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Extension: StructureDefinition FHIR Type

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type				Version: 5.3.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use			Maturity Level: 3	Computable Name: SDFhirType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1013

The FHIR type of a property - used on the value property of a primitive type (for which there is no type in the FHIR typing system), and Element.id, Resource.id, and Extension.url. All of these have a non-FHIR type in thir structure definition, and this specifies the applicable FHIR type.

Context of Use

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

• Element ID: ElementDefinition.type

Usage info

Usages:

• Examples for this Extension: Batch bundle, Observation Body Mass Index Profile, Observation Body Height Profile, Observation Body Weight Profile... Show 46 more, CanonicalResource, CareTeam, C D S Hooks Guidance Response, C D S Hooks Service Plan Definition, ChargeItem, CoverageEligibilityRequest, Coding, Duration, HumanName, Timing, id, DetectedIssue, DocumentReference, ElementDefinition, EnrollmentResponse, EvidenceReport, ExampleScenario, GenomicStudy, Group, GuidanceResponse, ImagingStudy, Example Lipid Profile, MedicationRequest, MedicinalProductDefinition, Availability, Expression, RelatedArtifact, NutritionOrder, NutritionProduct, Observation Oxygen Saturation Profile, Practitioner, Publishable Measure, Publishable PlanDefinition, Publishable ValueSet, Questionnaire, Resource, Observation Respiratory Rate Profile, RiskAssessment, SearchParameter, Shareable CodeSystem, Shareable Measure, StructureDefinition, Substance, SubstanceSourceMaterial, Transaction bundle and PrimitiveType

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

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

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Extension.value[x]	required	FHIRTypes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-types From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must 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 represented a little differently in R3:

• Map the type url to uri on the element Extension.value[x]
• Note: Extensions that have been modified for R3 are still draft while real-world experience is collected

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints      Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..1	Extension	Base FHIR type (when a special property)
extension		0 .. 0
url		1 .. 1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type"
value[x]		1.. 1	uri	Value of extension Binding: FHIRTypes ( required ) : A version specific list of the data types defined by the FHIR specification for use as an element type (any of the FHIR defined data types).
Documentation for this format

Search Parameters for this Extension

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