---
type: "mappings"
title: "ObservationDefinition Mappings"
resource: "ObservationDefinition"
---

# ObservationDefinition Mappings

- **ObservationDefinition**: workflow=Definition; v2=OM2
OM3
OMC; rim=Observation[classCode=OBS, moodCode=DEF]; w5=clinical.diagnostics
- **ObservationDefinition.url**: workflow=Definition.url
- **ObservationDefinition.identifier**: workflow=Definition.identifier
- **ObservationDefinition.version**: workflow=Definition.version
- **ObservationDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x]**: workflow=Definition.versionAlgorithm[x]
- **ObservationDefinition.name**: workflow=Definition.name
- **ObservationDefinition.title**: workflow=Definition.title
- **ObservationDefinition.status**: workflow=Definition.status
- **ObservationDefinition.experimental**: workflow=Definition.experimental
- **ObservationDefinition.date**: workflow=Definition.date
- **ObservationDefinition.publisher**: workflow=Definition.publisher
- **ObservationDefinition.contact**: workflow=Definition.contact
- **ObservationDefinition.description**: workflow=Definition.description
- **ObservationDefinition.useContext**: workflow=Definition.useContext
- **ObservationDefinition.jurisdiction**: workflow=Definition.jurisdiction
- **ObservationDefinition.purpose**: workflow=Definition.purpose
- **ObservationDefinition.copyright**: workflow=Definition.copyright
- **ObservationDefinition.copyrightLabel**: workflow=Definition.coyprightLabel
- **ObservationDefinition.approvalDate**: workflow=Definition.approvalDate
- **ObservationDefinition.lastReviewDate**: workflow=Definition.lastReviewDate
- **ObservationDefinition.effectivePeriod**: workflow=Definition.effectivePeriod
- **ObservationDefinition.derivedFromCanonical**: workflow=Definition.derivedFromCanonical
- **ObservationDefinition.derivedFromUri**: workflow=Definition.derivedFromUri
- **ObservationDefinition.subject**: workflow=Definition.subject
- **ObservationDefinition.performerType**: workflow=Definition.performerType
- **ObservationDefinition.category**: w5=FiveWs.class; rim=.outboundRelationship[typeCode="COMP].target[classCode="LIST", moodCode="DEF"].code
- **ObservationDefinition.code**: w5=FiveWs.what[x]; v2=OM1-2
OMC-4; rim=code; workflow=Definition.code
- **ObservationDefinition.permittedDataType**: v2=OM1-3
- **ObservationDefinition.bodyStructure**: rim=targetSiteCode
- **ObservationDefinition.method**: v2=OM1-14; rim=methodCode
- **ObservationDefinition.specimen**: rim=participation[typeCode=SPC].specimen
- **ObservationDefinition.preferredReportName**: v2=OM1-9
- **ObservationDefinition.permittedUnit**: v2=OM2-4
- **ObservationDefinition.component**: rim=outBoundRelationship[typeCode=COMP]
- **ObservationDefinition.component.code**: rim=code
- **ObservationDefinition.component.permittedUnit**: v2=OM2-4