Null Reasons

Whenever submitting data to SanteDB's CDR where an element is marked as required, you may submit a null reason (also known as a null flavor). The allowed null flavors are:U

Mnemonic

Description

AskedUnknown

The value was asked for, however the known value could not be collected.

Derived

The value was not supplied because it can be calculated from other data provided.

Invalid

The value was not supplied because the known value would violate business rules.

Masked

The value is not supplied because the value is sensitive and disclosure may violate privacy.

NotApplicable

The value is not supplied because it is not applicable (for example: Last menstrual period for a man)

NotAsked

The value is not supplied because it was not asked for.

Unavailable

The value is not available at the time of data capture.

NoInformation

The value is not supplied because there is no information supplied. This is the default null flavor to use.

NegativeInfinity

The value is not supplied because it is negative infinity.

Other

The value was not supplied for some other reason.

PositiveInfinity

The value was not supplied because it is positive infinity.

SufficientQuantity

The value is of sufficient quantity to meet a clinical trigger, however the exact value could not be measured (i.e. off-scale 0 or off-scale max)

Trace

The value is above 0, however the exact value is unknown or the equipment could not measure the quantity.

UnEncoded

The value could not be encoded into the message.

Unknown

The value is unknown (not asked, not measured, etc.)

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