meaning of the extension <br/> </td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data:image/png;bas e64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAgDsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4M MKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type"/> <a href="extensibility-definitions.html#Extension.value_x_" title="Extension.value[x] : Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](extensibility.html) for a list).">value[x]</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="conformance-rules.html#constraints" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px maroon solid; font-weight: bold; color: #301212; background-color: #fdf4f4;" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">C</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#open">*</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Value of extension <br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="hierarchy" colspan="5"> <br/> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics"> <valueCode value="can-bind"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> <version value="5.0.0"/> <name value="Extension"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Extension Type: Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <purpose value="The ability to add extensions in a structured way is what keeps FHIR resources simple."/> <fhirVersion value="5.0.0"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type"/> <abstract value="false"/> <type value="Extension"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DataType"/> <derivation value="specialization"/> <snapshot> <element id="Extension"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="Optional Extensions Element"/> <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="Extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> </constraint> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> </constraint> <isModifier value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a,N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.id"> <path value="Extension.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/> <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <!-- Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler magic (j) --> <type> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type"> <valueUrl value="id"/> </extension> <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> </type> <condition value="ele-1"/> <isModifier value="false"/> <isSummary value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.extension"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <slicing> <discriminator> <type value="value"/> <path value="url"/> </discriminator> <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/> <rules value="open"/> </slicing> <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/> <definition value="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."/> <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> </constraint> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> </constraint> <isModifier value="false"/> <isSummary value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.url"> <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."/> <comment 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 SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.url"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <!-- Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler magic (j) --> <type> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type"> <valueUrl value="uri"/> </extension> <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> </type> <isModifier value="false"/> <isSummary value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility]( extensibility.html) for a list)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="base64Binary"/> </type> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> <type> <code value="canonical"/> </type> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <type> <code value="dateTime"/> </type> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <type> <code value="instant"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer64"/> </type> <type> <code value="markdown"/> </type> <type> <code value="oid"/> </type> <type> <code value="positiveInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <type> <code value="time"/> </type> <type> <code value="unsignedInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <type> <code value="url"/> </type> <type> <code value="uuid"/> </type> <type> <code value="Address"/> </type> <type> <code value="Age"/> </type> <type> <code value="Annotation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Attachment"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableReference"/> </type> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactPoint"/> </type> <type> <code value="Count"/> </type> <type> <code value="Distance"/> </type> <type> <code value="Duration"/> </type> <type> <code value="HumanName"/> </type> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <type> <code value="Money"/> </type> <type> <code value="Period"/> </type> <type> <code value="Quantity"/> </type> <type> <code value="Range"/> </type> <type> <code value="Ratio"/> </type> <type> <code value="RatioRange"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <type> <code value="SampledData"/> </type> <type> <code value="Signature"/> </type> <type> <code value="Timing"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="DataRequirement"/> </type> <type> <code value="Expression"/> </type> <type> <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> </type> <type> <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="UsageContext"/> </type> <type> <code value="Availability"/> </type> <type> <code value="ExtendedContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="Dosage"/> </type> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <condition value="ext-1"/> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> </constraint> <isModifier value="false"/> <isSummary value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element id="Extension"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="Optional Extensions Element"/> <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> </constraint> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.url"> <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."/> <comment 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 SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <!-- Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler magic (j) --> <type> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type"> <valueUrl value="uri"/> </extension> <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility]( extensibility.html) for a list)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="base64Binary"/> </type> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> <type> <code value="canonical"/> </type> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <type> <code value="dateTime"/> </type> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <type> <code value="instant"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer64"/> </type> <type> <code value="markdown"/> </type> <type> <code value="oid"/> </type> <type> <code value="positiveInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <type> <code value="time"/> </type> <type> <code value="unsignedInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <type> <code value="url"/> </type> <type> <code value="uuid"/> </type> <type> <code value="Address"/> </type> <type> <code value="Age"/> </type> <type> <code value="Annotation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Attachment"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableReference"/> </type> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactPoint"/> </type> <type> <code value="Count"/> </type> <type> <code value="Distance"/> </type> <type> <code value="Duration"/> </type> <type> <code value="HumanName"/> </type> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <type> <code value="Money"/> </type> <type> <code value="Period"/> </type> <type> <code value="Quantity"/> </type> <type> <code value="Range"/> </type> <type> <code value="Ratio"/> </type> <type> <code value="RatioRange"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <type> <code value="SampledData"/> </type> <type> <code value="Signature"/> </type> <type> <code value="Timing"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="DataRequirement"/> </type> <type> <code value="Expression"/> </type> <type> <code value="ParameterDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="RelatedArtifact"/> </type> <type> <code value="TriggerDefinition"/> </type> <type> <code value="UsageContext"/> </type> <type> <code value="Availability"/> </type> <type> <code value="ExtendedContactDetail"/> </type> <type> <code value="Dosage"/> </type> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <condition value="ext-1"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </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.
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