Diagramming Guideline

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  • Confusion and misinterpretation
    • particularly when applying adapted forms of existing standards such as UML where the reader misinterprets the diagram due to their knowledge of the underpinning standard
  • Errors and omissions
    • different diagramming techniques require varying levels of detail, some of which do not force the author to think through all aspects of the idea they wish to express
  • Inefficiency
    • having a variety of diagrammatic forms requires more effort and time for the reader to interpret
    • creation of a new diagramming form, or selection from many in use and undocumented forms requires more effort and time from the diagram author
    • creation of diagrams by many different people without tooling support such as diagram templates wastes authoring time
  • An inconsistent look and feel for IHTSDO SNOMED International documents

In order to address these issues, a diagramming guideline has been created and is presented in this document. The aim of this guideline is to aid a clear, efficient and consistent method of communication for the SNOMED CT community of practice.

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