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SNOMED CT® Release Format 1 (RF1) Guide - ihtsdo

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

The <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 2 Specification describes the <strong>Release</strong> types and the Terminology Services <strong>Guide</strong> provides<br />

advice on importing different <strong>Release</strong> types.<br />

3.3.4.21. Interchange format<br />

RF2 is conceived as a replacement for the current <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong>. It is designed to provide a way to publish<br />

releases of <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> to implementers and other licensees.There is a close relationship between<br />

the requirements to support distribution of content and the requirements for exchanging components during<br />

content development. However, there are also significant differences related to the requirement for additional<br />

development information (author, change time, etc) and a need to support work with 'interim' incomplete and<br />

unpublished components which have not yet been assigned a <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT identifier.<br />

Previous IHTSDO work resulted in a draft specification of <strong>SNOMED</strong> Interchange <strong>Format</strong> (SIF) which addressed<br />

some of these issues. Some of the provisions of RF2 are already supported by SIF but others will require<br />

revisions to the SIF specification.<br />

3.3.4.22. Post Coordinated expression Syntax<br />

RF2 allows relationship types to be extended from "existential qualification" to other types of relationship such<br />

as "universal qualification". This extension will not be used in initial releases until the complexity of the<br />

underlying semantics has been fully tested, but once it is introduced, post coordinated expression syntax will<br />

also need to be extended to cater for this.<br />

3.4. <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT - File Naming Conventions<br />

The file naming convention specified in this section applies to all IHTSDO release files starting with the January<br />

2010 International release.<br />

The specification provides the following benefits:<br />

• A consistent naming convention across the International edition and each National edition.<br />

• Predictable file naming, providing a stable structure for naming over time between releases.<br />

• A standard way to identify the source country and namespace by which a release file is owned.<br />

• A consistent versioning mechanism.<br />

• An easy human readable way to identify the content of a file, at a summary level.<br />

• A mechanism for identifying the type of information stored in a release file (e.g. documentation, tooling,<br />

etc.).<br />

• Guidance on file naming for release files in non-English extensions.<br />

• Assurance that names will be unique across the International release and releases from individual National<br />

release centers and across separate releases from each center over time.<br />

• An upgrade path, to enable use of the same naming convention with the new release format (RF2), while<br />

enabling easy identification of whether a file is in <strong>RF1</strong> or RF2 format, and avoiding naming clashes.<br />

Quality Assurance checks, to ensure that this naming convention is enforced, will be performed as part of<br />

the International release process. It is expected that equivalent checks will be performed as part of each<br />

National <strong>Release</strong> Center 's release process.<br />

Note: Prior to January 2010 other naming strategies were used. Implementers who need to review<br />

earlier releases should consult the documentation that accompanied the release that they need to review.<br />

© 2002-2012 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation CVR #: 30363434

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