Concrete Value file - Detailed specification



Field

Data type

Purpose

Part of Primary Key

id

Uniquely identifies the .

NO

YES (Full/ Snapshot) 

Specifies the inclusive date at which the component version's state became the then current valid state of the component.

Note: In distribution files the effectiveTime should follow the short ISO date format (YYYYMMDD) and should not include the hours, minutes, seconds or timezone indicator.

YES

YES (Full)

Optional (Snapshot) 

Specifies whether the state of the was or from the nominal release date specified by the field.

YES

NO

Identifies the version's module. Set to a of within the metadata .

YES

NO

Identifies the source of the version. That is the defined by this Set to the of a .

NO

NO

String


Identifies the that is related to the version.

This could be an Integer, Decimal or String. Numbers are prefixed with a # (hash) symbol. Strings are surrounded with " (double quote) with double quotes inside the string escaped using \ (backslash).

Note that the values that can be applied to particular attributes are formally defined by the   SNOMED CT Machine Readable Concept Model.

NO

NO

Integer

Groups together versions that are part of a logically associated . All records with the same number and are grouped in this way.

YES

NO

Identifies the that represent the defining attribute (or relationship type) represented by this version.

That is the representing the value of the attribute represented by the column.

Set to the of a . The concept identified must be a subtype of . The concepts that can be used as in the typeId column of the Concrete Value file are formally defined as follows:

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Note that the attributes that can be applied to particular concepts are formally defined by the SNOMED CT Machine Readable Concept Model.

NO

NO

A enumeration value that identifies the characteristic type of the version (i.e. whether the version is defining, qualifying, etc.) This field is set to a of in the metadata .

YES

NO

A enumeration value that identifies the type of (DL) restriction (some, all, etc.). Set to a of in the metadata .

Currently the only value used in this column is and thus in practical terms this column can be ignored. For further clarification please see Notes on modifierId.


YES

NO