Re: [regrep-comment] does ebXML reg/rep support other than Is AClassifications ?

[Farrukh Najmi <farrukh.najmi@sun.com>]

John Silva wrote:

Does ebXML reg/rep support or plan to support other than Is A
relationships for Classifications.   Here's a real world requirement from the

ebXML Registry already supports arbitrary relationships between any two RegistryObjects
via Association instances where the associationType determines the relationship.

healthcare domain (HL7) in a physician's own words:

We need relationships between classification nodes other than Isa relationships.
There are several hierarchical and several non-hierarchical relations which would
need specification.  For example:

 

"Part of" relations.

Above can be achieved by having an Association between ClassificationNodes
that has associationType of "PartOf".
Please let us know if the current capability is adequately supporting the
HL7 use cases.

 

The  "Right Knee" is Part of the "Right Lower Extremity" which is Part of the "Lower Extremities"
which is Part of the "Extremities" which is a "Body Part"

[Another example is Has A - as in Patient HasA CBC blood test result ...]
 

Thanks,
   John Silva
   Email: johns@anr.ms.philips.com
   Contributor to ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net

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Regards,
Farrukh