Dear Members,
The Member release of the July 2020 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to SNOMED International Members only, from the MLDS distribution site.
The July 2020 International Edition should not be distributed to Affiliate Licensees, or any third parties until its public release date on 31st July 2020.
All files distributed to SNOMED International Members for the July 2020 International Edition are available from the “July 2020 v0.3 MEMBER” version in the “Offline & Alpha/Beta versions” section of the “SNOMED CT International Edition” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here:
https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/ihtsdoReleases
The SNOMED CT International Edition contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:
- SnomedCT_InternationalRF2_MEMBER_20200731T120000Z.zip
The Release Notes are separate from the International Edition release package, and can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:
- doc_SnomedCTReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20200731_MEMBER.pdf
Please refer to the attached Member Release Notes document for details of changes made following the Beta Release published on 10th June 2020. This document can also be accessed online here:
The latest version of the SNOMED CT International Edition Release Notes can also be accessed online:
Please refresh your memory of all changes to this upcoming release, as published on the Early Visibility page here: https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/RMT/July+2020+Early+Visibility+Release+Notice+-+Planned+changes+to+upcoming+SNOMED+International+Release+packages, and in the Release Notes in section "Technical updates".
In addition to the normal International Edition Release package, there is an additional, optional RF2 Rollup Delta package available in the same repository. This is made available for your review, and we encourage any feedback to be provided as soon as possible, so that any refinements can be made in time for the Public release of this optional package on 31st July 2020.
The SNOMED CT International Edition contains SNOMED CT DELTA files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive:
- SnomedCT_InternationalRF2_MEMBERRollupDeltaPackage_20200731T120000Z.zip
The Release Notes are separate from the International Edition release package, and can be downloaded as distinct files from the same MLDS release version:
- doc_SnomedCTAdditionalRollupDeltaReleaseNotes_Current-en-US_INT_20200731_MEMBER.pdf
Please refer to the attached Member Release Notes document for details of changes made following the Beta Release published on 10th June 2020. This document can also be accessed online here:
This package should ONLY be utilised if you were unable to download and consume the Interim March 2020 International Edition release, and you can use DELTA files to update to the latest content.
If you have any questions about the July 2020 International Edition Member release, or have difficulties downloading the files from the distribution site, please contact SNOMED International at support@snomed.org with “July 2020 International Edition Member release question” in the subject line.
Kind regards,
Andrew Atkinson | Release Manager
Dear all
In the past few years we have introduced additional review periods as part of the release cycle of the SNOMED CT International edition - we now currently produce Alpha, Beta and Member releases for review during each International Edition cycle.
Given the relative stability of the recent releases, we are now considering replacing the Alpha release period with content authoring, which would result in SNOMED International being able to include an extra 2 weeks worth of editing improvements in each International Edition release. We would, of course, continue to produce the Beta and Member releases for everyone to review and provide feedback before the final Production release is published. This change would be implemented from the January 2021 International Edition release cycle onwards.
If you can foresee any issues with this please contact SNOMED International by 31st July 2020 at support@snomed.org with "International Edition Alpha release schedule question" in the subject line.
Kind regards
Andrew Atkinson | Release Manager
Dear Members,
The Beta release of the July 2020 SNOMED CT® International Edition is now available to SNOMED International Members only, from the MLDS distribution site.
This Beta release provides Member organizations an opportunity to perform a technical evaluation of the core SNOMED CT® files, and to provide feedback to SNOMED International, before the International Edition is distributed to Members by 30th June 2020. The public release of the International Edition to Affiliate licensees will take place on 31st July 2020. Please note that this Beta Release should not be distributed to Affiliate Licensees or any third parties before this date.
The BETA release package is distributed for evaluation purposes only. It must not be used in production clinical systems or in clinical settings.
When providing feedback, please include as much detail as possible, incorporating references to, or samples of, specific instances of the issue being reported. The absence of sufficient information to allow SNOMED International to confirm the reported issue may result in no action being taken prior to the Member release. Feedback on content related issues will be assessed and prioritized by SNOMED International, and a decision will be made as to whether to address any reported content issues for the Member release or as part of a future International Edition release. Although all feedback will be carefully reviewed, there should be no expectation that any non-technical issues will be addressed prior to the distribution of the Member release.
Feedback on the Beta release files will be accepted until 23:59 UTC on 17th June 2020 – although SNOMED International Members are urged to submit their findings as early as possible.
All files distributed to SNOMED International Members for the July 2020 International Edition are available from the “July 2020 v0.1 BETA” version in the “Offline & Alpha/Beta versions” section of the “SNOMED CT International Edition” project, which can be found on the “SNOMED Releases” page in MLDS, accessed here:
https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/ihtsdoReleases
The SNOMED CT International Edition contains SNOMED CT files in Release Format 2 (RF2) only, distributed in a zipped file archive (the Release Notes are located separately in the same repository as normal):
- xSnomedCT_InternationalRF2_BETA_20200731T120000Z.zip
The SNOMED CT International Edition Release Notes can also be accessed online:
Please see the Technical Updates section (3) of the Release Notes, plus the following Early Visibility confluence page, to remind yourselves of all of the important upcoming changes in this release, both technical and content:
In particular, please review the following sections, which contain important changes included in this release and also in the separate, additional release package that will be published in July:
3.2.1.2. New Configuration file in the RF2 package, containing Release Metadata
3.2.1.3. Additional Rollup Delta Release package
If you have any questions about the July 2020 International Edition, or have difficulties downloading this file, please contact SNOMED International at support@snomed.org with “July 2020 International Edition Beta release question” in the subject line.
Kind regards,
Andrew Atkinson | Release Manager