Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition obligations-profile Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints Extension 0..* Extension Authored by an application conforming to a set of obligations #xD; Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices #xD; extension:profile 1..1 Extension The profile linking elements to obligations #xD; extension 0..0 Extension #xD; url 1..1 uri "profile" #xD; value[x] 1..1 canonical(StructureDefinition) Value of extension #xD; extension:actor 0..1 Extension Indicates which actor obligations apply. #xD; extension 0..0 Extension #xD; url 1..1 uri "actor" #xD; value[x] 1..1 uri Value of extension #xD; url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligations-profile" #xD; value[x] 0..0 Value of extension #xD; Documentation for this format
This extension declares that the data in a resource was authored (collected/handled/created/transformed) by an application that conformed to the set of element level obligations described in the referenced profile. Note that 'authoring' is often a client function, but that is not always the case. The declaration may optionally reference a particular ActorDefinition to select which set of obligations applied. Note that although the focus of this extension is declaring which obligations applied to the authoring of this resource, obligations are applied at the level of a data element, and the profile maps between the elements of the resource and the obligations at each data element. For this reason, it's better for profiles referenced by this extension to be [obligation profiles](https://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition-obligation-profile.html), or at least, profiles that focus on applicaion obligations rather than data verification. Only the obligations pertaining to authoring the data are considered to apply in this declaration. As an example of the kind of use this extension might support, an application could decide, while reading the contents of a resource, that an element was available for data entry and the fact that it is mising implies 'no value exists' as opposed to 'creating system was unable to provide a value'. This extension is a statement about the provenance of a particular version of the resource that it is describing; as such, it should be made in a Provenance resource referring to that particular version. Alternatively, the extension can be placed in the resource about which the declaration is made (in Resource.meta); in this case, the declaration SHOULD be removed when the resource data is altered (it may be replaced by a new declaration). Unlike the claim of data conformance in Resource.meta.profile, the declaration contained in this extension cannot be added simply because the data in the resource is observed to conform to a profile, since it pertains to the rules that apply to the application that authored the resource. For the same reason, intermediaries processing resources SHOULD preserve this declaration unless they alter the data itself. This declaration is often used to drive processing rules associated with the trustworthiness of the data in the resource. Applications/specifications/workflows that make use of this declaration should carefully consider the integrity of the chain of handling from the source the processing before choosing to trust the declaration. A simpler alternative to this profile is to use the [http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/feature-assertion] extension.
Authored by an application conforming to a set of obligations
A declaration that the data in a resource was authored by an application that conformed to the set of element level obligations described in the referenced profile
This extension is a statement about the provenance of a particular version of the resource that it is describing; as such, it should be made in a Provenance resource referring to that particular version. Alternatively, the extension can be placed in the resource about which the declaration is made (in Resource.meta); in this case, the declaration SHOULD be removed when the resource data is altered (it may be replaced by a new declaration).
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url
Additional content defined by implementations
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
The profile linking elements to obligations
The profile that links the elements in the resource to the obligations that apply to the application.
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/extensibility.html) for a list).
Indicates which actor obligations apply.
If provided, restricts the obligations to those declared for this particular actor.
This is a reference to an ActorDefinition resource which was first defined in R5. In versions prior to R5, this is treated as a URI that identifies the actor but for which no formal declaration is available. In R5, this SHALL be treated as having the type canonical(ActorDefinition)