Medtech ALEX® AU Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - Trial Use

Medtech ALEX® AU Implementation Guide - Local Development build (v1.0.0) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions

## Resource Profile: Binary profile

Official URL: https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/alex-binary | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-12 | Computable Name: AlexBinary

The ALEX binary resource

Usages:

- Examples for this Profile: Binary/binary-full-example

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
- All

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contentType | S Σ | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Binary.contentType | Base | required | MimeType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

This structure is derived from Binary

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
contentType | S | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
contentType | S Σ | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
securityContext | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Resource) | Identifies another resource to use as proxy when enforcing access control
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Binary.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Binary.contentType | Base | required | MimeType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

This structure is derived from Binary

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 2 elements

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
contentType | S Σ | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Binary.contentType | Base | required | MimeType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

Differential View

This structure is derived from Binary

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
contentType | S | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Binary |  | 0..* | Binary | Pure binary content defined by a format other than FHIR
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
contentType | S Σ | 1..1 | code | MimeType of the binary content Binding: Mime Types (required): The mime type of an attachment. Any valid mime type is allowed.
securityContext | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Resource) | Identifies another resource to use as proxy when enforcing access control
data | S | 1..1 | base64Binary | The actual content
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Binary.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Binary.contentType | Base | required | MimeType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`

This structure is derived from Binary

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 2 elements

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron