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Contactdetail.profile.xml

Example StructureDefinition/ContactDetail (XML)

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StructureDefinition for ContactDetail

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<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="ContactDetail"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align:
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        <tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align:

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          <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

           border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom:
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            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a>           </th>           <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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           3px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a>           </th>           <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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           3px">
            <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a>           </th>           <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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             be any string value that does not contain spaces.">id</a> , 
            <a href="types.html#Element" title="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition

             of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict
             set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer
             can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part
             of the definition of the extension.">extension</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7;

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          </td>           <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7;

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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7;

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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>           </td>           <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7;

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            <br/>            </td>         </tr>         <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color:

         white">
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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            <a href="metadatatypes-definitions.html#ContactDetail.telecom" title="ContactDetail.telecom : The contact details for the individual (if a name was provided)
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             or the organization.">telecom</a> 
          </td>           <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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            <a href="elementdefinition-definitions.html#ElementDefinition.isSummary" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right:

             3px; color: black; null" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</a> 
          </td>           <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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            <a href="datatypes.html#ContactPoint">ContactPoint</a>           </td>           <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;

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       be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/>       <max value="1"/>       <base>         <path value="Element.id"/>         <min value="0"/>         <max value="1"/>       </base>       <!--  Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler

       magic (j)  -->
      <type>         <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">          <valueUrl value="string"/>         </extension>         <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/>       </type>       <condition value="ele-1"/>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="false"/>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="n/a"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="ContactDetail.extension">      <path value="ContactDetail.extension"/>       <slicing>         <discriminator>           <type value="value"/>           <path value="url"/>         </discriminator>         <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/>         <rules value="open"/>       </slicing>       <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension.
      There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone.
      
      
      
      
      
        
        
        
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
      
    
    
      
      
      
      If there is no named individual, the telecom information is for the organization as a
       whole.
      
      
      
        
      
      
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
        
      
      
    
  
  
    
      
      
      
      
      
    
    
      
      
      
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       of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict
       set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer
       can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part
       of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application,

       project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses
       or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification
       to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/>       <alias value="user content"/>       <min value="0"/>       <max value="*"/>       <base>         <path value="Element.extension"/>         <min value="0"/>         <max value="*"/>       </base>       <type>         <code value="Extension"/>       </type>       <constraint>         <key value="ele-1"/>         <severity value="error"/>         <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>         <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>         <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>       </constraint>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="false"/>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="n/a"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="ContactDetail.name">      <path value="ContactDetail.name"/>       <short value="Name of an individual to contact"/>       <definition value="The name of an individual to contact."/>       <comment value="If there is no named individual, the telecom information is for the organization

       as a whole."/> 
      <min value="0"/>       <max value="1"/>       <base>         <path value="ContactDetail.name"/>         <min value="0"/>         <max value="1"/>       </base>       <type>         <code value="string"/>       </type>       <constraint>         <key value="ele-1"/>         <severity value="error"/>         <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>         <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>         <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>       </constraint>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="true"/>     </element>     <element id="ContactDetail.telecom">      <path value="ContactDetail.telecom"/>       <short value="Contact details for individual or organization"/>       <definition value="The contact details for the individual (if a name was provided) or the organization."/>       <min value="0"/>       <max value="*"/>       <base>         <path value="ContactDetail.telecom"/>         <min value="0"/>         <max value="*"/>       </base>       <type>         <code value="ContactPoint"/>       </type>       <constraint>         <key value="ele-1"/>         <severity value="error"/>         <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>         <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>         <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>       </constraint>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="true"/>     </element>   </snapshot>   <differential>     <element id="ContactDetail">      <path value="ContactDetail"/>       <short value="Contact information"/>       <definition value="Specifies contact information for a person or organization."/>       <min value="0"/>       <max value="*"/>     </element>     <element id="ContactDetail.name">      <path value="ContactDetail.name"/>       <short value="Name of an individual to contact"/>       <definition value="The name of an individual to contact."/>       <comment value="If there is no named individual, the telecom information is for the organization

       as a whole."/> 
      <min value="0"/>       <max value="1"/>       <type>         <code value="string"/>       </type>       <isSummary value="true"/>     </element>     <element id="ContactDetail.telecom">      <path value="ContactDetail.telecom"/>       <short value="Contact details for individual or organization"/>       <definition value="The contact details for the individual (if a name was provided) or the organization."/>       <min value="0"/>       <max value="*"/>       <type>         <code value="ContactPoint"/>       </type>       <isSummary value="true"/>     </element>   </differential> 


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StructureDefinition

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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.