A key factor when deciding which release type(s) to import is the extent to which each release by supports required views of the terminology content. Table C.2-1 lists the views that may be required and indicates which release types support each of these views.
Table C.2-1: Views Supported by Different Release Types
Supported Views | Release Types | ||||
| Full | Snapshot | Delta | |||
Full View | A view of SNOMED CT that includes all versions of all components and reference set members in a full release. |  |  | | |
| Snapshot Views | |||||
Current Snapshot | A snapshot view for the date of the most recent release. | | | | |
| Retrospective Snapshot | A snapshot view for a specified snapshot date. | | | | |
| Delta Views | |||||
| Current Delta | A delta view for the date range between the most recent release date and the immediately preceding release date. | | | | |
| Retrospective Delta | A delta view for a specified date range. | | | | |
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