HL7 v2+ Specification
0.0.0 - draft

HL7 v2+ Specification, published by HL7 International. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/v2ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Logical Model: RCD - Detailed Descriptions

Page standards status: Informative

Definitions for the RCD logical model.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. RCD
Definition

Definition: This specifies the format of a column in terms of a segment field name, a data type, and a maximum length.


Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.

Shortrow column definitionBase for all types and resources
Control0..*
Is Modifierfalse
Logical ModelInstances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. RCD.1
ShortSegment Field Name
Control0..1
Typehttp://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/ST
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
4. RCD.2
ShortHL7 Data Type
Control0..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from hl7VS-dataTypes
(required to http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0440)
Typehttp://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/ID
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
6. RCD.3
ShortMaximum Column Width
Control0..1
Typehttp://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/NM
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension