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Codesystem-system-version-processing-mode.xml

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System SystemVersionProcessingMode

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="system-version-processing-mode"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2017-12-20T15:52:34.818+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> SystemVersionProcessingMode</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> How to manage the intersection between a fixed version in a value set, and a fixed version
           of the system in the expansion profile</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/system-version-processing-mode defines the following
         codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">default
            <a name="system-version-processing-mode-default"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Default Version</td> 
          <td> Use this version of the code system if a value set doesn't specify a version</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">check
            <a name="system-version-processing-mode-check"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Check ValueSet Version</td> 
          <td> Use this version of the code system. If a value set specifies a different version, the
             expansion operation should fail</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">override
            <a name="system-version-processing-mode-override"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Override ValueSet Version</td> 
          <td> Use this version of the code system irrespective of which version is specified by a value
             set. Note that this has obvious safety issues, in that it may result in a value set expansion
             giving a different list of codes that is both wrong and unsafe, and implementers should
             only use this capability reluctantly. It primarily exists to deal with situations where
             specifications have fallen into decay as time passes. If a  version is override, the version
             used SHALL explicitly be represented in the expansion parameters</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="vocab"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="Trial Use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/system-version-processing-mode"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.266"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="3.2.0"/> 
  <name value="SystemVersionProcessingMode"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2017-12-20T15:52:34+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="How to manage the intersection between a fixed version in a value set, and a fixed version
   of the system in the expansion profile"/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/system-version-processing-mode"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="default"/> 
    <display value="Default Version"/> 
    <definition value="Use this version of the code system if a value set doesn't specify a version"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="check"/> 
    <display value="Check ValueSet Version"/> 
    <definition value="Use this version of the code system. If a value set specifies a different version, the
     expansion operation should fail"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="override"/> 
    <display value="Override ValueSet Version"/> 
    <definition value="Use this version of the code system irrespective of which version is specified by a value
     set. Note that this has obvious safety issues, in that it may result in a value set expansion
     giving a different list of codes that is both wrong and unsafe, and implementers should
     only use this capability reluctantly. It primarily exists to deal with situations where
     specifications have fallen into decay as time passes. If a  version is override, the version
     used SHALL explicitly be represented in the expansion parameters"/> 
  </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.