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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition profile-Resource

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Resource		0..*	Resource(4.3.0)	Base Resource
meta
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:meta		0..1	(Complex)	DSTU2: meta additional types URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Resource.meta
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{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "profile-Resource",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
    },
    {
      "extension": [
        {
          "url": "packageId",
          "valueId": "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
        },
        {
          "url": "version",
          "valueString": "0.1.0"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 0,
      "_valueInteger": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "trial-use",
      "_valueCode": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/profile-Resource",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "Profile_R2_Resource_R4B",
  "title": "Cross-version Profile for DSTU2.Resource for use in FHIR R4B",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2026-03-17T16:04:54.3889187-05:00",
  "publisher": "FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "FHIR Infrastructure",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "This cross-version profile allows DSTU2 Resource content to be represented via FHIR R4B Resource resources.",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code": "001",
          "display": "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fhirVersion": "4.3.0",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "resource",
  "abstract": false,
  "type": "Resource",
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource|4.3.0",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "snapshot": {
    "extension": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
        "valueString": "4.3.0"
      }
    ],
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Resource",
        "path": "Resource",
        "short": "Base Resource",
        "definition": "This is the base resource type for everything.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Resource",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "mustSupport": false,
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "Entity. Role, or Act"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.id",
        "path": "Resource.id",
        "short": "Logical id of this artifact",
        "definition": "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
        "comment": "The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Resource.id",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "extension": [
              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "id"
              }
            ],
            "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
          }
        ],
        "mustSupport": false,
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta",
        "path": "Resource.meta",
        "short": "Metadata about the resource",
        "definition": "The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Resource.meta",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Meta"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "mustSupport": false,
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.id",
        "path": "Resource.meta.id",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
        "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.id",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "extension": [
              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "id"
              }
            ],
            "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "path": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
          "ordered": false,
          "rules": "open"
        },
        "short": "Extension",
        "definition": "An Extension",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          },
          {
            "key": "ext-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.extension:meta",
        "path": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "sliceName": "meta",
        "short": "DSTU2: meta additional types",
        "definition": "DSTU2: `Resource.meta` additional types (Meta) additional types from child elements (lastUpdated, profile, security, tag, versionId)",
        "comment": "Element `Resource.meta` is mapped to FHIR R4B element `Resource.meta` as `SourceIsBroaderThanTarget`.\nThe mappings for `Resource.meta` do not cover the following types: Meta.\nThe mappings for `Resource.meta` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: lastUpdated, profile, security, tag, versionId.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension",
            "profile": [
              "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Resource.meta|0.1.0"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          },
          {
            "key": "ext-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.versionId",
        "path": "Resource.meta.versionId",
        "short": "Version specific identifier",
        "definition": "The version specific identifier, as it appears in the version portion of the URL. This value changes when the resource is created, updated, or deleted.",
        "comment": "The server assigns this value, and ignores what the client specifies, except in the case that the server is imposing version integrity on updates/deletes.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.versionId",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "id"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.lastUpdated",
        "path": "Resource.meta.lastUpdated",
        "short": "When the resource version last changed",
        "definition": "When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed.",
        "comment": "This value is always populated except when the resource is first being created. The server / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant. This is equivalent to the HTTP Last-Modified and SHOULD have the same value on a [read](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4B/http.html#read) interaction.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.lastUpdated",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "instant"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.source",
        "path": "Resource.meta.source",
        "short": "Identifies where the resource comes from",
        "definition": "A uri that identifies the source system of the resource. This provides a minimal amount of [Provenance](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4B/provenance.html#) information that can be used to track or differentiate the source of information in the resource. The source may identify another FHIR server, document, message, database, etc.",
        "comment": "In the provenance resource, this corresponds to Provenance.entity.what[x]. The exact use of the source (and the implied Provenance.entity.role) is left to implementer discretion. Only one nominated source is allowed; for additional provenance details, a full Provenance resource should be used. \n\nThis element can be used to indicate where the current master source of a resource that has a canonical URL if the resource is no longer hosted at the canonical URL.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.source",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.profile",
        "path": "Resource.meta.profile",
        "short": "Profiles this resource claims to conform to",
        "definition": "A list of profiles (references to [StructureDefinition](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4B/structuredefinition.html#) resources) that this resource claims to conform to. The URL is a reference to [StructureDefinition.url](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4B/structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.url).",
        "comment": "It is up to the server and/or other infrastructure of policy to determine whether/how these claims are verified and/or updated over time.  The list of profile URLs is a set.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.profile",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "canonical",
            "targetProfile": [
              "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition|4.3.0"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.security",
        "path": "Resource.meta.security",
        "short": "Security Labels applied to this resource",
        "definition": "Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the overall security policy and infrastructure.",
        "comment": "The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.security",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Coding"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true,
        "binding": {
          "extension": [
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/build/StructureDefinition/binding-definition",
              "valueString": "Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System."
            },
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
              "valueString": "SecurityLabels"
            }
          ],
          "strength": "extensible",
          "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/security-labels|4.3.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.tag",
        "path": "Resource.meta.tag",
        "short": "Tags applied to this resource",
        "definition": "Tags applied to this resource. Tags are intended to be used to identify and relate resources to process and workflow, and applications are not required to consider the tags when interpreting the meaning of a resource.",
        "comment": "The tags can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of tags is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Meta.tag",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Coding"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": true,
        "binding": {
          "extension": [
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/build/StructureDefinition/binding-definition",
              "valueString": "Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. \"Needs review by Dr. Jones\"."
            },
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
              "valueString": "Tags"
            }
          ],
          "strength": "example",
          "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/common-tags|4.3.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.implicitRules",
        "path": "Resource.implicitRules",
        "short": "A set of rules under which this content was created",
        "definition": "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.",
        "comment": "Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Resource.implicitRules",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "mustSupport": false,
        "isModifier": true,
        "isModifierReason": "This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation",
        "isSummary": true
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.language",
        "path": "Resource.language",
        "short": "Language of the resource content",
        "definition": "The base language in which the resource is written.",
        "comment": "Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies  to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Resource.language",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "code"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "mustSupport": false,
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "binding": {
          "extension": [
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-maxValueSet",
              "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|4.3.0"
            },
            {
              "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
              "valueString": "Language"
            }
          ],
          "strength": "preferred",
          "description": "IETF language tag",
          "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.3.0"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "differential": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Resource",
        "path": "Resource"
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "path": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "ordered": false,
          "rules": "open"
        },
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*"
      },
      {
        "id": "Resource.meta.extension:meta",
        "path": "Resource.meta.extension",
        "sliceName": "meta",
        "short": "DSTU2: meta additional types",
        "definition": "DSTU2: `Resource.meta` additional types (Meta) additional types from child elements (lastUpdated, profile, security, tag, versionId)",
        "comment": "Element `Resource.meta` is mapped to FHIR R4B element `Resource.meta` as `SourceIsBroaderThanTarget`.\nThe mappings for `Resource.meta` do not cover the following types: Meta.\nThe mappings for `Resource.meta` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: lastUpdated, profile, security, tag, versionId.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "DomainResource.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension",
            "profile": [
              "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Resource.meta|0.1.0"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}