FHIR Tooling Extensions IG, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/FHIR/fhir-tools-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/ig-use-as-resource-id | Version: 1.1.0 | ||||
| Standards status: Informative Active as of 2026-03-04 | Maturity Level: 3 | Computable Name: IGPublisherUseAsResourceId | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.1.42.63 | |||||
Instructs the IG publisher to use this element as the resource id when it builds an IG (if there's no .id element)
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
ElementDefinition
Usage info
Usages:
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Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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0..* | Extension | Use this element as the resource id (no .id element) | |
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0..0 | Extension | ||
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1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/ig-use-as-resource-id" | |
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1..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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0..* | Extension | Use this element as the resource id (no .id element) | |
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0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
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0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
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1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/ig-use-as-resource-id" | |
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1..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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Summary
Simple Extension with the type boolean: Instructs the IG publisher to use this element as the resource id when it builds an IG (if there's no .id element)
Maturity: 3
Differential ViewDifferential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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0..* | Extension | Use this element as the resource id (no .id element) | |
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0..0 | Extension | ||
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1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/ig-use-as-resource-id" | |
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1..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* | Extension | Use this element as the resource id (no .id element) | |
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0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
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0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
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1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/ig-use-as-resource-id" | |
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1..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| 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()
|
Summary
Simple Extension with the type boolean: Instructs the IG publisher to use this element as the resource id when it builds an IG (if there's no .id element)
Maturity: 3
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