Appendix

Acknowledgements

Primary Author

Thomas Beale, Ocean Informatics UK; openEHR Architecture Review Board (ARB)

Contributors

Thanks to Sebastian Garde, Central Qld University, Australia, for German translations.

Trademarks

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'Linux' is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
'openEHR' is a registered trademark of The openEHR Foundation
'SNOMED CT' is a registered trademark of IHTSDO

Supporters

The work reported in this paper has been funded by the following organisations:

UCL (University College London) - Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME);
Ocean Informatics.

Special thanks to Prof David Ingram, founding Director of CHIME, UCL, who provided a vision and collegial working environment ever since the days of GEHR (1992). == Tools

Various tools exist for creating and processing archetypes. The ADL Workbench is a reference compiler, visualiser and editor. The openEHR tools can be downloaded from the website . Source projects can be found at the openEHR Github project.

Amendment Record

Issue Details Raiser, Implementer Completed

Issue	Details	Raiser, Implementer	Completed
R E L E A S E 1.0.2
1.4.1	SPEC-268: Correct missing parentheses in dADL type identifiers. dADL grammar and cADL scanner rules updated.	R Chen	12 Dec 2008
	SPEC-284: Correct inconsistencies in naming of `term_definitions`, `constraint_definitions`, `term_bindings`, `constraint_bindings` attributes in XML-schema and specifications. Improved explanatory text for composite identifiers, including statement on case-sensitivity. Warning on `.v1draft` non-conformance	A Torrisi
	SPEC-260: Correct the regex published for the ARCHETYPE_ID type. Update ADL grammar `ARCHEYTPE_ID` definition.	P Gummer, J Arnett, E Browne
R E L E A S E 1.0.1
1.4.0	SPEC-203: Release 1.0 explanatory text improvements. Improve Archetype slot explanation.	T Beale	13 Mar 2007
	SPEC-208: Improve ADL grammar for assertion expressions.	T Beale
	SPEC-160: Duration constraints. Added ISO 8601 patterns for duration in cADL.	S Heard
	SPEC-213: Correct ADL grammar for date/times to be properly ISO8601-compliant. Include 'T' in cADL patterns and dADL and cADL Date/time, Time and Duration values.	T Beale
	SPEC-216: Allow mixture of W, D etc in ISO8601 Duration (deviation from standard).	S Heard
	SPEC-200: Correct Release 1.0 typographical errors.	A Patterson R Chen S Garde T Beale
	SPEC-225: Allow generic type names in ADL.	M Forss
	SPEC-226: Rename `C_CODED_TEXT` to `C_CODE_PHRASE`	T Beale
	SPEC-233: Define semantics for `occurrences` on `ARCHETYPE_INTERNAL_REF`.	K Atalag
	SPEC-241: Correct cADL grammar for archeype slot match expressions	S Heard
	SPEC-223: Clarify quoting rules in ADL	A Patterson
	SPEC-242: Allow non-inclusive two-sided ranges in ADL.	S Heard
	SPEC-245: Allow term bindings to paths in archetypes.	S Heard
R E L E A S E 1.0
1.3.1	SPEC-136. Add validity rules to ADL document.	T Beale	18 Jan 2006
	SPEC-171. Add validity check for cardinality & occurrences	A Maldondo
1.3.0	SPEC-141. Allow point intervals in ADL. Updated atomic types part of cADL section and dADL grammar section.	S Heard	18 Jun 2005
	SPEC-142. Update dADL grammar to support assumed values. SPEC-143. Add partial date/time values to dADL syntax. SPEC-149. Add URIs to dADL and remove query() syntax. SPEC-153. Synchronise ADL and AOM for language attributes SPEC-156. Update documentation of container types. SPEC-138. Archetype-level assertions.	T Beale
R E L E A S E 0.95
1.2.1	SPEC-125. `C_QUANTITY` example in ADL manual uses old dADL syntax. SPEC-115. Correct "/[xxx]" path grammar error in ADL. Create new section describing ADL path syntax. SPEC-127. Restructure archetype specifications. Remove clinical constraint types section of document.	T Beale	11 Feb 2005
1.2	SPEC-110. Update ADL document and create AOM document.	T Beale	15 Nov 2004
	Added explanatory material; added domain type support; rewrote of most dADL sections. Added section on assumed values, "controlled" flag, nested container structures. Change language handling. Rewrote OWL section based on input from: University of Manchester, UK; University Seville, Spain.	A Rector R Qamar I Román Martínez
	Various changes to assertions due to input from the DSTC.	A Goodchild Z Z Tun
	Detailed review from Clinical Information Project, Australia.	E Browne
	Remove UML models to "Archetype Object Model" document.	T Beale
	Detailed review from CHIME, UCL.	T Austin
	SPEC-103. Redevelop archetype UML model, add new keywords: `allow_archetype`, `include`, `exclude`.	T Beale
	SPEC-104. Fix ordering bug when `use_node` used. Required parser rules for identifiers to make class and attribute identifiers distinct.	K Atalag
	Added grammars for all parts of ADL, as well as new UML diagrams.	T Beale
R E L E A S E 0.9
1.1	SPEC-79. Change interval syntax in ADL.	T Beale	24 Jan 2004
1.0	SPEC-77. Add cADL date/time pattern constraints. SPEC-78. Add predefined clinical types. Better explanation of cardinality, occurrences and existence.	S Heard, T Beale	14 Jan 2004
0.9.9	SPEC-73. Allow lists of Reals and Integers in cADL. SPEC-75. Add predefined clinical types library to ADL. Added cADL and dADL object models.	T Beale, S Heard	28 Dec 2003
0.9.8	SPEC-70. Create Archetype System Description. Moved Archetype Identification Section to new Archetype System document. Copyright Assgined by Ocean Informatics P/L Australia to The openEHR Foundation.	T Beale, S Heard	29 Nov 2003
0.9.7	Added simple value list continuation (",…"). Changed path syntax so that trailing '/' required for object paths. Remove ranges with excluded limits. Added terms and term lists to dADL leaf types.	T Beale	01 Nov 2003
0.9.6	Additions during HL7 WGM Memphis Sept 2003	T Beale	09 Sep 2003
0.9.5	Added comparison to other formalisms. Renamed CDL to cADL and dDL to dADL. Changed path syntax to conform (nearly) to Xpath. Numerous small changes.	T Beale	03 Sep 2003
0.9	Rewritten with sections on cADL and dDL.	T Beale	28 July 2003
0.8.1	Added basic type constraints, re-arranged sections.	T Beale	15 July 2003
0.8	Initial Writing	T Beale	10 July 2003

R E L E A S E 1.0.2

1.4.1

SPEC-268: Correct missing parentheses in dADL type identifiers. dADL grammar and cADL scanner rules updated.

R Chen

12 Dec 2008

SPEC-284: Correct inconsistencies in naming of term_definitions, constraint_definitions, term_bindings, constraint_bindings attributes in XML-schema and specifications.
Improved explanatory text for composite identifiers, including statement on case-sensitivity. Warning on .v1draft non-conformance

A Torrisi

SPEC-260: Correct the regex published for the ARCHETYPE_ID type. Update ADL grammar ARCHEYTPE_ID definition.

P Gummer,
J Arnett,
E Browne

R E L E A S E 1.0.1

1.4.0

SPEC-203: Release 1.0 explanatory text improvements. Improve Archetype slot explanation.

T Beale

13 Mar 2007

SPEC-208: Improve ADL grammar for assertion expressions.

T Beale

SPEC-160: Duration constraints. Added ISO 8601 patterns for duration in cADL.

S Heard

SPEC-213: Correct ADL grammar for date/times to be properly ISO8601-compliant. Include 'T' in cADL patterns and dADL and cADL Date/time, Time and Duration values.

T Beale

SPEC-216: Allow mixture of W, D etc in ISO8601 Duration (deviation from standard).

S Heard

SPEC-200: Correct Release 1.0 typographical errors.

A Patterson
R Chen
S Garde
T Beale

SPEC-225: Allow generic type names in ADL.

M Forss

SPEC-226: Rename C_CODED_TEXT to C_CODE_PHRASE

T Beale

SPEC-233: Define semantics for occurrences on ARCHETYPE_INTERNAL_REF.

K Atalag

SPEC-241: Correct cADL grammar for archeype slot match expressions

S Heard

SPEC-223: Clarify quoting rules in ADL

A Patterson

SPEC-242: Allow non-inclusive two-sided ranges in ADL.

S Heard

SPEC-245: Allow term bindings to paths in archetypes.

S Heard

R E L E A S E 1.0

1.3.1

SPEC-136. Add validity rules to ADL document.

T Beale

18 Jan 2006

SPEC-171. Add validity check for cardinality & occurrences

A Maldondo

1.3.0

SPEC-141. Allow point intervals in ADL. Updated atomic types part of cADL section and dADL grammar section.

S Heard

18 Jun 2005

SPEC-142. Update dADL grammar to support assumed values.
SPEC-143. Add partial date/time values to dADL syntax.
SPEC-149. Add URIs to dADL and remove query() syntax.
SPEC-153. Synchronise ADL and AOM for language attributes
SPEC-156. Update documentation of container types.
SPEC-138. Archetype-level assertions.

T Beale

R E L E A S E 0.95

1.2.1

SPEC-125. C_QUANTITY example in ADL manual uses old dADL syntax.
SPEC-115. Correct "/[xxx]" path grammar error in ADL.
Create new section describing ADL path syntax.
SPEC-127. Restructure archetype specifications. Remove clinical constraint types section of document.

T Beale

11 Feb 2005

1.2

SPEC-110. Update ADL document and create AOM document.

T Beale

15 Nov 2004

Added explanatory material; added domain type support; rewrote of most dADL sections. Added section on assumed values, "controlled" flag, nested container structures. Change language handling.
Rewrote OWL section based on input from: University of Manchester, UK; University Seville, Spain.

A Rector
R Qamar
I Román Martínez

Various changes to assertions due to input from the DSTC.

A Goodchild
Z Z Tun

Detailed review from Clinical Information Project, Australia.

E Browne

Remove UML models to "Archetype Object Model" document.

T Beale

Detailed review from CHIME, UCL.

T Austin

SPEC-103. Redevelop archetype UML model, add new keywords: allow_archetype, include, exclude.

T Beale

SPEC-104. Fix ordering bug when use_node used. Required parser rules for identifiers to make class and attribute identifiers distinct.

K Atalag

Added grammars for all parts of ADL, as well as new UML diagrams.

T Beale

R E L E A S E 0.9

1.1

SPEC-79. Change interval syntax in ADL.

T Beale

24 Jan 2004

1.0

SPEC-77. Add cADL date/time pattern constraints.
SPEC-78. Add predefined clinical types. Better explanation of cardinality, occurrences and existence.

S Heard,
T Beale

14 Jan 2004

0.9.9

SPEC-73. Allow lists of Reals and Integers in cADL.
SPEC-75. Add predefined clinical types library to ADL.
Added cADL and dADL object models.

T Beale,
S Heard

28 Dec 2003

0.9.8

SPEC-70. Create Archetype System Description. Moved Archetype Identification Section to new Archetype System document. Copyright Assgined by Ocean Informatics P/L Australia to The openEHR Foundation.

T Beale,
S Heard

29 Nov 2003

0.9.7

Added simple value list continuation (",…"). Changed path syntax so that trailing '/' required for object paths.
Remove ranges with excluded limits.
Added terms and term lists to dADL leaf types.

T Beale

01 Nov 2003

0.9.6

Additions during HL7 WGM Memphis Sept 2003

T Beale

09 Sep 2003

0.9.5

Added comparison to other formalisms. Renamed CDL to cADL and dDL to dADL. Changed path syntax to conform (nearly) to Xpath. Numerous small changes.

T Beale

03 Sep 2003

0.9

Rewritten with sections on cADL and dDL.

T Beale

28 July 2003

0.8.1

Added basic type constraints, re-arranged sections.

T Beale

15 July 2003

0.8

Initial Writing

T Beale

10 July 2003