Code | Display | Definition |
APND | is appendage | An addendum (source) to an existing service object (target), containing supplemental information. The addendum is itself an original service object linked to the supplemented service object. The supplemented service object remains in place and its content and status are unaltered. |
COMP | has component | The target act is a component of the source act, with no semantics regarding composition or aggregation implied. |
RPLC | replaces | A replacement source act replaces an existing target act. The state of the target act being replaced becomes obselete, but the act is typically still retained in the system for historical reference. The source and target must be of the same type. |
XCRPT | Excerpts | The source is an excerpt from the target. |
XFRM | transformation | Used when the target Act is a transformation of the source Act. (For instance, used to show that a CDA document is a transformation of a DICOM SR document.) |