SMART Base
1.0.0 - release

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Logical Model: Core Data Element Source

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/base/StructureDefinition/CoreDataElementSource Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-08-27 Computable Name: CoreDataElementSource

Source reference for Core Data Element - exactly one of the following must be provided:

  • url (url data type): URL to retrieve CoreDataElement definition from input/ or external source
  • canonical (canonical data type): Canonical URI pointing to the CoreDataElement definition
  • instance: Inline CoreDataElement instance data

Usages:

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Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format

API Information

Core Data Element Source API

Source reference for Core Data Element - exactly one of the following must be provided: - url (url data type): URL to retrieve CoreDataElement definition from input/ or external source - canonical (canonical data type): Canonical URI pointing to the CoreDataElement definition - instance: Inline CoreDataElement instance data

Version: 1.0.0

Endpoints

GET /StructureDefinition-CoreDataElementSource.schema.json

JSON Schema definition for the Logical Model StructureDefinition-CoreDataElementSource

This endpoint serves the JSON Schema definition for the Logical Model StructureDefinition-CoreDataElementSource.

Schema Definition

StructureDefinition-CoreDataElementSource

Description: Source reference for Core Data Element - exactly one of the following must be provided: - url (url data type): URL to retrieve CoreDataElement definition from input/ or external source - canonical (canonical data type): Canonical URI pointing to the CoreDataElement definition - instance: Inline CoreDataElement instance data

Type: object

Full Schema (JSON)

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://worldhealthorganization.github.io/smart-base/branches/v1.0.0/StructureDefinition-CoreDataElementSource.schema.json",
  "title": "Core Data Element Source",
  "description": "Source reference for Core Data Element - exactly one of the following must be provided:\n- url (url data type): URL to retrieve CoreDataElement definition from input/ or external source\n- canonical (canonical data type): Canonical URI pointing to the CoreDataElement definition\n- instance: Inline CoreDataElement instance data",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "resourceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "CoreDataElementSource",
      "description": "Resource type identifier for CoreDataElementSource logical model"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to retrieve CoreDataElement definition from input/ or external source"
    },
    "canonical": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Canonical URI pointing to the CoreDataElement definition"
    },
    "instance": {
      "$ref": "https://worldhealthorganization.github.io/smart-base/branches/v1.0.0/StructureDefinition-CoreDataElement.schema.json",
      "description": "Inline CoreDataElement instance data"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "resourceType"
  ],
  "resourceDefinition": "http://smart.who.int/base/StructureDefinition/CoreDataElementSource",
  "fhir:parent": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Base"
}

This documentation is automatically generated from the OpenAPI specification.

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format

Differential View

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. CoreDataElementSource 0..* Base Core Data Element Source
... url 0..1 url URL
... canonical 0..1 canonical(Core Data Element (DAK)) Canonical
... instance 0..1 CoreDataElement Instance

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel