Stream: committers
Topic: Profiles and Extensions
Julie Evans (Mar 28 2017 at 16:23):
1. Can a profile be used by multiple resources?
Julie Evans (Mar 28 2017 at 16:23):
2. Can an extension be used by more than one profile (that isn't based on the same resource)? Thanks.
David Hay (Mar 28 2017 at 20:09):
1. Which resources?
2. Sure - if the extension definition can operate in those resource types (context)...
Julie Evans (Mar 30 2017 at 18:47):
1. In general, can a profile be used by multiple resources - no particular resources in mind.
Julie Evans (Mar 30 2017 at 18:48):
2. Not clear on what you mean by "if the extension definition can operate in those resource types (context)". Would you mind giving me an example? Thanks!
Lloyd McKenzie (Mar 30 2017 at 19:05):
A profile can be referenced by multiple resource instances. A profile can only apply to a single resource or data type though - you can't define a profile on Observation and then apply it to Procedure, for example.
Paul Knapp (Apr 06 2017 at 06:21):
1. A profile is a 'profile on a resource' and other resources may refer to a resource of the type addressed by a profile. For example, Latvia may create a nation profile on Patient, then in their implementation guides on other resources wherever the Patient resource is referred to they indicate to use the Latvian profile on Patient.
2. While some extensions are resource-specific, others such as 'race' or 'birthplace' or a 'non-Gregorian calendar' may be appropriate to use on many resources. Essentially it would be appropriate to use an extension wherever the context in the resource matches the defined context-of-use of the extension.
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