TN: TrivialName (V3 Data Type) - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd

Clinical Document Architecture
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Logical Model: TN: TrivialName (V3 Data Type)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/TN				Version: 2.0.1-sd
Active as of 2025-09-17				Computable Name: TN

A restriction of entity name that is effectively a simple string used for a simple name for things and places.

Usages:

Use this Logical Model: Observation (CDA Class) and ObservationRange (CDA Class)

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Template Content

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

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This structure is derived from EN

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN	1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@use	0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item
delimiter	0..0
family	0..0
given	0..0
prefix	0..0
suffix	0..0
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN		1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@use		0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item	C	0..*	Base	Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content
validTime		0..1	IVL_TS
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor` From this IG
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
EN-1	error	TN.item	Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice : (delimiter \| family \| given \| prefix \| suffix \| xmlText).count() = 1

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN		1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@use		0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item	C	0..*	Base	Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content
validTime		0..1	IVL_TS
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor` From this IG
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
EN-1	error	TN.item	Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice : (delimiter \| family \| given \| prefix \| suffix \| xmlText).count() = 1

This structure is derived from EN

Summary

Prohibited: 5 elements

Differential View

This structure is derived from EN

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN	1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@use	0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item
delimiter	0..0
family	0..0
given	0..0
prefix	0..0
suffix	0..0
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN		1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@use		0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item	C	0..*	Base	Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content
validTime		0..1	IVL_TS
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor` From this IG
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
EN-1	error	TN.item	Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice : (delimiter \| family \| given \| prefix \| suffix \| xmlText).count() = 1

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
TN		1..*	EN	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Base for all types and resources Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@use		0..*	cs	Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required)
item	C	0..*	Base	Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content
validTime		0..1	IVL_TS
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
TN.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor` From this IG
TN.use	required	CDAEntityNameUse `http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityNameUse` From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
EN-1	error	TN.item	Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice : (delimiter \| family \| given \| prefix \| suffix \| xmlText).count() = 1

This structure is derived from EN

Summary

Prohibited: 5 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel

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