Creating Reference Sets

Reference Sets can be created using the Context Menu options by

• Right-clicking on the Reference Set type in the Reference Sets View and selecting New Reference Set Context Menu option

• Combining two Reference Sets and creating a new one

To create a new Reference Set, use the context menu in the Reference Set View: Right-click on a Reference Set type or Reference Set (to create a child concept – Reference Set) and select the New ... type Reference Set option.

This action brings up the New SNOMED CT Reference Set Wizard with the following fields:

Field	Description
Reference Set ID	Identifier of the new Reference Set (auto-populated)
Reference Set parent	You can modify the parent of the new reference, only it has to be the same type as what you originally selected in the Reference Set View
Module	You can select the module of the new Reference Set concept– this field is auto-populated with the primary module
Preferred term	Specify the Preferred Term of the new Reference Set which will also be the base for the Fully Specified Name of the Reference Set concept
Referenced Component type	Mandatory for all Reference Set types
Map target type	Only available for Map type Reference Sets

New SNOMED CT Reference Set wizard - Creating a Simple map

Possible referenced component and map target types

Reference Set type	Referenced Component types	Map Target types
Simple type	SNOMED CT Concept SNOMED CT Description	_
Attribute Value type	SNOMED CT Concept SNOMED CT Description	_
Simple Map type	SNOMED CT Concept SNOMED CT Description	SNOMED CT Concept Other Code Systems
Complex Map	SNOMED CT Concept	Other Code Systems
Extended Map type	SNOMED CT Concept	Other Code Systems