---
type: "resource"
title: "MetadataResource"
resource: "MetadataResource"
---
# MetadataResource


## Introduction


## Scope and Usage

The MetadataResource represents resources that carry additional publication metadata over other canonical resources, describing their review and use in more details.

As an interface, this type is never created directly - see [Resource Interfaces](uml#interfaces) for more details.

## Boundaries and Relationships

This resource interface extends the [CanonicalResource](canonicalresource) interface. The following resources implement this interface:

-   [ActivityDefinition](activitydefinition)
-   [ChargeItemDefinition](https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/admin-incubator/StructureDefinition-ChargeItemDefinition.html)
-   [Citation](https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/ebm/StructureDefinition-Citation.html)
-   [CodeSystem](codesystem)
-   [ConceptMap](conceptmap)
-   [ConditionDefinition](https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/pc-incubator/StructureDefinition-ConditionDefinition.html)
-   [EventDefinition](eventdefinition)
-   [Evidence](evidence)
-   [EvidenceVariable](evidencevariable)
-   [Library](library)
-   [Measure](measure)
-   [NamingSystem](namingsystem)
-   [ObservationDefinition](observationdefinition)
-   [PlanDefinition](plandefinition)
-   [Questionnaire](questionnaire)
-   [SpecimenDefinition](specimendefinition)
-   [ValueSet](valueset)

## StructureDefinition

### Elements (Simplified)

- **[MetadataResource](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource)** [1..1]: - Common Interface declaration for definitional resources
- **[MetadataResource.usage](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.usage)** [0..1]: [markdown](/markdown) Describes the clinical usage of the {{title}}
- **[MetadataResource.approvalDate](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.approvalDate)** [0..1]: [date](/date) When the {{title}} was approved by publisher
- **[MetadataResource.lastReviewDate](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.lastReviewDate)** [0..1]: [date](/date) When the {{title}} was last reviewed by the publisher
- **[MetadataResource.effectivePeriod](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.effectivePeriod)** [0..1]: [Period](/Period) When the {{title}} is expected to be used
- **[MetadataResource.topic](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.topic)** [0..*]: [CodeableConcept](/CodeableConcept) example:[definition-topic](/valueset-definition-topic) E.g. Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc
- **[MetadataResource.author](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.author)** [0..*]: [ContactDetail](/ContactDetail) Who authored the {{title}}
- **[MetadataResource.editor](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.editor)** [0..*]: [ContactDetail](/ContactDetail) Who edited the {{title}}
- **[MetadataResource.reviewer](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.reviewer)** [0..*]: [ContactDetail](/ContactDetail) Who reviewed the {{title}}
- **[MetadataResource.endorser](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.endorser)** [0..*]: [ContactDetail](/ContactDetail) Who endorsed the {{title}}
- **[MetadataResource.relatedArtifact](/metadataresource-definitions#MetadataResource.relatedArtifact)** [0..*]: [RelatedArtifact](/RelatedArtifact) Additional documentation, citations, etc

## Mappings

- [MetadataResource Mappings](/metadataresource-mappings) — 5 mapping entries

## Resource Packs


### list-MetadataResource-packs.xml



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<List xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://hl7.org/fhir ../../publish/List.xsd">
  <id value="MetadataResource-packs"/>
  <status value="current"/>
  <mode value="working"/>
</List>
```


## Search Parameters

- [effective](/metadataresource-search#effective) — **date** — The time during which the {{title}} is intended to be in use — `{{name}}.effectivePeriod`
- [composed-of](/metadataresource-search#composed-of) — **reference** — A resource that the {{title}} is composed of — `{{name}}.relatedArtifact.where(type='composed-of').resource`
- [depends-on](/metadataresource-search#depends-on) — **reference** — A resource that the {{title}} depends on — `{{name}}.relatedArtifact.where(type='depends-on').resource`
- [derived-from](/metadataresource-search#derived-from) — **reference** — A resource that the {{title}} is derived from — `{{name}}.relatedArtifact.where(type='derived-from').resource`
- [predecessor](/metadataresource-search#predecessor) — **reference** — The predecessor of the {{title}} — `{{name}}.relatedArtifact.where(type='predecessor').resource`
- [successor](/metadataresource-search#successor) — **reference** — The successor of the {{title}} — `{{name}}.relatedArtifact.where(type='successor').resource`
- [topic](/metadataresource-search#topic) — **token** — Topics associated with the {{title}} — `{{name}}.topic`

[Full Search Parameters](/metadataresource-search)