Thanks Ian and Thomas,

Perfectly clear!

Bert

On 01/07/2013 04:27 PM, Ian McNicoll wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto:bert.verhees at rosa.nl>> wrote:
>
>     Please can some one short explain what the difference is between
>     assumedValue and defaultValue in CPrimitive?
>
>     Thanks
>     Bert
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