SNOMED CT Release Services support the creation, validation and bundling of SNOMED CT release packages in a standard format that can be imported into terminology servers and other applications.
Terminology releases are the final step of any content development process, it makes the content available to the users. SNOMED content is distributed in RF2 format, including a full version maintaining all historical states, a snapshot with the last state for all components, and a delta with only the last state of the modified components. Creating valid release files packages requires following strict format specifications about separators, encoding, new lines, headers, file naming conventions, package folder structure, etc. Release manager tools produce valid RF2 packages and maintain the historical integrity of the releases.
SNOMED International Release Service
The SNOMED International Release Service compiles information from the content authoring tools, refsets, translations, maps, concepts and creates valid RF2 packages, generating all history tracking artifacts. This step is integrally connected with the Quality Assurance process, necessary for producing production-ready packages.
The tool involved in this process are:
| SNOMED Release Service | Provides services for release management activities |
| SNOMED Release Validation Framework | Provides services for the validation of a release package, using SQL and Drools based quality checks |
| SNOMED Release MRCM Validator | Provides services to make sure SNOMED releases are compliant with the MRCM (Machine Readable Concept Model) rules. |
Other Release Services
Other SNOMED CT tools that provide release services are available, as listed below.
| Snow Owl collaborative terminology authoring platform, b2i | http://b2i.sg/ |
| termSpace collaborative authoring environment, termMed | http://www.termspace.com/landing/index.html |
Please note that this list of tools is provided in alphabetical order. To request the addition or removal of a tool to/from this list, please submit a request via the 'Feedback' button at the bottom of this page.
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