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Valueset-abstract-types.json
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StructureDefinition/PrimitiveType
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Definition
StructureDefinition
for
Value
SetAbstractType
PrimitiveType
{
"resourceType" : "ValueSet",
"id" : "abstract-types",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-special-status",
"valueString" : "This Value Set is normative - it is generated based on the information defined in this specification. The definition will remain fixed across versions, but the actual contents will change from version to version"
},
{
"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/ValueSet/abstract-types",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.23"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"name" : "AbstractType",
"title" : "AbstractType",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "A list of the base types defined by this version of the FHIR specification - types that are defined, but for which only specializations actually are created.",
"immutable" : true,
"compose" : {
"include" : [{
"system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/abstract-types"
}]
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="PrimitiveType"/> <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:
top;">
<tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align:
top">
<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:
3px">
<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;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom:
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;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom:
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;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom:
3px; width: 100px">
<a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> </th> <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:
3px">
<a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description & Constraints</a> <span style="float: right"> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> </a> </span> </th> </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;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image:
url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCAYAAACg/LjIAAAAJUlEQVR4Xu3IIQEAAAg
DsHd9/w4EQIOamFnaBgAA4MMKAACAKwNp30CqZFfFmwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)">
<img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type"/> <a href="types-definitions.html#PrimitiveType" title="PrimitiveType : The base type for all re-useable types defined that have a simple
property.">PrimitiveType</a>
</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
<a href="uml.html#abstract" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: black; null; padding-left: 3px; padding-right:
3px; color: black; null" title="This is an abstract type">«A»</a>
<a href="versions.html#std-process" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold;
color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;
border: 1px grey solid; font-weight: bold; color: black; background-color: #e6ffe6" title="Standards Status = Normative">N</a>
</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/>
<td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
<a href="types.html#DataType">DataType</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white;
border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Parent type for DataTypes with a simple value
<br/> <br/> Elements defined in Ancestors: <a href="types.html#Element" title="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may
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>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="hierarchy" colspan="5"> <br/> <a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="data:(snipped in html view)" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="fhir"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PrimitiveType"/> <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> <name value="PrimitiveType"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2025-12-17T09:50:17+00:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="PrimitiveType Type: The base type for all re-useable types defined that have a
simple property."/>
<jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <fhirVersion value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type"/> <abstract value="true"/> <type value="PrimitiveType"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DataType"/> <derivation value="specialization"/> <snapshot> <element id="PrimitiveType"> <path value="PrimitiveType"/> <short value="Parent type for DataTypes with a simple value"/> <definition value="The base type for all re-useable types defined that have a simple property."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="PrimitiveType"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <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() > id.count())"/> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> </constraint> <isModifier value="false"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="PrimitiveType.id"> <path value="PrimitiveType.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/> <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may
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>
<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="PrimitiveType.extension"> <path value="PrimitiveType.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. 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() > 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> </snapshot> <differential> <element id="PrimitiveType"> <path value="PrimitiveType"/> <short value="Parent type for DataTypes with a simple value"/> <definition value="The base type for all re-useable types defined that have a simple property."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> </differential>
</
StructureDefinition
>
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