Provides a definition of an actor - a system, individual, non-system device, or collective - that plays a role in a process, such as data exchange, along with associated obligations. Provides a definition of an actor - a system, individual, non-system device, or collective - that plays a role in a process, such as data exchange, along with associated obligations. If the element is present, it must have either a @value, an @id, or extensions An absolute URI that is used to identify this actor definition when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance; also called its canonical identifier. This SHOULD be globally unique and SHOULD be a literal address at which an authoritative instance of this actor definition is (or will be) published. This URL can be the target of a canonical reference. It SHALL remain the same when the actor definition is stored on different servers. A formal identifier that is used to identify this actor definition when it is represented in other formats, or referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. The identifier that is used to identify this version of the actor definition when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the actor definition author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions can be placed in a lexicographical sequence. Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current. A natural language name identifying the actor definition. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation. A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the actor definition. The status of this actor definition. Enables tracking the life-cycle of the content. A Boolean value to indicate that this actor definition is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing) and no version of this resource will ever be intended for genuine usage. The date (and optionally time) when the actor definition was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the actor definition changes. The name of the organization or individual responsible for the release and ongoing maintenance of the actor definition. Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher. A free text natural language description of the actor. The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate actor definition instances. A legal or geographic region in which the authority that maintains the resource is operating. In general, the jurisdiction is also found in the useContext. The useContext may reference additional jurisdictions because the defining jurisdiction does not necessarily limit the jurisdictions of use. Explanation of why this actor definition is needed and why it has been designed as it has. A copyright statement relating to the actor definition and/or its contents. Copyright statements are notices of intellectual property ownership and can include restrictions on the use and publishing of the actor definition. A short string (<50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are restricted. (e.g. 'All rights reserved', 'Some rights reserved'). What type of actor this is. Further details about the type of actor. Details describing the nature of the actor as well as boundaries that distinguish this type of actor from other actors. A reference to additional documentation about the actor, but description and documentation. An ActorDefinition that is a super-type of this actor. This actor inherits all of the obligations that apply to the referenced actor definition and can be used wherever the referenced ActorDefinition can. Person System Collective Other If the element is present, it must have either a @value, an @id, or extensions