Asset

CACDI
Version 3
Published September 29, 2026
Updated November 2, 2026

An asset (aka entity in W3C terminology) is a physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some fixed aspects; assets may be real or imaginary. Asset is independent, separate, or self-contained, that can be uniquely identified.

Appears in

Provenance

Constraints

n/a

Stereotype(s)

n/a

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Multiplicity	Attribute note
Asset Category Code	Codeable Concept	0..1	Uniquely specifies the category of the asset (e.g., structured, semi-structured, unstructured). Value Set: To be developed.
Asset Language Code	Codeable Concept	0..1	Uniquely specifies the language used in the medical record or other asset (e.g., English, French). Value Set: To be developed.
Asset URI Type Code	Codeable Concept	0..1	Uniquely specifies the URI type of the asset (e.g., db_uri_type, html_uri_type, json_uri_type). Value Set: To be developed.
Asset URI	String	0..1	A string of characters that uniquely identifies a resource referencing an asset. Resource in this context can be anything, including JSON objects, database objects or unstructured documents.
Asset Effective Period	Period	0..1	The date and, if known, the time when a particular version of an asset record becomes valid or active (start), and the date and time when a particular version of an asset record becomes invalid or inactive (end).

Relationships

From class	From multiplicity	To class	To multiplicity
Agent	0..*	Asset	0..*
Asset	0..*	Asset	0..*
Activity	0..*	Asset	1..*

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Asset. Accessed November 02, 2026.