Release 5
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| FHIR Infrastructure Work Group | Maturity Level: 0 | Draft | Security Category: Business | Compartments: No defined compartments |
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the TestPlan resource.
| TestPlan | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan | ||||||||
| Definition | A plan for executing testing on an artifact or specifications. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Description of intented testing | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | CanonicalResource | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
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| TestPlan.url | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.url | ||||||||
| Definition | An absolute URI that is used to identify this test plan when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this test plan is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL remain the same when the test plan is stored on different servers. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Canonical identifier for this test plan, represented as a URI (globally unique) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | uri | ||||||||
| Requirements | Allows the test plan to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier. | ||||||||
| Alternate Names | url; authoritative-url; destination; identity | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid: but real http: addresses are preferred. Multiple instances may share the same URL if they have a distinct version. The determination of when to create a new version of a resource (same url, new version) vs. defining a new artifact is up to the author. Considerations for making this decision are found in Technical and Business Versions. In some cases, the resource can no longer be found at the stated url, but the url itself cannot change. Implementations can use the meta.source element to indicate where the current master source of the resource can be found. | ||||||||
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| TestPlan.identifier | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.identifier | ||||||||
| Definition | A formal identifier that is used to identify this test plan when it is represented in other formats, or referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Business identifier identifier for the test plan | ||||||||
| Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | Identifier | ||||||||
| Requirements | Allows externally provided and/or usable business identifiers to be easily associated with the module. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | Typically, this is used for identifiers that can go in an HL7 V3 II (instance identifier) data type, and can then identify this test plan outside of FHIR, where it is not possible to use the logical URI. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.version | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.version | ||||||||
| Definition | The identifier that is used to identify this version of the test plan when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the test plan author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions can be placed in a lexicographical sequence. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Business version of the test plan | ||||||||
| Note | This is a business versionId, not a resource version id (see discussion) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | There may be different test plan instances that have the same identifier but different versions. The version can be appended to the url in a reference to allow a reference to a particular business version of the test plan with the format [url]|[version]. The version SHOULD NOT contain a '#' - see Business Version. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.versionAlgorithm[x] | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.versionAlgorithm[x] | ||||||||
| Definition | Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current. | ||||||||
| Short Display | How to compare versions | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Terminology Binding | Version Algorithm (Extensible) | ||||||||
| Type | string|Coding | ||||||||
| [x] Note | See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x] | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | If set as a string, this is a FHIRPath expression that has two additional context variables passed in - %version1 and %version2 and will return a negative number if version1 is newer, a positive number if version2 and a 0 if the version ordering can't be successfully be determined. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.name | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.name | ||||||||
| Definition | A natural language name identifying the test plan. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Name for this test plan (computer friendly) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Requirements | Support code generation. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alphanumeric type name to ensure that it is machine-processing friendly. | ||||||||
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| TestPlan.title | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.title | ||||||||
| Definition | A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the test plan. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Name for this test plan (human friendly) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| Comments | This name does not need to be machine-processing friendly and may contain punctuation, white-space, etc. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.status | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.status | ||||||||
| Definition | The status of this test plan. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content. | ||||||||
| Short Display | draft | active | retired | unknown | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||
| Terminology Binding | PublicationStatus (Required) | ||||||||
| Type | code | ||||||||
| Is Modifier | true (Reason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration) | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | Allows filtering of test plans that are appropriate for use versus not. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.experimental | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.experimental | ||||||||
| Definition | A Boolean value to indicate that this test plan is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing) and is not intended to be used for genuine usage. | ||||||||
| Short Display | For testing purposes, not real usage | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | boolean | ||||||||
| Meaning if Missing | If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental. | ||||||||
| Requirements | Enables experimental content to be developed following the same lifecycle that would be used for a production-level test plan. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | Allows filtering of test plans that are appropriate for use versus not. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.date | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.date | ||||||||
| Definition | The date (and optionally time) when the test plan was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the test plan changes. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Date last changed | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | dateTime | ||||||||
| Alternate Names | Revision Date | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | The date is often not tracked until the resource is published, but may be present on draft content. Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the test plan. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.publisher | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.publisher | ||||||||
| Definition | The name of the organization or individual responsible for the release and ongoing maintenance of the test plan. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Requirements | Helps establish the "authority/credibility" of the test plan. May also allow for contact. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | Usually an organization but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the test plan is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the test plan. This is not necessarily the same individual or organization that developed and initially authored the content. The publisher is the primary point of contact for questions or issues with the test plan. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.contact | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.contact | ||||||||
| Definition | Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Contact details for the publisher | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | ContactDetail | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number, etc. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.description | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.description | ||||||||
| Definition | A free text natural language description of the test plan from a consumer's perspective. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Natural language description of the test plan | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| 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 test plan 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 test plan is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the test plan was created). | ||||||||
| TestPlan.useContext | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.useContext | ||||||||
| Definition | The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate test plan instances. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The context that the content is intended to support | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | UsageContext | ||||||||
| Requirements | Assist in searching for appropriate content. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | When multiple useContexts are specified, there is no expectation that all or any of the contexts apply. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.jurisdiction | |||||||||
| Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Deprecated" which is different from the status of the whole resource | ||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.jurisdiction | ||||||||
| Definition | A legal or geographic region in which the test plan is intended to be used. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Intended jurisdiction where the test plan applies (if applicable) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Terminology Binding | Jurisdiction ValueSet (Extensible) | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | It may be possible for the test plan to be used in jurisdictions other than those for which it was originally designed or intended. DEPRECATION NOTE: For consistency, implementations are encouraged to migrate to using the new 'jurisdiction' code in the useContext element. (I.e. useContext.code indicating http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type#jurisdiction and useContext.valueCodeableConcept indicating the jurisdiction.) | ||||||||
| TestPlan.purpose | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.purpose | ||||||||
| Definition | Explanation of why this test plan is needed and why it has been designed as it has. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Why this test plan is defined | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| Comments | This element does not describe the usage of the test plan Instead, it provides traceability of ''why'' the resource is either needed or ''why'' it is defined as it is. This may be used to point to source materials or specifications that drove the structure of this test plan. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.copyright | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.copyright | ||||||||
| Definition | A copyright statement relating to the test plan and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the test plan. The short copyright declaration (e.g. (c) '2015+ xyz organization' should be sent in the copyrightLabel element. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Use and/or publishing restrictions | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Requirements | Consumers must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the test plan and/or its content. | ||||||||
| Alternate Names | License; Restrictions | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.copyrightLabel | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.copyrightLabel | ||||||||
| Definition | A short string (<50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are resctricted. (e.g. 'All rights reserved', 'Some rights reserved'). | ||||||||
| Short Display | Copyright holder and year(s) | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Requirements | Defines the content expected to be rendered in all representations of the artifact. | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| Comments | The (c) symbol should NOT be included in this string. It will be added by software when rendering the notation. Full details about licensing, restrictions, warrantees, etc. goes in the more general 'copyright' element. | ||||||||
| TestPlan.category | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.category | ||||||||
| Definition | The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance, etc. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The category of the Test Plan - can be acceptance, unit, performance | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Terminology Binding | Test Script Scope Phase Type (Example) | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.scope | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.scope | ||||||||
| Definition | What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference... | ||||||||
| Short Display | What is being tested with this Test Plan - a conformance resource, or narrative criteria, or an external reference | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | Reference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testTools | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testTools | ||||||||
| Definition | A description of test tools to be used in the test plan. | ||||||||
| Short Display | A description of test tools to be used in the test plan - narrative for now | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.dependency | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.dependency | ||||||||
| Definition | The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests... | ||||||||
| Short Display | The required criteria to execute the test plan - e.g. preconditions, previous tests | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.dependency.description | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.dependency.description | ||||||||
| Definition | A textual description of the criterium - what is needed for the dependency to be considered met. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Description of the dependency criterium | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.dependency.predecessor | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.dependency.predecessor | ||||||||
| Definition | Predecessor test plans - those that are expected to be successfully performed as a dependency for the execution of this test plan. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Link to predecessor test plans | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Reference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.exitCriteria | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.exitCriteria | ||||||||
| Definition | The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The threshold or criteria for the test plan to be considered successfully executed - narrative | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase | ||||||||
| Definition | The individual test cases that are part of this plan, when they they are made explicit. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The test cases that constitute this plan | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.sequence | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.sequence | ||||||||
| Definition | Sequence of test case - an ordinal number that indicates the order for the present test case in the test plan. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Sequence of test case in the test plan | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | integer | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.scope | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.scope | ||||||||
| Definition | The scope or artifact covered by the case, when the individual test case is associated with a testable artifact. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The scope or artifact covered by the case | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | Reference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.dependency | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.dependency | ||||||||
| Definition | The required criteria to execute the test case - e.g. preconditions, previous tests. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Required criteria to execute the test case | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.dependency.description | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.dependency.description | ||||||||
| Definition | Description of the criteria. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Description of the criteria | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.dependency.predecessor | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.dependency.predecessor | ||||||||
| Definition | Link to predecessor test plans. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Link to predecessor test plans | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Reference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testRun | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testRun | ||||||||
| Definition | The actual test to be executed. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The actual test to be executed | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testRun.narrative | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testRun.narrative | ||||||||
| Definition | The narrative description of the tests. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The narrative description of the tests | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | markdown | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script | ||||||||
| Definition | The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The test cases in a structured language e.g. gherkin, Postman, or FHIR TestScript | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script.language | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script.language | ||||||||
| Definition | The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript'. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The language for the test cases e.g. 'gherkin', 'testscript' | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script.source[x] | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testRun.script.source[x] | ||||||||
| Definition | The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The actual content of the cases - references to TestScripts or externally defined content | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string|Reference | ||||||||
| [x] Note | See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x] | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testData | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testData | ||||||||
| Definition | The test data used in the test case. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The test data used in the test case | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testData.type | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testData.type | ||||||||
| Definition | The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea'. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The type of test data description, e.g. 'synthea' | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Coding | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testData.content | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testData.content | ||||||||
| Definition | The actual test resources when they exist. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The actual test resources when they exist | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Reference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.testData.source[x] | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.testData.source[x] | ||||||||
| Definition | Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Pointer to a definition of test resources - narrative or structured e.g. synthetic data generation, etc | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | string|Reference | ||||||||
| [x] Note | See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x] | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.assertion | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.assertion | ||||||||
| Definition | The test assertions - the expectations of test results from the execution of the test case. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Test assertions or expectations | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.assertion.type | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.assertion.type | ||||||||
| Definition | The test assertion type - this can be used to group assertions as 'required' or 'optional', or can be used for other classification of the assertion. | ||||||||
| Short Display | Assertion type - for example 'informative' or 'required' | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.assertion.object | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.assertion.object | ||||||||
| Definition | The focus or object of the assertion i.e. a resource. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The focus or object of the assertion | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableReference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
| TestPlan.testCase.assertion.result | |||||||||
| Element Id | TestPlan.testCase.assertion.result | ||||||||
| Definition | The test assertion - the expected outcome from the test case execution. | ||||||||
| Short Display | The actual result assertion | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | CodeableReference | ||||||||
| Summary | false | ||||||||
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