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.

Shortrow column definition
Control0..*
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

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

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.

Shortrow column definition
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