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The following ABNF definition specifies the Long Syntax the SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language. Please note that all keywords are case insensitive.
This ABNF syntax and the ANTLR syntax is maintained in the SNOMED Expression Constraint Language GitHub repository.

expressionConstraint = ws ( refinedExpressionConstraint / compoundExpressionConstraint / dottedExpressionConstraint / subExpressionConstraint ) ws
refinedExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint ws ":" ws eclRefinement
compoundExpressionConstraint = conjunctionExpressionConstraint / disjunctionExpressionConstraint / exclusionExpressionConstraint
conjunctionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws conjunction ws subExpressionConstraint)
disjunctionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws disjunction ws subExpressionConstraint)
exclusionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint ws exclusion ws subExpressionConstraint
dottedExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws dottedExpressionAttribute)
dottedExpressionAttribute = dot ws eclAttributeName
subExpressionConstraint= [constraintOperator ws] ( ( [memberOf ws] (eclFocusConcept / "(" ws expressionConstraint ws ")") *(ws memberFilterConstraint)) / (eclFocusConcept / "(" ws expressionConstraint ws ")") ) *(ws (descriptionFilterConstraint / conceptFilterConstraint)) [ws historySupplement]
eclFocusConcept = eclConceptReference / wildCard / altIdentifier
dot = "."
memberOf = ( "^" / ("m"/"M")

expressionConstraint = ws ( refinedExpressionConstraint / compoundExpressionConstraint / dottedExpressionConstraint / subExpressionConstraint ) ws

refinedExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint ws ":" ws eclRefinement

compoundExpressionConstraint = conjunctionExpressionConstraint / disjunctionExpressionConstraint / exclusionExpressionConstraint

conjunctionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws conjunction ws subExpressionConstraint)

disjunctionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws disjunction ws subExpressionConstraint)

exclusionExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint ws exclusion ws subExpressionConstraint

dottedExpressionConstraint = subExpressionConstraint 1*(ws dottedExpressionAttribute)

dottedExpressionAttribute = dot ws eclAttributeName

subExpressionConstraint = [constraintOperator ws] [memberOf ws] (eclFocusConcept / "(" ws expressionConstraint ws ")") *(ws filterConstraint ws)

eclFocusConcept = eclConceptReference / wildCard

dot = "."

memberOf = "^" / ("m"/"M") 
("e"/"E") ("m"/"M") ("b"/"B") ("e"/"E") ("r"/"R") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F")

eclConceptReference = conceptId [ws "|" ws term ws "|"]

eclConceptReferenceSet = "(" ws eclConceptReference *(mws eclConceptReference) ws ")"

conceptId = sctId

term = 1*nonwsNonPipe *( 1*SP 1*nonwsNonPipe )

wildCard = "*" / ( ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("y"/"Y") )

constraintOperator = childOf / childOrSelfOf / descendantOrSelfOf / descendantOf / parentOf / parentOrSelfOf / ancestorOrSelfOf / ancestorOf

descendantOf = "<" / ( ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("s"/"S") ("c"/"C") 
 ) [ ws "[" ws (refsetFieldNameSet / wildCard) ws "]" ]
refsetFieldNameSet = refsetFieldName *( ws "," ws refsetFieldName )
refsetFieldName = 1*alpha
eclConceptReference = conceptId [ws "|" ws term ws "|"]
eclConceptReferenceSet = "(" ws eclConceptReference 1*(mws eclConceptReference) ws ")"
conceptId = sctId
term = 1*nonwsNonPipe *( 1*SP 1*nonwsNonPipe )
altIdentifier = (QM altIdentifierSchemeAlias "#" altIdentifierCodeWithinQuotes QM / altIdentifierSchemeAlias "#" altIdentifierCodeWithoutQuotes) [ws "|" ws term ws "|"]
altIdentifierSchemeAlias = alpha *(dash / alpha / integerValue)
altIdentifierCodeWithinQuotes = 1*anyNonEscapedChar
altIdentifierCodeWithoutQuotes = 1*(alpha / digit / dash / "." / "_")
wildCard = "*" / ( ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("y"/"Y") )
constraintOperator = childOf / childOrSelfOf / descendantOrSelfOf / descendantOf / parentOf / parentOrSelfOf / ancestorOrSelfOf / ancestorOf / top / bottom
descendantOf = "<" / ( ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("
n
s"/"
N
S") ("
d
c"/"
D
C") ("
a
e"/"
A
E") ("n"/"N") ("d"/"D") ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

descendantOrSelfOf
 
 = "<<" / ( ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("s"/"S") ("c"/"C") ("e"/"E") ("n"/"N") ("d"/"D") ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E") ("l"/"L") ("f"/"F") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

childOf
 
 = "<!" / (("c"/"C") ("h"/"H") ("i"/"I") ("l"/"L") ("d"/"D") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

childOrSelfOf
 
 = "<<!" / (("c"/"C") ("h"/"H") ("i"/"I") ("l"/"L") ("d"/"D")
 
 ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E") ("l"/"L") ("f"/"F") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )


ancestorOf
 
 = ">" / ( ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("c"/"C") ("e"/"E") ("s"/"S") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

ancestorOrSelfOf
 
 = ">>" / ( ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("c"/"C") ("e"/"E") ("s"/"S") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E") ("l"/"L") ("f"/"F") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

parentOf
 
 = ">!" / (("p"/"P") ("a"/"A") ("r"/"R") ("e"/"E") ("n"/"N") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws )

parentOrSelfOf
 
 = ">>!" / (("p"/"P") ("a"/"A") ("r"/"R") ("e"/"E") ("n"/"N") ("t"/"T")
 
 ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E") ("l"/"L") ("f"/"F") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F") mws
)conjunction = 
 )
top = "!!>" / (("
a
t"/"
A
T") ("
n
o"/"
N
O") ("
d
p"/"
D
P") mws )
/ ","disjunction = ("o

bottom = "!!<" / (("b"/"
O
B") ("
r
o"/"
R") mwsexclusion = 
O") ("t"/"T") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("m"/"M") mws )
conjunction = (("
i
a"/"
I
A") ("n"/"N") ("
u
d"/"
U
D") mws) / ","
disjunction = ("
s
o"/"
S") mws

eclRefinement = subRefinement ws [conjunctionRefinementSet / disjunctionRefinementSet]

conjunctionRefinementSet = 1*(ws conjunction ws subRefinement)

disjunctionRefinementSet = 1*(ws disjunction ws subRefinement)

subRefinement = eclAttributeSet / eclAttributeGroup / "(" ws eclRefinement ws ")"

eclAttributeSet = subAttributeSet ws [conjunctionAttributeSet / disjunctionAttributeSet]

conjunctionAttributeSet = 1*(ws conjunction ws subAttributeSet)

disjunctionAttributeSet = 1*(ws disjunction ws subAttributeSet)

subAttributeSet = eclAttribute / "(" ws eclAttributeSet ws ")"

eclAttributeGroup = ["[" cardinality "]" ws] "{" ws eclAttributeSet ws "}"

eclAttribute = ["[" cardinality "]" ws] [reverseFlag ws] eclAttributeName ws (expressionComparisonOperator ws subExpressionConstraint / numericComparisonOperator ws "#" numericValue / stringComparisonOperator ws QM stringValue QM / booleanComparisonOperator ws booleanValue)

cardinality = minValue to maxValue

minValue = nonNegativeIntegerValue

to = ".." / (mws 
O") ("r"/"R") mws
exclusion = ("m"/"M") ("i"/"I") ("n"/"N") ("u"/"U") ("s"/"S") mws
eclRefinement = subRefinement ws [conjunctionRefinementSet / disjunctionRefinementSet]
conjunctionRefinementSet = 1*(ws conjunction ws subRefinement)
disjunctionRefinementSet = 1*(ws disjunction ws subRefinement)
subRefinement = eclAttributeSet / eclAttributeGroup / "(" ws eclRefinement ws ")"
eclAttributeSet = subAttributeSet ws [conjunctionAttributeSet / disjunctionAttributeSet]
conjunctionAttributeSet = 1*(ws conjunction ws subAttributeSet)
disjunctionAttributeSet = 1*(ws disjunction ws subAttributeSet)
subAttributeSet = eclAttribute / "(" ws eclAttributeSet ws ")"
eclAttributeGroup = ["[" cardinality "]" ws] "{" ws eclAttributeSet ws "}"
eclAttribute = ["[" cardinality "]" ws] [reverseFlag ws] eclAttributeName ws (expressionComparisonOperator ws subExpressionConstraint / numericComparisonOperator ws "#" numericValue / stringComparisonOperator ws (typedSearchTerm / typedSearchTermSet) / booleanComparisonOperator ws booleanValue)
cardinality = minValue to maxValue
minValue = nonNegativeIntegerValue
to = ".." / (mws ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") mws)

maxValue
 
 = nonNegativeIntegerValue / many

many
 
 = "*" / ( ("m"/"M") ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("y"/"Y"))

reverseFlag
 
 = ( ("r"/"R") ("e"/"E") ("v"/"V") ("e"/"E") ("r"/"R") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E") ("o"/"O") ("f"/"F")) / "R"

eclAttributeName
 
 = subExpressionConstraint

expressionComparisonOperator
 
 = "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T") ws "=" / "<>"

numericComparisonOperator
 
 = "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T") ws "=" / "<>" / "<=" / "<" / ">=" / ">"
timeComparisonOperator 

timeComparisonOperator = "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T") ws "=" / "<>" / "<=" / "<" / ">=" / ">"

stringComparisonOperator
 
 = "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T") ws "=" / "<>"

booleanComparisonOperator
 
 =
 
 "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T") ws "=" / "<>
"

filterConstraint = descriptionFilterConstraint / conceptFilterConstraint

descriptionFilterConstraint = "{{" ws [ "d" / "D" ] ws descriptionFilter *(ws "," ws descriptionFilter) ws "}}"

descriptionFilter = termFilter / languageFilter / typeFilter / dialectFilter

termFilter = termKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (typedSearchTerm / typedSearchTermSet)

termKeyword = 
"
idComparisonOperator = "=" / "!=" / ("n"/"N") ("o"/"O") ("t"/"T")
(
 ws "
e
=" /
"E") ("r"/"R") ("m"/"M")

typedSearchTerm = ( [ match ws ":" ws ] matchSearchTermSet ) / ( wild ws ":" ws wildSearchTermSet )

typedSearchTermSet = "(" ws typedSearchTerm *(mws typedSearchTerm) ws ")"

wild = ("w"/"W") ("i"/"I") ("l"/"L") ("d"/"D")

match = ("m"/"M") ("a"/"A") ("t"/"T") ("
 "<>"
descriptionFilterConstraint = "{{" ws [ "d" / "D" ] ws descriptionFilter *(ws "," ws descriptionFilter) ws "}}"
descriptionFilter = termFilter / languageFilter / typeFilter / dialectFilter / moduleFilter / effectiveTimeFilter / activeFilter / descriptionIdFilter
descriptionIdFilter = descriptionIdKeyword ws idComparisonOperator ws (descriptionId / descriptionIdSet)
descriptionIdKeyword = ("i"/"I") ("d"/"D")
descriptionId = sctId
descriptionIdSet = "(" ws descriptionId *(mws descriptionId) ws ")"
termFilter = termKeyword ws stringComparisonOperator ws (typedSearchTerm / typedSearchTermSet)
termKeyword = ("t"/"T") ("e"/"E") ("r"/"R") ("m"/"M")
typedSearchTerm = ( [ matchKeyword ws ":" ws ] matchSearchTermSet ) / ( wild ws ":" ws wildSearchTermSet )
typedSearchTermSet = "(" ws typedSearchTerm *(mws typedSearchTerm) ws ")"
wild = ("w"/"W") ("i"/"I") ("l"/"L") ("d"/"D")
matchKeyword = ("m"/"M") ("a"/"A") ("t"/"T") ("c"/"C") ("h"/"H")

matchSearchTerm
 
 =
 
 1*(nonwsNonEscapedChar / escapedChar)

matchSearchTermSet
 
 =
 QM 
 QM ws matchSearchTerm *(mws matchSearchTerm) ws QM

wildSearchTerm
 
 = 1*(anyNonEscapedChar / escapedWildChar)

wildSearchTermSet
 
 = QM wildSearchTerm QM
languageFilter 

languageFilter = language ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (languageCode / languageCodeSet)
language 

language = ("l"/"L") ("a"/"A") ("n"/"N") ("g"/"G") ("u"/"U") ("a"/"A") ("g"/"G") ("e"/"E")

languageCode
 
 = 2alpha

languageCodeSet
 
 = "(" ws languageCode *(mws languageCode) ws ")"

typeFilter
 
 = typeIdFilter / typeTokenFilter

typeIdFilter
 
 = typeId ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (subExpressionConstraint / eclConceptReferenceSet)

typeId
 
 = ("t"/"T") ("y"/"Y") ("p"/"P") ("e"/"E") ("i"/"I") ("d"/"D")

typeTokenFilter
 
 = type ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (typeToken / typeTokenSet)

type
 
 =
 
 ("t"/"T") ("y"/"Y") ("p"/"P") ("e"/"E")

typeToken
 
 = synonym / fullySpecifiedName / definition

typeTokenSet
 
 = "(" ws typeToken *(mws typeToken) ws ")"

synonym
 
 = ("s"/"S") ("y"/"Y") ("n"/"N")
 
 [
 
 ("o"/"O")
 
 ("n"/"N")
 
 ("y"/"Y")
 
 ("m"/"M")
 
 ]

fullySpecifiedName
 
 = ( ("f"/"F") ("s"/"S") ("n"/"N") ) / (
 
 ("f"/"F")
 
 ("u"/"U")
 
 ("l"/"L")
 
 ("l"/"L")
 
 ("y"/"Y")
 
 ("s"/"S")
 
 ("p"/"P")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("c"/"C")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("f"/"F")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("d"/"D")
 
 ("n"/"N")
 
 ("a"/"A")
 
 ("m"/"M")
 
 ("e"/"E")
  
 )

definition
 
 = ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("f"/"F")
 
 [
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("n"/"N")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("t"/"T")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("o"/"O")
 
 ("n"/"N")
  ]dialectFilter = 
 ]
dialectFilter = (dialectIdFilter / dialectAliasFilter)
 
 [ ws acceptabilitySet ]

dialectIdFilter
 
 = dialectId ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (subExpressionConstraint / dialectIdSet)

dialectId
 
 = ("d"/"D") ("i"/"I") ("a"/"A") ("l"/"L") ("e"/"E") ("c"/"C") ("t"/"T") ("i"/"I") ("d"/"D")

dialectAliasFilter
 
 = dialect ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (dialectAlias / dialectAliasSet)

dialect
 
 =
 
 ("d"/"D") ("i"/"I") ("a"/"A") ("l"/"L") ("e"/"E") ("c"/"C") ("t"/"T")

dialectAlias
 
 = alpha *( dash / alpha / integerValue)

dialectAliasSet
 
 = "(" ws
dialectAlias 
 dialectAlias [ws acceptabilitySet] *(mws dialectAlias [ws acceptabilitySet]) ws ")"

dialectIdSet
 
 =
 
 "(" ws
eclConceptReference 
 eclConceptReference [ws acceptabilitySet]
 
 *(mws
eclConceptReference 
 eclConceptReference [ws acceptabilitySet]
 
 ) ws ")"

acceptabilitySet
 
 =
 eclConceptReferenceSet 
 acceptabilityConceptReferenceSet /
acceptabilityTokenSetacceptabilityTokenSet = 
 acceptabilityTokenSet
acceptabilityConceptReferenceSet = "(" ws eclConceptReference *(mws eclConceptReference) ws ")"
acceptabilityTokenSet = "(" ws acceptabilityToken *(mws acceptabilityToken) ws ")"

acceptabilityToken
 
 = acceptable / preferred

acceptable
 
 =
 
 ("a"/"A") ("c"/"C") ("c"/"C") ("e"/"E") ("p"/"P") ("t"/"T")
 
 [
 
 ("a"/"A")
 
 ("b"/"B")
 
 ("l"/"L")
 
 ("e"/"E")
  
 ]

preferred
 
 = ("p"/"P") ("r"/"R") ("e"/"E") ("f"/"F") ("e"/"E") ("r"/"R")
 
 [
 
 ("r"/"R")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("d"/"D")
  
 ]

conceptFilterConstraint
 
 = "{{" ws ("c" / "C") ws
conceptFilter 
 conceptFilter *(ws "," ws conceptFilter) ws "}}"
conceptFilter 

conceptFilter = definitionStatusFilter / moduleFilter / effectiveTimeFilter / activeFilter
definitionStatusFilter 

definitionStatusFilter = definitionStatusIdFilter / definitionStatusTokenFilter

definitionStatusIdFilter
 
 =
 definitionStatusIdKeyword 
 definitionStatusIdKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator
ws 
 ws (subExpressionConstraint /
 eclConceptReferenceSet
 eclConceptReferenceSet)

definitionStatusIdKeyword
 
 = ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("f"/"F") ("i"/"I")
  
 ("n"/"N")
  
 ("i"/"I")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("i"/"I")
  
 ("o"/"O")
  
 ("n"/"N")
  
 ("s"/"S")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("a"/"A")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("u"/"U")
  
 ("s"/"S")
  
 ("i"/"I")
  
 ("d"/"D")

definitionStatusTokenFilter
 
 =
 definitionStatusKeyword 
 definitionStatusKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator ws (definitionStatusToken /
 definitionStatusTokenSet
 definitionStatusTokenSet)

definitionStatusKeyword
 
 = ("d"/"D") ("e"/"E") ("f"/"F") ("i"/"I")
  
 ("n"/"N")
  
 ("i"/"I")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("i"/"I")
  
 ("o"/"O")
  
 ("n"/"N")
  
 ("s"/"S")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("a"/"A")
  
 ("t"/"T")
  
 ("u"/"U")
  
 ("s"/"S")

definitionStatusToken
 
 = primitiveToken / definedToken

definitionStatusTokenSet
 
 = "("
ws definitionStatusToken 
 ws definitionStatusToken *(mws definitionStatusToken) ws ")"

primitiveToken
 
 =
 
 ("p"/"P")
 
 ("r"/"R")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("m"/"M")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("t"/"T")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("v"/"V")
 
 ("e"/"E")

definedToken
 
 =
 
 ("d"/"D")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("f"/"F")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("n"/"N")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("d"/"D")

moduleFilter
 
 =
 moduleIdKeyword 
 moduleIdKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator
ws 
 ws (subExpressionConstraint /
 eclConceptReferenceSet
 eclConceptReferenceSet)

moduleIdKeyword
 
 =
 
 ("m"/"M")
 
 ("o"/"O")
 
 ("d"/"D")
 
 ("u"/"U")
 
 ("l"/"L")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("d"/"D")
 

effectiveTimeFilter = effectiveTimeKeyword ws timeComparisonOperator ws ( timeValue / timeValueSet )

effectiveTimeKeyword =
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("f"/"F")
 
 ("f"/"F")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("c"/"C")
 
 ("t"/"T")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("v"/"V")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 
 ("t"/"T")
 
 ("i"/"I")
 
 ("m"/"M")
 
 ("e"/"E")
 

timeValue =
QM 
 QM [ year month
day 
 day ] QM

timeValueSet = "(" ws timeValue *(mws timeValue) ws ")"

year
 
 = digitNonZero digit digit digit
digit 

month
 
 =
  
 "01" / "02" / "03" / "04" / "05" / "06" / "07" / "08" / "09" / "10" / "11" / "12"

day = "01" / "02" / "03" / "04" / "05" / "06" / "07" / "08" / "09" / "10" / "11" / "12" / "13" / "14" / "15" / "16" / "17" / "18" / "19" / "20" / "21" / "22" / "23" / "24" / "25" / "26" / "27" / "28" / "29" / "30" / "31"

activeFilter = activeKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator ws activeValue

activeKeyword = ("a"/"A") ("c"/"C") ("t"/"T") ("i"/"I") ("v"/"V") ("e"/"E") 

activeValue = activeTrueValue / activeFalseValue

activeTrueValue = "1" / "true"

activeFalseValue = "0" / "false"

numericValue = 

day = "01" / "02" / "03" / "04" / "05" / "06" / "07" / "08" / "09" / "10" / "11" / "12" / "13" / "14" / "15" / "16" / "17" / "18" / "19" / "20" / "21" / "22" / "23" / "24" / "25" / "26" / "27" / "28" / "29" / "30" / "31"
activeFilter = activeKeyword ws booleanComparisonOperator ws activeValue
activeKeyword = ("a"/"A") ("c"/"C") ("t"/"T") ("i"/"I") ("v"/"V") ("e"/"E")
activeValue = activeTrueValue / activeFalseValue
activeTrueValue = "1" / "true"
activeFalseValue = "0" / "false"
memberFilterConstraint = "{{" ws ("m" / "M") ws memberFilter *(ws "," ws memberFilter) ws "}}"
memberFilter = moduleFilter / effectiveTimeFilter / activeFilter / memberFieldFilter
memberFieldFilter = refsetFieldName ws (expressionComparisonOperator ws subExpressionConstraint / numericComparisonOperator ws "#" numericValue / stringComparisonOperator ws (typedSearchTerm / typedSearchTermSet) / booleanComparisonOperator ws booleanValue / ws timeComparisonOperator ws (timeValue / timeValueSet) )
historySupplement = "{{" ws "+" ws historyKeyword [ historyProfileSuffix / ws historySubset ] ws "}}"
historyKeyword = ("h"/"H") ("i"/"I") ("s"/"S") ("t"/"T") ("o"/"O") ("r"/"R") ("y"/"Y")
historyProfileSuffix = historyMinimumSuffix / historyModerateSuffix / historyMaximumSuffix
historyMinimumSuffix = ("-"/"_") ("m"/"M") ("i"/"I") ("n"/"N")
historyModerateSuffix = ("-"/"_") ("m"/"M") ("o"/"O") ("d"/"D")
historyMaximumSuffix = ("-"/"_") ("m"/"M") ("a"/"A") ("x"/"X")
historySubset = "(" ws expressionConstraint ws ")"
numericValue = ["-"/"+"] (decimalValue / integerValue)

stringValue
 
 = 1*(anyNonEscapedChar / escapedChar)

integerValue
 
 =
 digitNonZero 
 digitNonZero *digit / zero

decimalValue
 
 = integerValue "." 1*digit

booleanValue
 
 = true / false

true
 
 = ("t"/"T") ("r"/"R") ("u"/"U") ("e"/"E")

false
 
 = ("f"/"F") ("a"/"A") ("l"/"L") ("s"/"S") ("e"/"E")

nonNegativeIntegerValue
 
 = (digitNonZero *digit ) / zero

sctId
 
 = digitNonZero 5*17( digit )

ws
 
 = *( SP / HTAB / CR / LF / comment ) ; optional white space

mws
 
 = 1*( SP / HTAB / CR / LF / comment ) ; mandatory white space

comment
 
 = "/*" *(nonStarChar / starWithNonFSlash) "*/"

nonStarChar
 
 = SP / HTAB / CR / LF / %x21-29 / %x2B-7E /UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4

starWithNonFSlash
 
 = %x2A nonFSlash

nonFSlash
 
 = SP / HTAB / CR / LF / %x21-2E / %x30-7E /UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4

SP
 
 = %x20 ; space

HTAB
 
 = %x09 ; tab

CR
 
 = %x0D ; carriage return

LF
 
 = %x0A ; line feed

QM
 
 = %x22 ; quotation mark

BS
 
 = %x5C ; back slash

star
 
 =
%x2A  
 %x2A ; asterisk

digit
 
 = %x30-39

zero
 
 = %x30

digitNonZero
 
 = %x31-39

nonwsNonPipe
 
 = %x21-7B / %x7D-7E / UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4

anyNonEscapedChar
 
 = SP / HTAB / CR / LF / %x20-21 / %x23-5B / %x5D-7E / UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4

escapedChar
 
 = BS QM / BS BS

escapedWildChar
 
 = BS QM / BS BS / BS star

nonwsNonEscapedChar
 
 =
 %x21 
 %x21 / %x23-5B / %x5D-7E / UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4

alpha
 
 = %x41-5A / %x61-7A

dash
 
 = %x2D

UTF8-2
 
 = %xC2-DF UTF8-tail

UTF8-3
 
 = %xE0 %xA0-BF UTF8-tail / %xE1-EC 2( UTF8-tail ) / %xED %x80-9F UTF8-tail / %xEE-EF 2( UTF8-tail )

UTF8-4
 
 = %xF0 %x90-BF 2( UTF8-tail ) / %xF1-F3 3( UTF8-tail ) / %xF4 %x80-8F 2( UTF8-tail )

UTF8-tail
 
 = %x80-BF