Stream: implementers
Topic: Why are XML and JSON sources different
nabinkhadka (Mar 02 2019 at 06:39):
Why are XML and JSON sources different in downloads page? https://www.hl7.org/fhir/downloads.html has https://www.hl7.org/fhir/definitions.json.zip and https://www.hl7.org/fhir/definitions.xml.zip
Lloyd McKenzie (Mar 02 2019 at 07:26):
Can you explain what you mean by 'different'?
nabinkhadka (Mar 02 2019 at 07:36):
@Lloyd McKenzie There are entries like "$ref": "#/definitions/Element" in json file while this is not present in XML files.
nabinkhadka (Mar 02 2019 at 07:36):
Can I construct csv file from either json or XML?
Grahame Grieve (Mar 02 2019 at 07:59):
You’re looking at the json scheme, which is different to the XML scheme - but neither are found in the downloads you list
Grahame Grieve (Mar 02 2019 at 07:59):
You can build a csv how ever you want... but what are you trying to achieve?
nabinkhadka (Mar 02 2019 at 08:03):
@Grahame Grieve Thank you for your response.
I am trying to create some useful CSV files which is much easier than reading XML or JSON for users. I am refering to these two links in the downloads page. Screen-Shot-2019-03-02-at-1.48.25-PM.png
Grahame Grieve (Mar 02 2019 at 12:29):
well, ignore the schema and use the profiles files - the structure definitions (in either json or xml) - they're already fairly flat and not a hard transform into csv
Lloyd McKenzie (Mar 02 2019 at 15:46):
Note that if you're using the IG Publisher, it can already produce csvs
Alexander Zautke (Mar 03 2019 at 10:20):
You might also want to check out https://simplifier.net. It provides you with a rendered view of your FHIR profiles and resources out-of-the-box.
Brian Postlethwaite (Mar 03 2019 at 22:09):
And CSV isn't so good with collections, so ha ING things like multiple contact numbers or names.
nabinkhadka (Mar 04 2019 at 04:25):
well, ignore the schema and use the profiles files - the structure definitions (in either json or xml) - they're already fairly flat and not a hard transform into csv
Thanks, Grahame, that was really helpful. What are the other files? Where should I study to get the clear picture of what those files are for?
I am particularly interested in valuesets data (will want to convert to CSV)
Grahame Grieve (Mar 04 2019 at 04:28):
what other files?
nabinkhadka (Mar 04 2019 at 04:30):
I mean other than profiles files. There are conceptmaps.json, dataelements.json, v2-tables.json, v3-codesystems.json and valuesets.json
Grahame Grieve (Mar 04 2019 at 04:31):
dataelemeents- ignore
Grahame Grieve (Mar 04 2019 at 04:31):
value sets, v2 tables and v2 code systems contain CodeSystem and ValueSet resources for fhir, v2, and v3 terminologies
Grahame Grieve (Mar 04 2019 at 04:31):
conceptmaps = ConcetMaps
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
