Clinical Document Architecture
2.0.1-sd - release

Clinical Document Architecture, published by Health Level 7. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.1-sd built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/CDA-core-sd/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: st: Character String

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

The character string data type stands for text data, primarily intended for machine processing (e.g. sorting, querying, indexing, etc.) Used for names, symbols, and formal expressions.

Usages:

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.

This structure is derived from string

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string string
... id 0..0
... extension 0..0

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string 0..* string Primitive Type string

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string 0..* string Primitive Type string
... value 0..1 string Primitive value for string
Max Length:1048576

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from string

Summary

Prohibited: 2 elements

Differential View

This structure is derived from string

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string string
... id 0..0
... extension 0..0

doco Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string 0..* string Primitive Type string

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. string 0..* string Primitive Type string
... value 0..1 string Primitive value for string
Max Length:1048576

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from string

Summary

Prohibited: 2 elements

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron