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170 | <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1 (<strong>RF1</strong>) <strong>Guide</strong> July 2012<br />

3.2.9.4.2.9.1.2. MemberId<br />

Table 133: -<br />

Duplicate Terms Subset Members Table<br />

Key Fields<br />

MemberId<br />

Field Type<br />

SCTID<br />

Permitted characters<br />

0 to 9<br />

The DescriptionIdentifier for a <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT Concept that has a duplicate term.<br />

3.2.9.4.2.9.1.3. MemberStatus<br />

Table 134: -<br />

Duplicate Terms Subset Members Table<br />

Key Fields<br />

MemberStatus<br />

Field Type<br />

Integer<br />

The status of the identified member in this Subset.<br />

The value of MemberStatus must be greater than zero.<br />

Permitted characters<br />

0 to 9<br />

Duplicate Terms Subset The priority assigned to this Concept.<br />

Note:<br />

Length<br />

6 to 18<br />

Length<br />

1 to 5<br />

The lower the value, the greater the priority. Thus the highest priority is assigned to Concepts with the<br />

MemberStatus value "1" (first).<br />

The priority should be used by applications to determine the items to be displayed first or selected most<br />

readily.<br />

3.2.9.4.2.9.2. Data Fields<br />

Table 135: -<br />

Duplicate Terms Subset Members Table<br />

Data Fields<br />

LinkedId<br />

Field Type<br />

SCTID<br />

Permitted characters<br />

0 to 9<br />

Length<br />

6 to 18<br />

The MemberID (and therefore, the DescriptionId) of the Member with the same Term which has the highest<br />

priority.<br />

A group of duplicate terms can be identified since they will all point to the same LinkedId.<br />

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