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Codesystem-structure-definition-kind.xml

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form)

Definition for Code System StructureDefinitionKind

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="structure-definition-kind"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> StructureDefinitionKind</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> Defines the type of structure that a definition is describing.</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind defines the following codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> primitive-type
            <a name="structure-definition-kind-primitive-type"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Primitive Data Type</td> 
          <td> A primitive type that has a value and an extension. These can be used throughout Resource
             and extension definitions. Only the base specification can define primitive types.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> complex-type
            <a name="structure-definition-kind-complex-type"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Complex Data Type</td> 
          <td> A  complex structure that defines a set of data elements. These can be used throughout
             Resource and extension definitions, and in logical models.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> resource
            <a name="structure-definition-kind-resource"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Resource</td> 
          <td> A resource defined by the FHIR specification.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> logical
            <a name="structure-definition-kind-logical"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Logical Model</td> 
          <td> A conceptual package of data that will be mapped to resources for implementation.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="Informative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.655"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="3.0.2"/> 
  <name value="StructureDefinitionKind"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Defines the type of structure that a definition is describing."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/structure-definition-kind"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="primitive-type"/> 
    <display value="Primitive Data Type"/> 
    <definition value="A primitive type that has a value and an extension. These can be used throughout Resource
     and extension definitions. Only the base specification can define primitive types."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="complex-type"/> 
    <display value="Complex Data Type"/> 
    <definition value="A  complex structure that defines a set of data elements. These can be used throughout
     Resource and extension definitions, and in logical models."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="resource"/> 
    <display value="Resource"/> 
    <definition value="A resource defined by the FHIR specification."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="logical"/> 
    <display value="Logical Model"/> 
    <definition value="A conceptual package of data that will be mapped to resources for implementation."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.