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Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ext-R4-CapabilityStatement.imports

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..*	Extension	R4: Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to (new)
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/4.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.imports"
value[x]		0..1	uri	Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to
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{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "ext-R4-CapabilityStatement.imports",
  "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-r4.r3"
        },
        {
          "url": "version",
          "valueString": "0.1.0"
        },
        {
          "url": "uri",
          "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r3"
        }
      ],
      "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",
            "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r3"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "trial-use",
      "_valueCode": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r3"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.imports",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "ExtensionCapabilityStatement_Imports",
  "title": "R4: Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to (new)",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00",
  "publisher": "FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "FHIR Infrastructure",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "R4: `CapabilityStatement.imports` (new:canonical(CapabilityStatement))",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code": "001",
          "display": "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "This extension is part of the cross-version definitions generated to enable use of the\r\nelement `CapabilityStatement.imports` as defined in FHIR R4\r\nin FHIR STU3.\r\n\r\nThe source element is defined as:\r\n`CapabilityStatement.imports` 0..* `canonical(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CapabilityStatement)`\r\n\r\nFollowing are the generation technical comments:\r\nElement `CapabilityStatement.imports` has a context of CapabilityStatement based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CapabilityStatement`.\nElement `CapabilityStatement.imports` has no mapping targets in FHIR STU3. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).",
  "fhirVersion": "3.0.2",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "complex-type",
  "abstract": false,
  "contextType": "resource",
  "context": [
    "CapabilityStatement"
  ],
  "type": "Extension",
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "snapshot": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "R4: Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to (new)",
        "definition": "R4: `CapabilityStatement.imports` (new:canonical(CapabilityStatement))",
        "comment": "Element `CapabilityStatement.imports` has a context of CapabilityStatement based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CapabilityStatement`.\nElement `CapabilityStatement.imports` has no mapping targets in FHIR STU3. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nthe contents of any directly or indirectly imported CapabilityStatements SHALL NOT overlap, i.e. they cannot refer to the same rest/resource, operations/name, searchparam/name, interaction/code, messaging/endpoint, document/mode pair.\n\nA capability statement that imports another CapabilityStatement automatically instantiates it too (though this is often not a very useful statement for the kinds of CapabilityStatements that are suitable for importing).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "condition": [
          "ele-1"
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
          },
          {
            "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"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.id",
        "path": "Extension.id",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
        "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": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.extension",
        "path": "Extension.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
          "rules": "open"
        },
        "short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
        "definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
        "comment": "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.",
        "alias": [
          "extensions",
          "user content"
        ],
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
        "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
        "comment": "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.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.imports",
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to",
        "definition": "Reference to a canonical URL of another CapabilityStatement that this software adds to. The capability statement automatically includes everything in the other statement, and it is not duplicated, though the server may repeat the same resources, interactions and operations to add additional details to them.",
        "comment": "the contents of any directly or indirectly imported CapabilityStatements SHALL NOT overlap, i.e. they cannot refer to the same rest/resource, operations/name, searchparam/name, interaction/code, messaging/endpoint, document/mode pair.\n\nA capability statement that imports another CapabilityStatement automatically instantiates it too (though this is often not a very useful statement for the kinds of CapabilityStatements that are suitable for importing).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "differential": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "R4: Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to (new)",
        "definition": "R4: `CapabilityStatement.imports` (new:canonical(CapabilityStatement))",
        "comment": "Element `CapabilityStatement.imports` has a context of CapabilityStatement based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `CapabilityStatement`.\nElement `CapabilityStatement.imports` has no mapping targets in FHIR STU3. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nthe contents of any directly or indirectly imported CapabilityStatements SHALL NOT overlap, i.e. they cannot refer to the same rest/resource, operations/name, searchparam/name, interaction/code, messaging/endpoint, document/mode pair.\n\nA capability statement that imports another CapabilityStatement automatically instantiates it too (though this is often not a very useful statement for the kinds of CapabilityStatements that are suitable for importing).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/4.0/StructureDefinition/extension-CapabilityStatement.imports"
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "Canonical URL of another capability statement this adds to",
        "definition": "Reference to a canonical URL of another CapabilityStatement that this software adds to. The capability statement automatically includes everything in the other statement, and it is not duplicated, though the server may repeat the same resources, interactions and operations to add additional details to them.",
        "comment": "the contents of any directly or indirectly imported CapabilityStatements SHALL NOT overlap, i.e. they cannot refer to the same rest/resource, operations/name, searchparam/name, interaction/code, messaging/endpoint, document/mode pair.\n\nA capability statement that imports another CapabilityStatement automatically instantiates it too (though this is often not a very useful statement for the kinds of CapabilityStatements that are suitable for importing).",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "uri"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}