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Extension.profile.xml

Example StructureDefinition/Extension (XML)

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StructureDefinition for Extension

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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4pxOptional Extensions Element
            
            
            Elements defined in Ancestors: 
            Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
             string value that does not contain spaces., 
            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 manageable, 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.
          
        

        
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            Extension.url : Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a
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            Extension.value[x] : Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data
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  <id value="Extension"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
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           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <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 : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0

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           solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Optional Extensions Element
            <br/>              <span style="font-style: italic" title="ext-1">+ Rule: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both</span>             <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> 
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             or a URL.">url</a> 
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             data types (see [Extensibility](extensibility.html) for a list).">value[x]</a> 
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   simple."/> 
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       be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
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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>       <constraint>         <key value="ext-1"/>         <severity value="error"/>         <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/>         <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/>         <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>       </constraint>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="false"/>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="n/a"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="Extension.url">      <path value="Extension.url"/>       <representation value="xmlAttr"/>       <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/>       <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/>       <comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition

       of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other
       specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining
       the extension."/> 
      <min value="1"/>       <max value="1"/>       <base>         <path value="Extension.url"/>         <min value="1"/>         <max value="1"/>       </base>       <!--  Note: special primitive values have a FHIRPath system type. e.g. this is compiler

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      <type>         <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">          <valueUrl value="uri"/>         </extension>         <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/>       </type>       <isModifier value="false"/>       <isSummary value="false"/>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="N/A"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="Extension.value[x]">      <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>       <short value="Value of extension"/>       <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](

      extensibility.html) for a list)."/> 
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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="Extension">      <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>       <path value="Extension"/>       <short value="Optional Extensions Element"/>       <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources."/>       <min value="0"/>       <max value="*"/>       <constraint>         <key value="ext-1"/>         <severity value="error"/>         <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/>         <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/>         <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>       </constraint>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="N/A"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="Extension.url">      <path value="Extension.url"/>       <representation value="xmlAttr"/>       <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/>       <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/>       <comment value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition

       of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other
       specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining
       the extension."/> 
      <min value="1"/>       <max value="1"/>       <!--  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="uri"/>         </extension>         <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/>       </type>       <mapping>         <identity value="rim"/>         <map value="N/A"/>       </mapping>     </element>     <element id="Extension.value[x]">      <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>       <short value="Value of extension"/>       <definition value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](

      extensibility.html) for a list)."/> 
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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.