Some situations may require sets of components to be implemented and managedFor example, when implementing a package of subsets.

Requirements for a set of maps between SNOMED CT and another code system

Requirement Description Example Use Reference Set
A set of sets of components A set of intensional subset definitions

Managing the set of intensional subset definitions that are used within a particular system, organization, domain or message

Query specification reference set

A set of references to concepts that represent reference sets Managing the set of reference sets that are used within a particular system, organization, domain or message Simple reference set

For more detailed use case examples, please refer to the following sections: