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Extension: otherName

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: HL7

Human readable names for the valueset.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID ValueSet

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Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
otherName		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName otherName: Human readable names for the valueset. Use on Element ID ValueSet
name		1..1	string	This name is intended to be human readable, short and as specific as possible and to convey the purpose of the value set. It is considered to be the name of the value set.
preferred		0..1	boolean	Flag that this Name in this Name Language is the preferred human-readable signifier in this language.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName otherName: Human readable names for the valueset. Use on Element ID ValueSet
extension	I	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:name	I	1..1	Extension	Human readable, short and specific
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"name"
value[x]	I	1..1	string	Value of extension
extension:preferred	I	0..1	Extension	Which name is preferred for this language
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"preferred"
value[x]	I	1..1	boolean	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName"
value[x]	I	0..0
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical()
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference()
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- otherName -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="name">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Human readable, short and specific -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="preferred">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Which name is preferred for this language -->
  <valueBoolean value="[boolean]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // otherName
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Human readable, short and specific // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "name", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Which name is preferred for this language // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "preferred", // R! 
        "valueBoolean" : <boolean> // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 50:
  }

Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
otherName		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName otherName: Human readable names for the valueset. Use on Element ID ValueSet
name		1..1	string	This name is intended to be human readable, short and as specific as possible and to convey the purpose of the value set. It is considered to be the name of the value set.
preferred		0..1	boolean	Flag that this Name in this Name Language is the preferred human-readable signifier in this language.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName otherName: Human readable names for the valueset. Use on Element ID ValueSet
extension	I	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:name	I	1..1	Extension	Human readable, short and specific
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"name"
value[x]	I	1..1	string	Value of extension
extension:preferred	I	0..1	Extension	Which name is preferred for this language
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"preferred"
value[x]	I	1..1	boolean	Value of extension
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName"
value[x]	I	0..0
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical()
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueMarkdown			markdown
valueOid			oid
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueString			string
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
valueAddress			Address
valueAge			Age
valueAnnotation			Annotation
valueAttachment			Attachment
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueCoding			Coding
valueContactPoint			ContactPoint
valueCount			Count
valueDistance			Distance
valueDuration			Duration
valueHumanName			HumanName
valueIdentifier			Identifier
valueMoney			Money
valuePeriod			Period
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueReference			Reference()
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueSignature			Signature
valueTiming			Timing
valueContactDetail			ContactDetail
valueContributor			Contributor
valueDataRequirement			DataRequirement
valueExpression			Expression
valueParameterDefinition			ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact			RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition			TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext			UsageContext
valueDosage			Dosage
valueMeta			Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- otherName -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="name">  1..1 Extension  <!--  1..1 Human readable, short and specific -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="preferred">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Which name is preferred for this language -->
  <valueBoolean value="[boolean]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // otherName
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Human readable, short and specific // C? R! 
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "name", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Which name is preferred for this language // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "preferred", // R! 
        "valueBoolean" : <boolean> // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-otherName", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 50:
  }

Constraints

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)