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StructureDefinition for implementationguide
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"comment": "Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. \n\nThis element is labelled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation.",
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"definition": "These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.",
"comment": "This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again.",
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"definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
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"comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
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"path": "ImplementationGuide.url",
"short": "Logical URI to reference this implementation guide (globally unique)",
"definition": "An absolute URI that is used to identify this implementation guide when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHOULD be globally unique, and SHOULD be a literal address at which this implementation guide is (or will be) published.",
"comment": "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.\n\nThe URL SHOULD include the major version of the implementation guide. For more information see [Technical and Business Versions](resource.html#versions).",
"requirements": "Allows the implementation guide to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier. This is required to allow hosting Implementation Guides on multiple different servers, and to allow for the editorial process.",
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"definition": "The identifier that is used to identify this version of the implementation guide when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the implementation guide 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.",
"comment": "There may be different implementation guide 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 implementation guide with the format [url]|[version].",
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"short": "Name for this implementation guide (computer friendly)",
"definition": "A natural language name identifying the implementation guide. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation.",
"comment": "The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alpha-numeric type name to ensure that it is computable friendly.",
"requirements": "Support human navigation and code generation.",
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"id": "ImplementationGuide.status",
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"short": "draft | active | retired | unknown",
"definition": "The status of this implementation guide. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content.",
"comment": "Allows filtering of implementation guides that are appropriate for use vs. not. \nThis is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use a retired implementation guide without due consideration.",
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"short": "For testing purposes, not real usage",
"definition": "A boolean value to indicate that this implementation guide is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended to be used for genuine usage.",
"comment": "Allows filtering of implementation guide that are appropriate for use vs. not. This is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use an experimental implementation guide in production.",
"requirements": "Enables experimental content to be developed following the same lifecycle that would be used for a production-level implementation guide.",
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"short": "Date this was last changed",
"definition": "The date (and optionally time) when the implementation guide was published. The date must change if and 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 implementation guide changes.",
"comment": "Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the implementation guide. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource.",
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"comment": "Usually an organization, but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the implementation guide is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the implementation guide. 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 implementation guide. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.",
"requirements": "Helps establish the \"authority/credibility\" of the implementation guide. May also allow for contact.",
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"comment": "This description can be used to capture details such as why the implementation guide was built, comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the implementation guide 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 profile is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the profile was created).",
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"short": "Context the content is intended to support",
"definition": "The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These terms may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate implementation guide instances.",
"comment": "When multiple useContexts are specified, there is no expectation whether all or any of the contexts apply.",
"requirements": "Assist in searching for appropriate content.",
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"short": "Intended jurisdiction for implementation guide (if applicable)",
"definition": "A legal or geographic region in which the implementation guide is intended to be used.",
"comment": "It may be possible for the implementation guide to be used in jurisdictions other than those for which it was originally designed or intended.",
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"id": "ImplementationGuide.copyright",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.copyright",
"short": "Use and/or publishing restrictions",
"definition": "A copyright statement relating to the implementation guide and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the implementation guide.",
"requirements": "Consumers must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the implementation guide and/or its content.",
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"short": "FHIR Version this Implementation Guide targets",
"definition": "The version of the FHIR specification on which this ImplementationGuide is based - this is the formal version of the specification, without the revision number, e.g. [publication].[major].[minor], which is 3.2.0 for this version.",
"comment": "An Implementation Guide should specify the target it applies to, as ImplementationGuides are rarely valid across multiple versions of FHIR.",
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"id": "ImplementationGuide.dependency",
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"short": "Another Implementation guide this depends on",
"definition": "Another implementation guide that this implementation depends on. Typically, an implementation guide uses value sets, profiles etc.defined in other implementation guides.",
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"short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
"definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
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"short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
"definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
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},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.",
"valueSetUri": "http://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp13.txt"
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.page",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.page",
"short": "Nested Pages / Sections",
"definition": "Nested Pages/Sections under this page.",
"comment": "The implementation guide breadcrumbs are generated from this structure.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"contentReference": "#ImplementationGuide.page"
}
]
},
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide",
"path": "ImplementationGuide",
"short": "A set of rules about how FHIR is used",
"definition": "A set of rules of how FHIR is used to solve a particular problem. This resource is used to gather all the parts of an implementation guide into a logical whole and to publish a computable definition of all the parts.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "n/a"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "conformance.misc"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.url",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.url",
"short": "Logical URI to reference this implementation guide (globally unique)",
"definition": "An absolute URI that is used to identify this implementation guide when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHOULD be globally unique, and SHOULD be a literal address at which this implementation guide is (or will be) published.",
"comment": "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.\n\nThe URL SHOULD include the major version of the implementation guide. For more information see [Technical and Business Versions](resource.html#versions).",
"requirements": "Allows the implementation guide to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier. This is required to allow hosting Implementation Guides on multiple different servers, and to allow for the editorial process.",
"alias": [
"url",
"authoritative-url",
"destination",
"identity"
],
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.identifier"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "id"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.version",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.version",
"short": "Business version of the implementation guide",
"definition": "The identifier that is used to identify this version of the implementation guide when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the implementation guide 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.",
"comment": "There may be different implementation guide 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 implementation guide with the format [url]|[version].",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.version"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "id.version"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.name",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.name",
"short": "Name for this implementation guide (computer friendly)",
"definition": "A natural language name identifying the implementation guide. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation.",
"comment": "The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alpha-numeric type name to ensure that it is computable friendly.",
"requirements": "Support human navigation and code generation.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.status",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.status",
"short": "draft | active | retired | unknown",
"definition": "The status of this implementation guide. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content.",
"comment": "Allows filtering of implementation guides that are appropriate for use vs. not. \nThis is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use a retired implementation guide without due consideration.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"isModifier": true,
"isSummary": true,
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "PublicationStatus"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "The lifecycle status of a Value Set or Concept Map.",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status"
}
},
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.status"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "status"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.experimental",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.experimental",
"short": "For testing purposes, not real usage",
"definition": "A boolean value to indicate that this implementation guide is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended to be used for genuine usage.",
"comment": "Allows filtering of implementation guide that are appropriate for use vs. not. This is labeled as \"Is Modifier\" because applications should not use an experimental implementation guide in production.",
"requirements": "Enables experimental content to be developed following the same lifecycle that would be used for a production-level implementation guide.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "boolean"
}
],
"isModifier": true,
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.class"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "class"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.date",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.date",
"short": "Date this was last changed",
"definition": "The date (and optionally time) when the implementation guide was published. The date must change if and 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 implementation guide changes.",
"comment": "Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the implementation guide. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource.",
"alias": [
"Revision Date"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "dateTime"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.recorded"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "when.recorded"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.publisher",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.publisher",
"short": "Name of the publisher (organization or individual)",
"definition": "The name of the individual or organization that published the implementation guide.",
"comment": "Usually an organization, but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the implementation guide is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the implementation guide. 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 implementation guide. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.",
"requirements": "Helps establish the \"authority/credibility\" of the implementation guide. May also allow for contact.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "FiveWs.witness"
},
{
"identity": "w5",
"map": "who.witness"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.contact",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.contact",
"short": "Contact details for the publisher",
"definition": "Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher.",
"comment": "May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number, etc.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "ContactDetail"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.description",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.description",
"short": "Natural language description of the implementation guide",
"definition": "A free text natural language description of the implementation guide from a consumer's perspective.",
"comment": "This description can be used to capture details such as why the implementation guide was built, comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the implementation guide 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 profile is presumed to be the predominant language in the place the profile was created).",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "markdown"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.useContext",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.useContext",
"short": "Context the content is intended to support",
"definition": "The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These terms may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate implementation guide instances.",
"comment": "When multiple useContexts are specified, there is no expectation whether all or any of the contexts apply.",
"requirements": "Assist in searching for appropriate content.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "UsageContext"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.jurisdiction",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.jurisdiction",
"short": "Intended jurisdiction for implementation guide (if applicable)",
"definition": "A legal or geographic region in which the implementation guide is intended to be used.",
"comment": "It may be possible for the implementation guide to be used in jurisdictions other than those for which it was originally designed or intended.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "CodeableConcept"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "Jurisdiction"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "extensible",
"description": "Countries and regions within which this artifact is targeted for use",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction"
}
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.copyright",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.copyright",
"short": "Use and/or publishing restrictions",
"definition": "A copyright statement relating to the implementation guide and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the implementation guide.",
"requirements": "Consumers must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the implementation guide and/or its content.",
"alias": [
"License",
"Restrictions"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "markdown"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "objimpl",
"map": "no-gen-base"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.fhirVersion",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.fhirVersion",
"short": "FHIR Version this Implementation Guide targets",
"definition": "The version of the FHIR specification on which this ImplementationGuide is based - this is the formal version of the specification, without the revision number, e.g. [publication].[major].[minor], which is 3.2.0 for this version.",
"comment": "An Implementation Guide should specify the target it applies to, as ImplementationGuides are rarely valid across multiple versions of FHIR.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "id"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.dependency",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.dependency",
"short": "Another Implementation guide this depends on",
"definition": "Another implementation guide that this implementation depends on. Typically, an implementation guide uses value sets, profiles etc.defined in other implementation guides.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "BackboneElement"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.dependency.type",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.dependency.type",
"short": "reference | inclusion",
"definition": "How the dependency is represented when the guide is published.",
"comment": "For information about processing included guides, see [Including Guides](implementationguide.html#include).",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "GuideDependencyType"
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "How a dependency is represented when the guide is published.",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/guide-dependency-type"
}
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.dependency.uri",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.dependency.uri",
"short": "Where to find dependency",
"definition": "Where the dependency is located.",
"comment": "When a guide is published, and the type is 'include', this will be a relative reference within the guide.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package",
"short": "Group of resources as used in .page.package",
"definition": "A logical group of resources. Logical groups can be used when building pages.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "BackboneElement"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.name",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.name",
"short": "Name used .page.package",
"definition": "The name for the group, as used in page.package.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.description",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.description",
"short": "Human readable text describing the package",
"definition": "Human readable text describing the package.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource",
"short": "Resource in the implementation guide",
"definition": "A resource that is part of the implementation guide. Conformance resources (value set, structure definition, capability statements etc.) are obvious candidates for inclusion, but any kind of resource can be included as an example resource.",
"min": 1,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "BackboneElement"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.example",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.example",
"short": "If not an example, has its normal meaning",
"definition": "Whether a resource is included in the guide as part of the rules defined by the guide, or just as an example of a resource that conforms to the rules and/or help implementers understand the intent of the guide.",
"comment": "Typically, conformance resources and knowledge resources are directly part of the implementation guide, with their normal meaning, and patient linked resources are usually examples. However this is not always true.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "boolean"
}
],
"defaultValueBoolean": false,
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.name",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.name",
"short": "Human Name for the resource",
"definition": "A human assigned name for the resource. All resources SHOULD have a name, but the name may be extracted from the resource (e.g. ValueSet.name).",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.description",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.description",
"short": "Reason why included in guide",
"definition": "A description of the reason that a resource has been included in the implementation guide.",
"comment": "This is mostly used with examples to explain why it is present (though they can have extensive comments in the examples).",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.acronym",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.acronym",
"short": "Short code to identify the resource",
"definition": "A short code that may be used to identify the resource throughout the implementation guide.",
"comment": "This is used when generating schematrons from profiles, for example, but has other uses. Publishing tooling may autogenerate this value, but a human assigned value is more useful. This value must be unique within an implementation guide (across included guides as well).",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.source[x]",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.source[x]",
"short": "Location of the resource",
"definition": "Where this resource is found.",
"comment": "Usually this is a relative URL that locates the resource within the implementation guide. If you authoring an implementation guide, and will publish it using the FHIR publication tooling, use a URI that may point to a resource, or to one of various alternative representations (e.g. spreadsheet). The tooling will convert this when it publishes it.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
},
{
"code": "Reference",
"targetProfile": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.exampleFor",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.package.resource.exampleFor",
"short": "Resource this is an example of (if applicable)",
"definition": "Another resource that this resource is an example for. This is mostly used for resources that are included as examples of StructureDefinitions.",
"comment": "Examples:\n* StructureDefinition -> Any\n* ValueSet -> expansion\n* OperationDefinition -> Parameters\n* Questionnaire -> QuestionnaireResponse.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "Reference",
"targetProfile": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.global",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.global",
"short": "Profiles that apply globally",
"definition": "A set of profiles that all resources covered by this implementation guide must conform to.",
"comment": "See [Default Profiles](implementationguide.html#default) for a discussion of which resources are 'covered' by an implementation guide.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "BackboneElement"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.global.type",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.global.type",
"short": "Type this profiles applies to",
"definition": "The type of resource that all instances must conform to.",
"comment": "The type must match that of the profile that is referred to, but is made explicit here as a denormalization so that a system processing the implementation guide resource knows which resources the profile applies to even if the profile itself is not available.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "ResourceType"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR.",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"
}
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.global.profile",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.global.profile",
"short": "Profile that all resources must conform to",
"definition": "A reference to the profile that all instances must conform to.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "Reference",
"targetProfile": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.binary",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.binary",
"short": "Image, css, script, etc.",
"definition": "A binary file that is included in the implementation guide when it is published.",
"comment": "This is principally included for the FHIR publishing tool, but may be useful when extracting and reusing content from the implementation guide.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page",
"short": "Page/Section in the Guide",
"definition": "A page / section in the implementation guide. The root page is the implementation guide home page.",
"comment": "Pages automatically become sections if they have sub-pages. By convention, the home page is called index.html.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "BackboneElement"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.source",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.source",
"short": "Where to find that page",
"definition": "The source address for the page.",
"comment": "The publishing tool will autogenerate source for list (source = n/a), and inject included implementations for include (source = uri of guide to include).",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "uri"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.title",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.title",
"short": "Short title shown for navigational assistance",
"definition": "A short title used to represent this page in navigational structures such as table of contents, bread crumbs, etc.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.kind",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.kind",
"short": "page | example | list | include | directory | dictionary | toc | resource",
"definition": "The kind of page that this is. Some pages are autogenerated (list, example), and other kinds are of interest so that tools can navigate the user to the page of interest.",
"min": 1,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "GuidePageKind"
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "The kind of an included page.",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/guide-page-kind"
}
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.type",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.type",
"short": "Kind of resource to include in the list",
"definition": "For constructed pages, what kind of resources to include in the list.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "ResourceType"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "One of the resource types defined as part of FHIR.",
"valueSetReference": {
"reference": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types"
}
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.package",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.package",
"short": "Name of package to include",
"definition": "For constructed pages, a list of packages to include in the page (or else empty for everything).",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.format",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.format",
"short": "Format of the page (e.g. html, markdown, etc.)",
"definition": "The format of the page.",
"comment": "This is primarily for the publishing tool, that will convert all pages to html format. HTML pages are pre-processed, see xxxx.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "code"
}
],
"binding": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString": "MimeType"
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"strength": "required",
"description": "The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.",
"valueSetUri": "http://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp13.txt"
}
},
{
"id": "ImplementationGuide.page.page",
"path": "ImplementationGuide.page.page",
"short": "Nested Pages / Sections",
"definition": "Nested Pages/Sections under this page.",
"comment": "The implementation guide breadcrumbs are generated from this structure.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"contentReference": "#ImplementationGuide.page"
}
]
}
}
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.
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