Templates for SAIF Generic Information Model Artifact Elements

To use this Template:

1. Search (or Go to) for a page with name like xxxxx_Artifact_Definition
2. Click on the RED link to the (previously) undefined page in order to edit it.
3. Type {{subst::Template:SAIF Artifact Definition}} as the only content for the new page.
4. Preview (if desired) to verify the reference was typed correctly
5. "Save" the page.

   At this point, the contents of this template (with the following exceptions) will replace the substitution link. The exceptions are:

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   • The small blue-font annotations about each entry will be replaced with an <!-- XML Comment --> saying the same thing. These comments are visible while editing, but they do not appear when the Wiki page is previewed or saved.

6. Re-edit the page to include the appropriate content in each of the sections
7. Save again
   

The displayed contents below this line is the outline for an artifact definition

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Some Artifact Name

Artifact names should be descriptive and short. They may change as we further refine the methodology

Definition and Purpose

At a high level, what is this artifact and why is it needed? Note that according to HL7's Annotations Best Practices the opening fragment should be a noun phrase rather than a complete sentence. Should ideally be only a few sentences

Put text here

SAIF Matrix Location

Where does this artifact fit into the SAIF matrix? Delete those rows and columns that do not apply and provide qualification if appropriate
Row(s)

• Conceptual (CIM)
• Logical (PIM)
• Implementable (PSM)

Column(s)

• Enterprise/Business
• Information
• Computational
• Engineering

Audience

Who will be the consumers of this artifact type and what will they do with it? Select from following lists.
Health Care Community Audiences:

• General public
• Health care practitioners
• Health system administrators
• Health care policy makers

Health Care Information Technology (IT) Audiences:

• System designers and architects
• System purchasers
• Programmers/implementers
• System vendor management

Applicability

Under what circumstances does this artifact type need to be created? Are there circumstances where this artifact should not exist? Why?
Text

Rationale: More text

Requirements, Relationships and Content

What are the needs that this particular artifact was created to satisfy and why are those needs important. (Should not be more than 10-15.)

1. Some requirement
   1. RationaleSome reason
2. Some other requirement
   1. RationaleSome other reason

Relationships and traceability

What are the other artifacts to which this artifact must or may be required to relate? (Express those relationships that are "many-to-one" - that is where many of this artifact type will usually relate to one of the other artifact type.) How do they relate? Why is the relationship important?

Follow with a bullet list of artifacts that may or must relate to this artifact, where many of the listed artifact type will relate to one of this artifact type.

• Some relationship
  • Rationale: Reason for relationship
• Some other relationship
  • Rationale: Reason for other relationship

Artifact types that may or must relate to this artifact types:

• Many-related Artifact Type
• Another Many-related Artifact Type

Content

What elements or components are required to be part of this artifact, and what is their hierarchical structure? How? Why is the content important? (These can be expresses as a hierarchical set of content element names, with a brief phrase to describe each.)

• Content element name - Brief Description
• Another content element name - Brief Description
  • Sub-element name - Brief Description
• Another content element name - Brief Description

Artifact Technology

What technological/standard solution has been selected for use in creating this artifact and why?
Text here

Rationale

What's the justification for selecting the chosen technology?

• Some reason
• Some other reason

Alternatives

What other technical solutions might have been possible that were discarded, what did they offer and why were they not chosen?

Some technology

• Some pro or con
• Some other pro or con

Content Constraints

What are the formal rules about how the artifact can be constructed, including any extensions and constraints based on the selected technology, as well as the rationale for those rules. These are rules that can reasonably be enforced or validated by tools.

1. Some rule
   1. Rationale: Some reason
2. Some other rule
   1. Rationale: Some other reason

Content Guidelines

What are the informal guidelines about how the artifact content. I.e. What constitutes good practice? These guidelines should be used in the evaluation of artifact instances but generally can't be enforced or validated by tools.

1. Some rule
   1. Rationale: Some reason
2. Some other rule
   1. Rationale: Some other reason

Publishing Representation(s)

How will this artifact be shared and published as part of specifications?

1. Some text
   1. Rationale: Some rationale
2. Some other text
   1. Rationale: Some other rationale

Publishing Constraints

What are the constraints imposed by the publishing process on how artifacts are constructed and submitted to HL7and what are the reasons behind such constraints?

1. Some rule
   1. Rationale: Some reason
2. Some other rule
   1. Rationale: Some other reason

Tooling Considerations

What tooling features are required or "nice to have" to allow successful development, publication or other use of the artifact?

1. Nice-to-have|Required: Some feature
   1. Rationale: Some rationale
2. Nice-to-have|Required: Some other feature
   1. Rationale: Some other rationale

Development Process Considerations

This section is optional. It identifies thoughts or guidance around how the artifact will be used. This may include development process, guidance on how many of this type of artifact are likely to exist within a domain or topic, etc.

1. Some text
   1. Rationale: Some rationale
2. Some other text
   1. Rationale: Some other rationale

Governance Process Considerations

This section is optional. It identifies anticipated or existing governance processes that control or impact the development and adoption of this type of artifact.

1. Governance Process name - Some process description
   1. Rationale: Some rationale
2. Another Governance Process name - Process description
   1. Rationale: Some other rationale

Issues

This section is optional. It identifies any outstanding issues (methodology or otherwise) that need to be resolved/answered as part of the guidelines

• Some issue
• Some other issue