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| Package | openehr.base |
| Resource Type | StructureDefinition |
| Id | StructureDefinition-RESOURCE-DESCRIPTION.json |
| FHIR Version | R5 |
| Source | http://fhir.org/guides/openehr/base/0.1.0-snapshot/StructureDefinition-RESOURCE-DESCRIPTION.html |
| URL | http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RESOURCE-DESCRIPTION |
| Version | 0.1.0-snapshot |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2025-09-06T15:35:39+10:00 |
| Name | RESOURCE_DESCRIPTION |
| Title | RESOURCE_DESCRIPTION |
| Realm | uv |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | Defines the descriptive meta-data of a resource. |
| Type | http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RESOURCE_DESCRIPTION |
| Kind | logical |
Resources that use this resource
Resources that this resource uses
| StructureDefinition |
| openehr.base#0.1.0-snapshot | AUTHORED-RESOURCE | AUTHORED_RESOURCE |
| openehr.base#0.1.0-snapshot | Any | Any |
Narrative
Note: links and images are rebased to the (stated) source
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|
  RESOURCE_DESCRIPTION | C | 0..* | Any | Defines the descriptive meta-data of a resource.
Constraints: Original_author_valid, Lifecycle_state_valid, Details_valid, Language_valid, Parent_resource_valid
|
  original_author | | 1..1 | http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Hash<T: string;U: string> | Original author of this resource, with all relevant details, including organisation. |
 other_contributors | | 0..* | string | Other contributors to the resource, probably listed in `'name <email>'` form.
|
| lifecycle_state | | 1..1 | string | Lifecycle state of the resource, typically including states such as: `initial | submitted | experimental | awaiting_approval | approved | superseded | obsolete`. |
| resource_package_uri | | 0..1 | string | URI of package to which this resource belongs. |
| other_details | | 0..1 | http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Hash<T: string;U: string> | Additional non language-senstive resource meta-data, as a list of name/value pairs. |
| parent_resource | | 1..1 | AUTHORED_RESOURCE | Reference to owning resource. |
 details | | 1..1 | http://openehr.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Hash<T: string;U: RESOURCE_DESCRIPTION_ITEM> | Details of all parts of resource description that are natural language-dependent, keyed by language code. |
Documentation for this format |
Source1
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"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
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"expression": "lifecycle_state.empty().not()"
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