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Codesystem-resource-slicing-rules.xml

Example CodeSystem/resource-slicing-rules (XML)

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

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

Definition for Code System SlicingRules SystemSlicingRules

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


      
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
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          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.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
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     where absolutely required.
  

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="resource-slicing-rules"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-09T23:50:21.857+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <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>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="fhir"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-slicing-rules"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.84"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="SlicingRules"/>   <title value="SlicingRules"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2025-11-09T23:50:21+00:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="How slices are interpreted when evaluating an instance."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-slicing-rules"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="closed"/>     <display value="Closed"/>     <definition value="No additional content is allowed other than that described by the slices in this

     profile."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="open"/>     <display value="Open"/>     <definition value="Additional content is allowed anywhere in the list."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="openAtEnd"/>     <display value="Open at End"/>     <definition value="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."/> 
  </concept> 


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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.