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Example CodeSystem/resource-slicing-rules (JSON)

Maturity Level : N/A
Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Standards Status : Informative

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

Definition for Code SystemSlicingRules

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "resource-slicing-rules",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"

    "lastUpdated" : "2025-11-14T20:54:02.388+00:00"

  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules</code> 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\">closed<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-closed\"> </a></td><td>Closed</td><td>No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">open<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-open\"> </a></td><td>Open</td><td>Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">openAtEnd<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-openAtEnd\"> </a></td><td>Open at End</td><td>Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required.</td></tr></table></div>"

    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem resource-slicing-rules</b></p><a name=\"resource-slicing-rules\"> </a><a name=\"hcresource-slicing-rules\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules</code> 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\">closed<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-closed\"> </a></td><td>Closed</td><td>No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">open<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-open\"> </a></td><td>Open</td><td>Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">openAtEnd<a name=\"resource-slicing-rules-openAtEnd\"> </a></td><td>Open at End</td><td>Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required.</td></tr></table></div>"

  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "fhir"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
    "valueCode" : "4.0.0"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 5

  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.84"
  }],
  "version" : "5.0.0",

  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",

  "name" : "SlicingRules",
  "title" : "SlicingRules",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",

  "date" : "2025-11-14T20:54:02+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",

  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  },
  {
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
    }]

  }],
  "description" : "How slices are interpreted when evaluating an instance.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-slicing-rules",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "closed",
    "display" : "Closed",
    "definition" : "No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this profile."
  },
  {
    "code" : "open",
    "display" : "Open",
    "definition" : "Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list."
  },
  {
    "code" : "openAtEnd",
    "display" : "Open at End",
    "definition" : "Additional content is allowed, but only at the end of the list. Note that using this requires that the slices be ordered, which makes it hard to share uses. This should only be done where absolutely required."
  }]
}

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.