Human​Name

The Human​Name FHIR resource maps to the Person​Name object in Salesforce​.

FHIR V4​.0 - Clinical ​Data Model Mapping 

Here’s how the fields defined by FHIR for Human​Name map to the fields in Salesforce​.

Human​Name ResourceSalesforce Field​TypeSalesforce CardinalityNotes
familyPerson​Name​.Last​NameString0​.1In cases where a person has a middle name, Person​Name​.Last​Name is supposed to store a combination of the middle name and the last name​.
GivenPerson​Name​.First​NameString0​.1While the cardinality defined by FHIR for Human​Name​.Given is zero-to-many, the Salesforce implementation in Person​Name​.First​Name is zero-to-one​.
textPerson​Name​.Full​NameString0​.1N/A
usePerson​Name​.​Name​Usage​Type​Dynamic picklist0​.1While FHIR defines Human​Name​.use as a code, Salesforce implements Person​Name​.​Name​Usage​Type as a dynamic picklist​.
prefixPerson​Name​.PrefixString0​.1While the cardinality defined by FHIR for Human​Name​.prefix is zero-to-many, the Salesforce implementation in Person​Name​.Prefix is zero-to-one​.
suffixPerson​Name​.SuffixString0​.1While the cardinality defined by FHIR for Human​Name​.suffix is zero-to-many, the Salesforce implementation in Person​Name​.Suffix is zero-to-one​.
periodPerson​Name​.Effective​Date​Date Time0​.1In Salesforce’s implementation, Human​Name​.period is split into two fields, Person​Name​.Effective​Date and Person​Name​.End​Date​.
periodPerson​Name​.End​Date​Date Time0​.1In Salesforce’s implementation, Human​Name​.period is split into two fields, Person​Name​.Effective​Date and Person​Name​.End​Date​.

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