{
"description": "Base StructureDefinition for Element Type: Base definition for all elements in a resource.",
"_filename": "StructureDefinition-Element.json",
"package_name": "hl7.fhir.r4.core",
"date": "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
},
"publisher": "HL7 FHIR Standard",
"fhirVersion": "4.0.1",
"name": "Element",
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"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM Mapping",
"identity": "rim"
} ],
"abstract": true,
"type": "Element",
"experimental": null,
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"title": null,
"package_version": "4.0.1",
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode": "normative"
}, {
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode": "4.0.0"
} ],
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"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
"severity": "error",
"expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())"
} ],
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"identity": "rim"
} ],
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
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} ],
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"path": "Element"
}
}, {
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"definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
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"short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
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"map": "n/a",
"identity": "rim"
} ],
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl": "string"
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"severity": "error",
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"identity": "rim"
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"type": "value"
} ]
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} ],
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"max": "*",
"id": "Element.extension",
"comment": "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.",
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"max": "*",
"min": 0,
"path": "Element.extension"
},
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} ]
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
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"map": "n/a",
"identity": "rim"
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
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} ]
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"mapping": [ {
"map": "n/a",
"identity": "rim"
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} ]
},
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} ]
}