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# Adding Reference Set Members

Members can be added to a Reference Set from the editor or from the **SNOMED CT** and **Search View**. After adding members to the editor, the small asterisk `*` in the header indicates the unsaved changes.

**Ways to add new** **Reference Set members:**

* Click the ![](/files/-MWZYkm4B4aGyxJHUGAX) **Add new reference set member** button in the editor's toolbar which opens the **New Reference Set Member Wizard**. Click in the text box or enter a term to reveal the integrated Quick Search.
* **Drag and Drop** members from the **SNOMED CT Navigator** or **Search View.**
* **SNOMED CT navigator context menu**: Right-click on a concept and select
  * <img src="/files/-MWZYkm4B4aGyxJHUGAX" alt="" data-size="line">**Add concept to the active reference set** or
  * ![](/files/-MWZYkm4B4aGyxJHUGAX) **Add concept and descendants to the active reference set**.
  * ![](/files/-MWZYkm4B4aGyxJHUGAX) **Add concept descendants only to the active reference set**. These options are only enabled when a **Reference Set Editor** is open and activated.

![Adding members via the SNOMED CT View Context Menu options](/files/-MHHX5a9hbfUpIYWu2_J)

* **Search view context menu:** Right-click on the concept in the **Search View** and select
  * **Add concept to the active reference set** to add only the selected member(s) or
  * **Add all results to active reference set**

![Adding members via the Search View Context Menu](/files/-MHHcNEsqWiS_W33RP8U)

### New Reference Set Member Wizard <a href="#referencesetauthoring-newreferencesetmemberwizard" id="referencesetauthoring-newreferencesetmemberwizard"></a>

In case of Simple type Reference Sets the new members will be automatically added when using drag-and-drop or a Context Menu option. For other types the **New Reference Set Member Wizard** pops up requiring to specify a map target or value and other properties.

![New Reference Set Member Wizard](/files/-MHHVWujpDw3V3dCGqhn)

You can also specify the **module** of the new Reference Set member in this wizard. By default, the field is auto-populated with the primary module. To be able to see the module of the members, enable the Module ID column in the **Reference Set Editor** table **Preference Page**.

It is also possible to change the module of the Reference Set member by selecting the module cell and clicking on the ![](/files/-MWZYkmEMOjc9UUWzGue) box to invoke the module picker.

![Reference Set Editor displaying the module of the members](/files/-MHKzfKtIbjITcjtjiOx)

### Validation <a href="#referencesetauthoring-validation" id="referencesetauthoring-validation"></a>

If a referenced component is already present in the Simple type Reference Set, a warning appears and the request is ignored.

![](/files/-MHL-NK5N58cbzd0f4Ny)

Neither can a member with the same referenced component and map target be added twice:

![New Reference Set Member Wizard validation error](/files/-MHL0KQJjUwx8P7J_Urw)

### &#x20;<a href="#referencesetauthoring-validation" id="referencesetauthoring-validation"></a>


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