RM Mappings - DV_CODED_TEXT preferred_term missing

Specifications ITS
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When trying to POST a FLAT Composition on EHRBase, I noticed that I wasn’t able to save a DV_CODED_TEXT with a preferred_term, and neither is it retained after saving it using a RAW/JSON Composition and then loaded in FLAT Format.
I checked the spec ( Simplified Formats for openEHR Data ) and I noticed that it seems to be implemented partially (within /_language → CODE_PHRASE), but not directly within DV_CODED_TEXT. I feel that it should be assigned as:
Flat Path = |preferred_term
RM Path = defining_code.preferred_term

It seems to work as I describe in Better’s FLAT format.

2

Is it being saved in Canonical format or is this just a Canonical<>Flat issue.

3

It is saved, so it’s just a Canonical<>Flat issue.

4

Hi,

Thanks for investigating this issue.
We will discuss how to fix this in the specification in the REST API Working Group.

5

Thank you Sebastian! Going forward, is there a better way to report small issues like this one?

6

If the problem is the specifications, the formally this is the place: Jira. But if that is too complicated then a discussion here like this is also good - then one of us will make a formal SPECPR ticket, and solved it in the right SPECxx project - see on the middle of this page: openEHR - Change Process for more official stuff.

If the problem is the vendor implementation, then I guess posting here on discourse is also a good way to start a conversation, but ultimately the vendor may have a different process (github issue, support ticket, etc)

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I think I found the issue in the SDT specs. PreferredTerm has been added to the SDT representation of CODE_PHRASE and is suuported by ehrbase but not to DV_CODEDTEXT.

So we need to update SDT spec and submit a cr to ehrbase

8

@vidi42 could you create an issue?

9

I added this to the list of feedback changes on SPECITS-94 (for specification of Simplified Formats).