Authoring

The authoring process of Custom Code Systems can flow on two different levels: schema and concept.

Schema

New property definitions can be added to the Code System on the Schema page, after clicking on the button in the middle area.

Add New Property Type

The following attributes can be specified for a property definition:

Attribute	Description
Name	Unique name of the property (mandatory)
Type	Type of the property (mandatory)
Cardinality	Defines the number of elements (mandatory)
Default value	Initial value of the property
Description	Captures the purpose of the property

Once you added a property definition you can customize it by clicking in the text fields and entering an attribute value, or selecting one from the drop-down.

Changes to the property can be persisted by clicking the button.

Different property types are indicated with different colors.

Existing properties can be edited after clicking the button.

Concept

New concepts can be added to the Code System on the Content page, after clicking on the button.

Create Code System Concept Wizard

If you select a concept from the tree, it will be considered the parent concept. You can change this in the creation wizard.

Field	Description
Term	The name of the new concept (mandatory)
Code	The identifier of the new concept. If you leave this field empty, the system will automatically generate an ID for your Concept
Parent	The concept under which the new concept will be created

After pressing the button, the new concept will be added to the Code System tree and its editor will automatically open on the right side.

The preferred term of the concept - by default, the one defined during creation - is indicated with an icon.

You can specify alternative terms for a concept, and even move the preferred flag to the newly added terms.

Properties

Property types defined in the Code System Schema are automatically displayed in the concept editor. Values can be added to the properties by pressing the button.

If you specified a default value in the Schema, the property will automatically be populated with it when adding a new value.

If you restricted the potential number of values of a property, e.g. to1..1, the button won't appear and you won't be able to add more values to the given property.

Issues

Users can raise issues related to specific Code System concepts using the icon. Existing issues can be viewed by pressing the icon.

Want to find out more about issues? Visit the Issue management page for more information.