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The possible modes of updating that occur when an attribute is received by a system that already contains values for that attribute.
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "v3-HL7UpdateMode",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2015-07-31T00:00:00.000+10:00",
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.10018"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-HL7UpdateMode",
"version": "2015-07-31",
"name": "v3 Code System HL7UpdateMode",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"publisher": "HL7, Inc",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://hl7.org"
}
]
}
],
"date": "2015-07-31",
"description": " The possible modes of updating that occur when an attribute is received by a system that already contains values for that attribute.",
"codeSystem": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.57"
}
],
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/HL7UpdateMode",
"caseSensitive": true,
"concept": [
{
"code": "A",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Add",
"definition": "Description:The item was (or is to be) added, having not been present immediately before. (If it is already present, this may be treated as an error condition.)"
},
{
"code": "AR",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Add or Replace",
"definition": "Description:The item was (or is to be) either added or replaced."
},
{
"code": "D",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Remove",
"definition": "Description:The item was (or is to be) removed (sometimes referred to as deleted). If the item is part of a collection, delete any matching items."
},
{
"code": "K",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Key",
"definition": "Description:This item is part of the identifying information for this object."
},
{
"code": "N",
"abstract": false,
"display": "No Change",
"definition": "Description:There was (or is to be) no change to the item. This is primarily used when this element has not changed, but other attributes in the instance have changed."
},
{
"code": "R",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Replace",
"definition": "Description:The item existed previously and has (or is to be) revised. (If an item does not already exist, this may be treated as an error condition.)"
},
{
"code": "REF",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Reference",
"definition": "Description:This item provides enough information to allow a processing system to locate the full applicable record by identifying the object."
},
{
"code": "U",
"abstract": false,
"display": "Unknown",
"definition": "Description:Description:</b>It is not specified whether or what kind of change has occurred to the item, or whether the item is present as a reference or identifying property."
}
]
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.