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Valueset-abstract-types.json

Example StructureDefinition/PrimitiveType (XML)

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Vocabulary Responsible Owner: Modeling and Methodology Work Group Standards Status : Informative

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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" }] } }
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<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 &amp; 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() &gt; 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>       <!--  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="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() &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>   </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> 
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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.