Coding the DV_IDENTIFIER 'type'

Technical (archive)
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Hi,

In the documentation for the DV_IDENTIFIER data type (https://specifications.openehr.org/releases/RM/Release-1.0.3/data_types.html#_dv_identifier_class), the attribute ‘type’ is described as “Optional identifier type, such as prescription , or Social Security Number . One day a controlled vocabulary might be possible for this.” (my emphasis). Is it possible to code this at the moment, given that the data type for ‘type’ is String and not for example DV_TEXT?

Kind regards,
Silje Ljosland Bakke

Information Architect, RN

Coordinator, National Editorial Board for Archetypes
Nasjonal IKT HF, Norway

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Hi Silje,

You can’t turn a string into a DV_TEXT but you can use something like a namespace which is sort of hinted at in the description, which refers to the type being structured

e.g “uk.gov/dvla/driving-licence”

I think this is actually a better solution than formal coding as most of these types will be very local/national.

Ian