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Using Codes Code Systems Value Sets Concept Maps Identifier Systems

4.4.1.446 4.4.1.486 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/structure-definition-kind

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This page has been approved as part of an ANSI standard. See the Conformance Package for further details. This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary
  • Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/structure-definition-kind
  • XML Version:
  • 4.0.1 JSON
  • Name: TTL StructureDefinitionKind
Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/structure-definition-kind StructureDefinitionKind Definition: Defines the type of structure that a definition is describing. Version : 6.0.0-ballot4
active as of 2020-12-28 FHIR Infrastructure Computable Name : StructureDefinitionKind Work Group
OID: Flags : Immutable 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.668 (for OID based terminology systems) Source Resource XML / JSON : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.668

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.446.1 4.4.1.486.1 Definition

Defines the type of structure that a definition is describing.

4.4.1.486.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet structure-definition-kind This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Last updated: 2025-12-18T07:07:42.17+11:00

 

4.4.1.446.2 4.4.1.486.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 01 Nov 2019 18 Dec 2025

ValueSet This value set contains 4 concepts

Expansion performed internally based on http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind version 4.0.1 All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind codesystem Structure Definition Kind v6.0.0-ballot4 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 4 concepts

System Code Display Definition
http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind    primitive-type Primitive Data Type A primitive type that has a value and an extension. These can be used throughout complex datatype, Resource and extension definitions. Only the base specification can define primitive types.
http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind    complex-type Complex Data Type A complex structure that defines a set of data elements that is suitable for use in 'resources'. The base specification defines a number of complex types, and other specifications can define additional types. These structures do not have a maintained identity.
http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind    resource Resource A 'resource' - a directed acyclic graph of elements that aggregrates other types into an identifiable entity. The base FHIR resources are defined by the FHIR specification itself but other 'resources' can be defined in additional specifications (though these will not be recognised recognized as 'resources' by the FHIR specification (i.e. specification; i.e. they do not get end-points etc, etc., or act as the targets of references in FHIR defined resources - though other specificatiosn specifications can treat them this way).
http://hl7.org/fhir/structure-definition-kind    logical Logical A pattern or a template that is not intended to be a real resource or complex type.

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code