Stream: conformance
Topic: ValueSet binding for string elements?
Stefan Lang (Jul 18 2017 at 13:39):
Is it formally possible to bind a ValueSet to an element of type string?
And if so: is it desirable?
I'm asking since it's technically possible. Forge allows it, the resulting StructureDefinition is valid. But Simplifier doesn't display the binding, of course.
There's also a related tracker item: http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/fhir/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=13330 - that's about Address.country, which is a string.
I suspect that either the change request should include changing/adding country as CodeableConcept (eventually country[x] (string|CodeableConcept) or that profiles needing coded country information would require an extension for that.
Lloyd McKenzie (Jul 18 2017 at 14:12):
Yes, it's possible. Useful things like constraining the list of permitted systems, constraining allowed values for address parts, etc.
Stefan Lang (Jul 18 2017 at 14:54):
Ah, just found the information here: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/terminologies.html#strings
Maybe a hint here: http://build.fhir.org/datatypes.html#string would be useful?
Anyway, thanks Lloyd for your answer.
Lloyd McKenzie (Jul 18 2017 at 15:44):
Feel fee to submit a change request :)
Stefan Lang (Jul 18 2017 at 17:22):
Freedom taken: GF#13657 ;)
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