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Extension: minOccurs

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: HL7

The minimum number of times the group must appear, or the minimum number of answers for a question - when greater than 1.

Comment:

Default assumption for "required" elements is minOccurs=1.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID Questionnaire.item or Element ID Questionnaire.item.item, with Context Invariant = type!='display' and (required=true or %extension.valueInteger=0)

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Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
minOccurs		0..1	integer	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs minOccurs: The minimum number of times the group must appear, or the minimum number of answers for a question - when greater than 1. Use on Element ID Questionnaire.item or Element ID Questionnaire.item.item, with <a href="structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.contextInvariant">Context Invariant</a> = <code>type!='display' and (required=true or %extension.valueInteger=0)</code>
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Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..1	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs minOccurs: The minimum number of times the group must appear, or the minimum number of answers for a question - when greater than 1. Use on Element ID Questionnaire.item or Element ID Questionnaire.item.item, with <a href="structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.contextInvariant">Context Invariant</a> = <code>type!='display' and (required=true or %extension.valueInteger=0)</code>
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs"
value[x]	I	1..1	integer	Value of extension
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XML Template

<!-- minOccurs -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueInteger value="[integer]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // minOccurs
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs", // R! 
    "valueInteger" : <integer> // C? R! Value of extension
  }

Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
minOccurs		0..1	integer	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs minOccurs: The minimum number of times the group must appear, or the minimum number of answers for a question - when greater than 1. Use on Element ID Questionnaire.item or Element ID Questionnaire.item.item, with <a href="structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.contextInvariant">Context Invariant</a> = <code>type!='display' and (required=true or %extension.valueInteger=0)</code>
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..1	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs minOccurs: The minimum number of times the group must appear, or the minimum number of answers for a question - when greater than 1. Use on Element ID Questionnaire.item or Element ID Questionnaire.item.item, with <a href="structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.contextInvariant">Context Invariant</a> = <code>type!='display' and (required=true or %extension.valueInteger=0)</code>
extension	I	0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs"
value[x]	I	1..1	integer	Value of extension
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- minOccurs -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueInteger value="[integer]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // minOccurs
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs", // R! 
    "valueInteger" : <integer> // C? R! Value of extension
  }

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.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)