Hi Bert,
Assumed value: This is a statement in an archetype which asserts what should happen if a value is missing. It can really only apply safely to an element is Observation/State or in a Cluster archetype intended for use in state. Essentially this is a design-time statement of 'clinical knowledge' and should not end up in data. Personally I don't use this very often as it can be difficult to know when/how that knowledge can be safely applied. One reasonable example is in OBSERVATION.body_weight.v1 where the 'State of Clothing' has an assumed value of 'Lightly Dressed'. Default value: Generally applied at template level as it will often differ depending on the exact use-case. A default value does appear in run-time data. As Thomas,says in his reply, Assumed value has rarely been used but it can sometimes be helpful. On 7 January 2013 13:52, Bert Verhees <bert.verhees at rosa.nl> wrote: > Please can some one short explain what the difference is between > assumedValue and defaultValue in CPrimitive? > > Thanks > Bert > > ______________________________**_________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at lists.**openehr.org<openEHR-technical at > lists.openehr.org> > http://lists.openehr.org/**mailman/listinfo/openehr-** > technical_lists.openehr.org<http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org> > -- Dr Ian McNicoll office +44 (0)1536 414 994 fax +44 (0)1536 516317 mobile +44 (0)775 209 7859 skype ianmcnicoll ian.mcnicoll at oceaninformatics.com Clinical Modelling Consultant, Ocean Informatics, UK Director openEHR Foundation www.openehr.org/knowledge Honorary Senior Research Associate, CHIME, UCL SCIMP Working Group, NHS Scotland BCS Primary Health Care www.phcsg.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openehr.org/pipermail/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org/attachments/20130107/675bacb7/attachment.html>
