The UNBOUND_DATA_ELEMENT class is an ELEMENT whose data value is not described by (i.e. bound to) a SNOMED CT coded concept
or expression. The value attribute supports any type of content including text (plain or with mark up) or binary data intended
to be presented for human viewing or some other form of interpretation. Also it supports terms and expressions codified using
systems other than SNOMED CT.
It is important to note that the data content of an UNBOUND_DATA_ELEMENT is not necessarily unstructured (i.e. not machine
processable). It may be processable by dedicated text (e.g. NLP), media or other data processing software that understands
the content structure. Furthermore such processing may result in the output of assertions that can be expressed using one
or more specialised instances of BOUND_DATA_ELEMENT and therefore amenable to meaning-based retrieval. However, from the
perspective of meaning-based retrieval within the record, the content of the originating UNBOUND_DATA_ELEMENT is semantically
opaque.
Specializes
Attributes
| Name |
Data type |
Occurs |
Description |
| value |
ANY
|
1..1 |
An ELEMENT has a single DATA_VALUE containing the value, unless this is indicated as absent by a null_flavour attribute. |
Constraints
| Type |
Name |
Specification |
| meaning undefined |
LRA Invariant |
inv: meaning.oclIsUndefined() |
| name value |
LRA Inv: Fixed |
inv: name.value = <a href="$element://{99CDF407-1579-4eac-BB4F-F9D25CB6AA56}"><font color="#0000ff"><u>LraRecordComponentName</u></font></a>.UNBOUND_DATA_ELEMENT |
