FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Questionnaire ChoiceOrientation

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: QChoiceOrientation
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1244

Identifies the desired orientation when rendering a list of choices (typically radio-box or check-box lists).

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

In addition, the extension can only be used when this FHIRPath expression is true:

ofType(ElementDefinition).type.exists(code='Coding') or where(%resource.is(Questionnaire)).exists(type.first()='choice' or type.first()='open-choice')

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • The data elements list has changed
  • One or more text definitions, invariants or bindings have changed

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type code: Identifies the desired orientation when rendering a list of choices (typically radio-box or check-box lists).

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension horizontal | vertical
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: ChoiceListOrientation (required): Direction in which lists of possible answers should be displayed.

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension horizontal | vertical
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type code: Identifies the desired orientation when rendering a list of choices (typically radio-box or check-box lists).

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension horizontal | vertical
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: ChoiceListOrientation (required): Direction in which lists of possible answers should be displayed.

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension horizontal | vertical
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    PathConformanceValueSetURI
    Extension.value[x]requiredChoiceListOrientation(a valid code from choice list orientation code system)
    http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/choice-list-orientation
    From this IG

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is not used in R4B

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.3.0, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R4

    The extension is not used in R4

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.0.1, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R3

    The extension is not used in R3

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-choiceOrientation of type StructureDefinition (existing version null, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)