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Codesystem-provenance-entity-role.json

Example CodeSystem/provenance-entity-role (JSON)

Maturity Level : N/A
Vocabulary Responsible Owner: Security Work Group Ballot Standards Status : Informative

Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )

Definition for Code System ProvenanceEntityRole SystemProvenanceEntityRole

{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "provenance-entity-role",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"

  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "provenance-entity-role",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"

  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem provenance-entity-role</b></p><a name=\"provenance-entity-role\"> </a><a name=\"hcprovenance-entity-role\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/provenance-entity-role</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:</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\">revision<a name=\"provenance-entity-role-revision\"> </a></td><td>Revision</td><td>An entity that is used by the activity to produce a new version of that entity.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">quotation<a name=\"provenance-entity-role-quotation\"> </a></td><td>Quotation</td><td>An entity that is copied in full or part by an agent that is not the author of the entity.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">source<a name=\"provenance-entity-role-source\"> </a></td><td>Source</td><td>An entity that is used as input to the activity that produced the target.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">instantiates<a name=\"provenance-entity-role-instantiates\"> </a></td><td>Instantiates</td><td>The record resulting from this event adheres to the protocol, guideline, order set or other definition represented by this entity.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">removal<a name=\"provenance-entity-role-removal\"> </a></td><td>Removal</td><td>An entity that is removed from accessibility, usually through the DELETE operator.</td></tr></table></div>"

  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 3

  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "sec"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 6
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/provenance-entity-role",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.437"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.428"
  },
  {
    "use" : "old",
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.247"
  }],
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "ProvenanceEntityRole",
  "title" : "Provenance Entity Role",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-11-01",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Security",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/secure"

    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "sec"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/provenance-entity-role",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.428"

      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "How an entity was used in an activity.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/provenance-entity-role",
  "hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "revision",
    "display" : "Revision",
    "definition" : "An entity that is used by the activity to produce a new version of that entity."

  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "ProvenanceEntityRole",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "How an entity was used in an activity.",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/provenance-entity-role",
  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "derivation",
      "display": "Derivation",
      "definition": "A transformation of an entity into another, an update of an entity resulting in a new one, or the construction of a new entity based on a preexisting entity.",
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "revision",
          "display": "Revision",
          "definition": "A derivation for which the resulting entity is a revised version of some original."
        },
        {
          "code": "quotation",
          "display": "Quotation",
          "definition": "The repeat of (some or all of) an entity, such as text or image, by someone who may or may not be its original author."
        },
        {
          "code": "source",
          "display": "Source",
          "definition": "A primary source for a topic refers to something produced by some agent with direct experience and knowledge about the topic, at the time of the topic's study, without benefit from hindsight."
        },
        {
          "code": "removal",
          "display": "Removal",
          "definition": "A derivation for which the entity is removed from accessibility usually through the use of the Delete operation."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]

  {
    "code" : "quotation",
    "display" : "Quotation",
    "definition" : "An entity that is copied in full or part by an agent that is not the author of the entity."
  },
  {
    "code" : "source",
    "display" : "Source",
    "definition" : "An entity that is used as input to the activity that produced the target."
  },
  {
    "code" : "instantiates",
    "display" : "Instantiates",
    "definition" : "The record resulting from this event adheres to the protocol, guideline, order set or other definition represented by this entity."
  },
  {
    "code" : "removal",
    "display" : "Removal",
    "definition" : "An entity that is removed from accessibility, usually through the DELETE operator."
  }]

}

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.