FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0-ballot-tc1: Release 5.3) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: ValueSet Source Reference

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-sourceReference Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure Computable Name: VSSourceReference
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1182

This text is intended to act as a citation to work done elsewhere that is not part of the current stewarding process where the referenced source is in some way a basis of the current value set definition.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • No changes

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type uri: This text is intended to act as a citation to work done elsewhere that is not part of the current stewarding process where the referenced source is in some way a basis of the current value set definition.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Where did this content come from
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-sourceReference"
    ... value[x] 1..1 uri Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Where did this content come from
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-sourceReference"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type uri: This text is intended to act as a citation to work done elsewhere that is not part of the current stewarding process where the referenced source is in some way a basis of the current value set definition.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Where did this content come from
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-sourceReference"
    ... value[x] 1..1 uri Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Where did this content come from
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-sourceReference"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)