StructureDefinition

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A definition of a FHIR structure. This resource is used to describe the underlying resources, data types defined in FHIR, and also for describing extensions and constraints on resources and data types.

StructureDefinition is a FHIR R4 Foundation resource — structural definition. It defines 56 elements and supports 35 search parameters.

Official spec

Path	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
StructureDefinition	0..*	—	Structural Definition
.idΣ	0..1	String	Logical id of this artifact
.metaΣ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
.language	0..1	code	Language of the resource content Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text	0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained	0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
.urlΣ	1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this structure definition, represented as a URI (globally unique)
.identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the structure definition
.versionΣ	0..1	string	Business version of the structure definition
.nameΣ	1..1	string	Name for this structure definition (computer friendly)
.titleΣ	0..1	string	Name for this structure definition (human friendly)
.status?!Σ	1..1	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown Bindingpublication-status(required)
.experimentalΣ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
.dateΣ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
.publisherΣ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
.contactΣ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
.description	0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the structure definition
.useContextΣ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
.jurisdictionΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for structure definition (if applicable) Bindingjurisdiction(extensible)
.purpose	0..1	markdown	Why this structure definition is defined
.copyright	0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
.keywordΣ	0..*	Coding	Assist with indexing and finding Bindingdefinition-use(extensible)
.fhirVersionΣ	0..1	code	FHIR Version this StructureDefinition targets BindingFHIR-version(required)
.mapping	0..*	BackboneElement	External specification that the content is mapped to
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.identity	1..1	id	Internal id when this mapping is used
.uri	0..1	uri	Identifies what this mapping refers to
.name	0..1	string	Names what this mapping refers to
.comment	0..1	string	Versions, Issues, Scope limitations etc.
.kindΣ	1..1	code	primitive-type \| complex-type \| resource \| logical Bindingstructure-definition-kind(required)
.abstractΣ	1..1	boolean	Whether the structure is abstract
.contextΣ	0..*	BackboneElement	If an extension, where it can be used in instances
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.typeΣ	1..1	code	fhirpath \| element \| extension Bindingextension-context-type(required)
.expressionΣ	1..1	string	Where the extension can be used in instances
.contextInvariantΣ	0..*	string	FHIRPath invariants - when the extension can be used
.typeΣ	1..1	uri	Type defined or constrained by this structure Bindingdefined-types(extensible)
.baseDefinitionΣ	0..1	canonical	Definition that this type is constrained/specialized from
.derivationΣ	0..1	code	specialization \| constraint - How relates to base definition Bindingtype-derivation-rule(required)
.snapshot	0..1	BackboneElement	Snapshot view of the structure
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.element	1..*	ElementDefinition	Definition of elements in the resource (if no StructureDefinition)
.differential	0..1	BackboneElement	Differential view of the structure
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.element	1..*	ElementDefinition	Definition of elements in the resource (if no StructureDefinition)

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