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Logical Model: Shareable View Definition

A profile for View Definitions intended to be shared between multiple systems. This requires that the View Definition have a defined URL and name. It also requires declaration of the FHIR version that the view is intended to be executed over, and the FHIR type of each column. This ensures consistent interpretation of the view across different view runner implementations.

Usages:

• Examples for this Logical Model Profile: patient_demographics

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

• Key Elements Table
• Differential Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
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Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition	C	1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	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 Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
url	ΣC	1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the {{title}}
version	Σ	0..1	string	Business version of the {{title}}
versionAlgorithm[x]	Σ	0..1		How to compare versions Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)
versionAlgorithmString			string
versionAlgorithmCoding			Coding
name	ΣC	1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly) Constraints: sql-name
title	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (human friendly)
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.
experimental	Σ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisher	Σ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
description		0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the {{title}}
useContext	Σ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for {{title}} (if applicable) Binding: JurisdictionValueSet (extensible): Countries and regions within which this artifact is targeted for use.
purpose		0..1	markdown	Why this {{title}} is defined
copyright		0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
copyrightLabel		0..1	string	Copyright holder and year(s)
resource		1..1	code	FHIR resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: ResourceType (required)
profile		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	FHIR profiles that this view definition was intended to be executed against
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: FHIRVersion (required)
constant		0..*	BackboneElement	Constant that can be used in FHIRPath expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name	C	1..1	string	Name of constant (referred to in FHIRPath as %[name]) Constraints: sql-name
value[x]		1..1		Value of constant
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueInteger64			integer64
valueOid			oid
valueString			string
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
select	C	1..*	BackboneElement	A collection of columns and nested selects to include in the view. Constraints: sql-expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
column		0..*	BackboneElement	A column to be produced in the resulting table.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	FHIRPath expression that creates a column and defines its content
name	C	1..1	string	Column name produced in the output Constraints: sql-name
description		0..1	markdown	Description of the column
collection		0..1	boolean	Indicates whether the column may have multiple values.
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
tag		0..*	BackboneElement	Additional metadata describing the column
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name		1..1	string	Name of tag
value		1..1	string	Value of tag
select		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Nested select relative to a parent expression.
(Choice of one)		0..1
forEach		0..1	string	A FHIRPath expression to retrieve the parent element(s) used in the containing select. The default is effectively `$this`.
forEachOrNull		0..1	string	Same as forEach, but will produce a row with null values if the collection is empty.
unionAll		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Creates a union of all rows in the given selection structures.
where		0..*	BackboneElement	A series of zero or more FHIRPath constraints to filter resources for the view.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	A FHIRPath expression defining a filter condition
description		0..1	string	A human-readable description of the above where constraint.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
ViewDefinition.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x]	extensible	VersionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.status	required	PublicationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.jurisdiction	extensible	JurisdictionValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.resource	required	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.fhirVersion	required	FHIRVersion http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/FHIR-version From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-0	warning	ViewDefinition	Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation : name.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
cnl-1	warning	ViewDefinition.url	URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic : exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')
dom-2	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	ViewDefinition	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
sql-expressions	error	ViewDefinition.select	Can only have at most one of `forEach` or `forEachOrNull`. : (forEach | forEachOrNull).count() <= 1
sql-name	error	ViewDefinition.name, ViewDefinition.constant.name, ViewDefinition.select.column.name	Name is limited to letters, numbers, or underscores and cannot start with an underscore -- i.e. with a regular expression of: ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ This makes it usable as table names in a wide variety of databases. : empty() or matches('^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$')

This structure is derived from ViewDefinition

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition		1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
url		1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
name		1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly)
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition
select
column
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition	C	1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	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 Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
url	ΣC	1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the {{title}}
version	Σ	0..1	string	Business version of the {{title}}
versionAlgorithm[x]	Σ	0..1		How to compare versions Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)
versionAlgorithmString			string
versionAlgorithmCoding			Coding
name	ΣC	1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly) Constraints: sql-name
title	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (human friendly)
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.
experimental	Σ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisher	Σ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
description		0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the {{title}}
useContext	Σ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for {{title}} (if applicable) Binding: JurisdictionValueSet (extensible): Countries and regions within which this artifact is targeted for use.
purpose		0..1	markdown	Why this {{title}} is defined
copyright		0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
copyrightLabel		0..1	string	Copyright holder and year(s)
resource		1..1	code	FHIR resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: ResourceType (required)
profile		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	FHIR profiles that this view definition was intended to be executed against
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: FHIRVersion (required)
constant		0..*	BackboneElement	Constant that can be used in FHIRPath expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name	C	1..1	string	Name of constant (referred to in FHIRPath as %[name]) Constraints: sql-name
value[x]		1..1		Value of constant
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueInteger64			integer64
valueOid			oid
valueString			string
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
select	C	1..*	BackboneElement	A collection of columns and nested selects to include in the view. Constraints: sql-expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
column		0..*	BackboneElement	A column to be produced in the resulting table.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	FHIRPath expression that creates a column and defines its content
name	C	1..1	string	Column name produced in the output Constraints: sql-name
description		0..1	markdown	Description of the column
collection		0..1	boolean	Indicates whether the column may have multiple values.
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
tag		0..*	BackboneElement	Additional metadata describing the column
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name		1..1	string	Name of tag
value		1..1	string	Value of tag
select		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Nested select relative to a parent expression.
(Choice of one)		0..1
forEach		0..1	string	A FHIRPath expression to retrieve the parent element(s) used in the containing select. The default is effectively `$this`.
forEachOrNull		0..1	string	Same as forEach, but will produce a row with null values if the collection is empty.
unionAll		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Creates a union of all rows in the given selection structures.
where		0..*	BackboneElement	A series of zero or more FHIRPath constraints to filter resources for the view.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	A FHIRPath expression defining a filter condition
description		0..1	string	A human-readable description of the above where constraint.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
ViewDefinition.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x]	extensible	VersionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.status	required	PublicationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.jurisdiction	extensible	JurisdictionValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.resource	required	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.fhirVersion	required	FHIRVersion http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/FHIR-version From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-0	warning	ViewDefinition	Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation : name.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
cnl-1	warning	ViewDefinition.url	URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic : exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')
dom-2	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	ViewDefinition	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
sql-expressions	error	ViewDefinition.select	Can only have at most one of `forEach` or `forEachOrNull`. : (forEach | forEachOrNull).count() <= 1
sql-name	error	ViewDefinition.name, ViewDefinition.constant.name, ViewDefinition.select.column.name	Name is limited to letters, numbers, or underscores and cannot start with an underscore -- i.e. with a regular expression of: ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ This makes it usable as table names in a wide variety of databases. : empty() or matches('^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$')

This structure is derived from ViewDefinition

Summary

Mandatory: 3 elements(1 nested mandatory element)

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition	C	1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	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 Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
url	ΣC	1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the {{title}}
version	Σ	0..1	string	Business version of the {{title}}
versionAlgorithm[x]	Σ	0..1		How to compare versions Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)
versionAlgorithmString			string
versionAlgorithmCoding			Coding
name	ΣC	1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly) Constraints: sql-name
title	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (human friendly)
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.
experimental	Σ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisher	Σ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
description		0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the {{title}}
useContext	Σ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for {{title}} (if applicable) Binding: JurisdictionValueSet (extensible): Countries and regions within which this artifact is targeted for use.
purpose		0..1	markdown	Why this {{title}} is defined
copyright		0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
copyrightLabel		0..1	string	Copyright holder and year(s)
resource		1..1	code	FHIR resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: ResourceType (required)
profile		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	FHIR profiles that this view definition was intended to be executed against
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: FHIRVersion (required)
constant		0..*	BackboneElement	Constant that can be used in FHIRPath expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name	C	1..1	string	Name of constant (referred to in FHIRPath as %[name]) Constraints: sql-name
value[x]		1..1		Value of constant
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueInteger64			integer64
valueOid			oid
valueString			string
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
select	C	1..*	BackboneElement	A collection of columns and nested selects to include in the view. Constraints: sql-expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
column		0..*	BackboneElement	A column to be produced in the resulting table.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	FHIRPath expression that creates a column and defines its content
name	C	1..1	string	Column name produced in the output Constraints: sql-name
description		0..1	markdown	Description of the column
collection		0..1	boolean	Indicates whether the column may have multiple values.
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
tag		0..*	BackboneElement	Additional metadata describing the column
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name		1..1	string	Name of tag
value		1..1	string	Value of tag
select		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Nested select relative to a parent expression.
(Choice of one)		0..1
forEach		0..1	string	A FHIRPath expression to retrieve the parent element(s) used in the containing select. The default is effectively `$this`.
forEachOrNull		0..1	string	Same as forEach, but will produce a row with null values if the collection is empty.
unionAll		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Creates a union of all rows in the given selection structures.
where		0..*	BackboneElement	A series of zero or more FHIRPath constraints to filter resources for the view.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	A FHIRPath expression defining a filter condition
description		0..1	string	A human-readable description of the above where constraint.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
ViewDefinition.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x]	extensible	VersionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.status	required	PublicationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.jurisdiction	extensible	JurisdictionValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.resource	required	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.fhirVersion	required	FHIRVersion http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/FHIR-version From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-0	warning	ViewDefinition	Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation : name.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
cnl-1	warning	ViewDefinition.url	URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic : exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')
dom-2	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	ViewDefinition	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
sql-expressions	error	ViewDefinition.select	Can only have at most one of `forEach` or `forEachOrNull`. : (forEach | forEachOrNull).count() <= 1
sql-name	error	ViewDefinition.name, ViewDefinition.constant.name, ViewDefinition.select.column.name	Name is limited to letters, numbers, or underscores and cannot start with an underscore -- i.e. with a regular expression of: ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ This makes it usable as table names in a wide variety of databases. : empty() or matches('^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$')

Differential View

This structure is derived from ViewDefinition

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition		1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
url		1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
name		1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly)
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition
select
column
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
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Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ViewDefinition	C	1..1	ViewDefinition(2.1.0-pre)	Elements defined in Ancestors:id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension, url, identifier, version, versionAlgorithm[x], name, title, status, experimental, date, publisher, contact, description, useContext, jurisdiction, purpose, copyright, copyrightLabel, name, resource, profile, fhirVersion, constant, select, where View Definition
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	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 Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language Additional Bindings Purpose CommonLanguages Starter
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
url	ΣC	1..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this {{title}}, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the {{title}}
version	Σ	0..1	string	Business version of the {{title}}
versionAlgorithm[x]	Σ	0..1		How to compare versions Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)
versionAlgorithmString			string
versionAlgorithmCoding			Coding
name	ΣC	1..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (computer friendly) Constraints: sql-name
title	Σ	0..1	string	Name for this {{title}} (human friendly)
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.
experimental	Σ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisher	Σ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
contact	Σ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
description		0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the {{title}}
useContext	Σ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for {{title}} (if applicable) Binding: JurisdictionValueSet (extensible): Countries and regions within which this artifact is targeted for use.
purpose		0..1	markdown	Why this {{title}} is defined
copyright		0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
copyrightLabel		0..1	string	Copyright holder and year(s)
resource		1..1	code	FHIR resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: ResourceType (required)
profile		0..*	canonical(StructureDefinition)	FHIR profiles that this view definition was intended to be executed against
fhirVersion		1..*	code	FHIR version(s) of the resource for the ViewDefinition Binding: FHIRVersion (required)
constant		0..*	BackboneElement	Constant that can be used in FHIRPath expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name	C	1..1	string	Name of constant (referred to in FHIRPath as %[name]) Constraints: sql-name
value[x]		1..1		Value of constant
valueBase64Binary			base64Binary
valueBoolean			boolean
valueCanonical			canonical(Any)
valueCode			code
valueDate			date
valueDateTime			dateTime
valueDecimal			decimal
valueId			id
valueInstant			instant
valueInteger			integer
valueInteger64			integer64
valueOid			oid
valueString			string
valuePositiveInt			positiveInt
valueTime			time
valueUnsignedInt			unsignedInt
valueUri			uri
valueUrl			url
valueUuid			uuid
select	C	1..*	BackboneElement	A collection of columns and nested selects to include in the view. Constraints: sql-expressions
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
column		0..*	BackboneElement	A column to be produced in the resulting table.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	FHIRPath expression that creates a column and defines its content
name	C	1..1	string	Column name produced in the output Constraints: sql-name
description		0..1	markdown	Description of the column
collection		0..1	boolean	Indicates whether the column may have multiple values.
type		1..1	uri	A FHIR StructureDefinition URI for the column's type.
tag		0..*	BackboneElement	Additional metadata describing the column
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
name		1..1	string	Name of tag
value		1..1	string	Value of tag
select		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Nested select relative to a parent expression.
(Choice of one)		0..1
forEach		0..1	string	A FHIRPath expression to retrieve the parent element(s) used in the containing select. The default is effectively `$this`.
forEachOrNull		0..1	string	Same as forEach, but will produce a row with null values if the collection is empty.
unionAll		0..*	See select (ViewDefinition)	Creates a union of all rows in the given selection structures.
where		0..*	BackboneElement	A series of zero or more FHIRPath constraints to filter resources for the view.
@id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
path		1..1	string	A FHIRPath expression defining a filter condition
description		0..1	string	A human-readable description of the above where constraint.
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
ViewDefinition.language	required	AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x]	extensible	VersionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.status	required	PublicationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|5.0.0 From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.jurisdiction	extensible	JurisdictionValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.resource	required	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types From the FHIR Standard
ViewDefinition.fhirVersion	required	FHIRVersion http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/FHIR-version From the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-0	warning	ViewDefinition	Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation : name.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$')
cnl-1	warning	ViewDefinition.url	URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic : exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$')
dom-2	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	ViewDefinition	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	ViewDefinition	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	ViewDefinition	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
sql-expressions	error	ViewDefinition.select	Can only have at most one of `forEach` or `forEachOrNull`. : (forEach | forEachOrNull).count() <= 1
sql-name	error	ViewDefinition.name, ViewDefinition.constant.name, ViewDefinition.select.column.name	Name is limited to letters, numbers, or underscores and cannot start with an underscore -- i.e. with a regular expression of: ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ This makes it usable as table names in a wide variety of databases. : empty() or matches('^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*$')

This structure is derived from ViewDefinition

Summary

Mandatory: 3 elements(1 nested mandatory element)

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel

Notes: