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Definitions for the artifact-description extension.
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Extension | |
Definition | Changed: A free text natural language description of the artifact from a consumer's perspective. |
Short | Changed:Natural language description of the artifact |
Comments | Changed: This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the artifact as conveyed in the 'text' field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context (e.g. the language of the artifact is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the artifact was created). |
Control | 0..1 |
2. Extension.extension | |
Control | 0..0 |
4. Extension.url | |
Fixed Value | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-description |
6. Extension.value[x] | |
Control | 1..? |
Type | markdown, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, RatioRange, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Availability, integer64, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, ExtendedContactDetail, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, string, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, CodeableReference, Signature, unsignedInt, time |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Extension | |
Definition | A free text natural language description of the artifact from a consumer's perspective. Optional Extension Element - found in all resources. |
Short | Changed:Natural language description of the artifactOptional Extensions Element |
Comments | This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the artifact as conveyed in the 'text' field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context (e.g. the language of the artifact is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the artifact was created). |
Control | 0..1* |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
2. Extension.extension | |
Definition | An Extension 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. |
Short | ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations |
Comments | 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. |
Control | 0..0* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Extension.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
4. Extension.url | |
Definition | Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. |
Short | identifies the meaning of the extension |
Comments | 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. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | uri |
Is Modifier | false |
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. |
Summary | false |
Fixed Value | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-description |
6. Extension.value[x] | |
Definition | Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). |
Short | Value of extension |
Control | 10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ext-1 |
Type | markdown, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, RatioRange, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Availability, integer64, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, ExtendedContactDetail, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, string, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, CodeableReference, Signature, unsignedInt, time |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Is Modifier | false |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Extension | |
Definition | Changed: A free text natural language description of the artifact from a consumer's perspective. |
Short | Changed:Natural language description of the artifact |
Comments | Changed: This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the artifact as conveyed in the 'text' field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context (e.g. the language of the artifact is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the artifact was created). |
Control | 0..1 |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) |
2. Extension.id | |
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. |
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | id |
Is Modifier | false |
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. |
Summary | false |
4. Extension.extension | |
Definition | An Extension |
Short | Extension |
Control | 0..0 |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Extension.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
6. Extension.url | |
Definition | Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. |
Short | identifies the meaning of the extension |
Comments | 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. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | uri |
Is Modifier | false |
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. |
Summary | false |
Fixed Value | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-description |
8. Extension.value[x] | |
Definition | Changed: Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list). |
Short | Value of extension |
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ext-1 |
Type | markdown |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Is Modifier | false |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) |