📖 Profiling

Profiling

The definition of resources in FHIR is not only about the content of a resource, but also about the structure and relationship of the elements.

The cardinality states how often. An element can appear in a resource and if it is mandatory and not.

Examples are 0..1 or 1..1 and so on.

Profiling is the action of adjusting a resource to your needs.

For example in your case, if in your case the birth date may be necessary, then you change 01211.

The result of profiling is an adjusted resource. We call it a profile.

Profiles are what is used in implementations. Resources are the definitions from the specification. Although some people don't make a clear distinction between the two terms.

Video: FHIR Profiling in 100 seconds.