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Codesystem-resource-slicing-rules.xml
Example
CodeSystem/resource-slicing-rules
(XML)
Raw
XML
(
canonical
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Format
Specification
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Definition
for
Code
System
SlicingRules
SystemSlicingRules
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
closed
open
openAtEnd
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.
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.
<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>
</
CodeSystem
>
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