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ValueSet Example showing how to specify a hierarchy for UI using extensions (id = "example-hierarchical")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="example-hierarchical"/> <meta> <!-- many expansions are not shareable, but this one is --> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <table class="grid"> <tr> <td/> <td> (Most common)</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..login</td> <td> Login Required</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..conflict</td> <td> Edit Version Conflict</td> </tr> <tr> <td> processing</td> <td> Processing Failure</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..duplicate</td> <td> Duplicate</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..not-found</td> <td> Not Found</td> </tr> <tr> <td> invalid</td> <td> Invalid Content</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..structure</td> <td> Structural Issue</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..required</td> <td> Required element missing</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..value</td> <td> Element value invalid</td> </tr> <tr> <td> transient</td> <td> Transient Issue</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..lock-error</td> <td> Lock Error</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..exception</td> <td> Exception</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..throttled</td> <td> Throttled</td> </tr> <tr> <td> security</td> <td> Security Problem</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..login</td> <td> Login Required</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ..unknown</td> <td> Unknown User</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <contained> <!-- include the code system this value is derived from since it's been hacked a little, and for simplicity --> <CodeSystem> <id value="hacked"/> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <status value="draft"/> <description value="Issue type in an error message - hack from real FHIR List"/> <content value="complete"/> <property> <code value="notSelectable"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable"/> <type value="boolean"/> </property> <concept> <!-- invalid (abstract) + structure, required, value --> <code value="invalid"/> <display value="Invalid Content"/> <property> <code value="notSelectable"/> <valueBoolean value="true"/> </property> <concept> <code value="structure"/> <display value="Structural Issue"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="required"/> <display value="Required element missing"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="value"/> <display value="Element value invalid"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <!-- security (abstract) + login | unknown | expired --> <code value="security"/> <display value="Security Problem"/> <property> <code value="notSelectable"/> <valueBoolean value="true"/> </property> <concept> <code value="login"/> <display value="Login Required"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown User"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="expired"/> <display value="Session Expired"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <!-- Processing + duplicate | not-found | conflict --> <code value="processing"/> <display value="Processing Failure"/> <concept> <code value="duplicate"/> <display value="Duplicate"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="not-found"/> <display value="Not Found"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="conflict"/> <display value="Edit Version Conflict"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <!-- transient + lock | exception | throttled --> <code value="transient"/> <display value="Transient Issue"/> <concept> <code value="lock-error"/> <display value="Lock Error"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exception"/> <display value="Exception"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="throttled"/> <display value="Throttled"/> </concept> </concept> </CodeSystem> </contained> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/example-hierarchical"/> <version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="Example Hierarchical ValueSet"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="true"/> <date value="2018-07-20"/> <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Demonstration of extensions that build a hierarchical contains"/> <compose> <!-- the include by enumeration simply lists a set of codes with no structure we're going to introduce a hierarchy. There's 5 possibilities, each shown in this complex example: 1. the grouper we are introducing isn't in the code system 2. The grouper matches a concept in the code system, which is in the value set a, it isn't abstract b. it is abstract 3. The grouper matches a concept in the code system, which isn't in the value set a, it isn't abstract b. it is abstract 1# we introduce a category for concepts for (most common) * (most common) + login (also below) + conflict (only here) #2a we replicate processing as a structure. it's not abstract * processing + duplicate, not-found #2b we replicate invalid as a structure. it's abstract * invalid + structure, required, value #3a we replicate transient as a structure. it's not abstract (but not in the value set) * transient + lock, exception, tbrottled #3b we replicate security as a structure. it's abstract (but not in the value set) * security + login | unknown please, no argument about whether this a good domain example; the point is illustrate the method --> <include> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-rules"> <valueCode value="groups-only"/> </extension> <!-- #1 --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-group"> <extension url="display"> <valueString value="(Most common)"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="login"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="conflict"/> </extension> </extension> <!-- #2a --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-group"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="processing"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="duplicate"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="not-found"/> </extension> </extension> <!-- #2b --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-group"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="invalid"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="structure"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="required"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="value"/> </extension> </extension> <!-- #3a --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-group"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="transient"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="lock"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="exception"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="throttled"/> </extension> </extension> <!-- #3b --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-expand-group"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="security"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="login"/> </extension> <extension url="member"> <valueCode value="unknown"/> </extension> </extension> <system value="#hacked"/> <!-- include the codes from the code system, no hierarchy here --> <concept> <code value="invalid"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="structure"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="required"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="value"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="processing"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="duplicate"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="not-found"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="conflict"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="lock"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exception"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="tbrottled"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="login"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> </concept> </include> </compose> <expansion> <identifier value="urn:uuid:42316ff8-2714-4680-9980-f37a6d1a71bc"/> <timestamp value="2018-07-20T23:14:07+10:00"/> <!-- snip identifier etc --> <parameter> <!-- this expansion is for a UI --> <name value="excludeNotForUI"/> <valueUri value="false"/> </parameter> <!-- other parameters snipped for brevity --> <!-- #1 most common --> <contains> <!-- no system or code - it's not a concept at all --> <abstract value="true"/> <display value="(Most common)"/> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="login"/> <display value="Login Required"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="conflict"/> <display value="Edit Version Conflict"/> </contains> </contains> <!-- #2a processing --> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="processing"/> <display value="Processing Failure"/> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="duplicate"/> <display value="Duplicate"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="not-found"/> <display value="Not Found"/> </contains> </contains> <!-- #2b invalid --> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <abstract value="true"/> <code value="invalid"/> <display value="Invalid Content"/> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="structure"/> <display value="Structural Issue"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="required"/> <display value="Required element missing"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="value"/> <display value="Element value invalid"/> </contains> </contains> <!-- #3a transient --> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <!-- this entry is not in the value set, but it was introduced as a grouper. So it's labelled "abstract" : user cannot select it, but the code is provided to tie it back to the concept --> <abstract value="true"/> <code value="transient"/> <display value="Transient Issue"/> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="lock-error"/> <display value="Lock Error"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="exception"/> <display value="Exception"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="throttled"/> <display value="Throttled"/> </contains> </contains> <!-- #3b security --> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <!-- it's abstract either way --> <abstract value="true"/> <code value="security"/> <display value="Security Problem"/> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="login"/> <display value="Login Required"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown User"/> </contains> </contains> <!-- the not UI expansion is <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <abstract value="true"/> <code value="invalid"/> <display value="Invalid Content"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="structure"/> <display value="Structural Issue"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="required"/> <display value="Required element missing"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="value"/> <display value="Element value invalid"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="processing"/> <display value="Processing Failure"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="duplicate"/> <display value="Duplicate"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="not-found"/> <display value="Not Found"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="conflict"/> <display value="Edit Version Conflict"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="lock-error"/> <display value="Lock Error"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="exception"/> <display value="Exception"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="throttled"/> <display value="Throttled"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="login"/> <display value="Login Required"/> </contains> <contains> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/hacked"/> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown User"/> </contains> --> </expansion> </ValueSet>
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.