Authoring Platform User Guide

This is a guide to using the SNOMED CT Authoring Platform (AP), based on the Snowstorm terminology server. The AP supports SNOMED CT content authoring using full OWL Axiom Description Logic modeling.

Through the AP you can:

• Create new SNOMED CT content in the International Edition, including concepts requested from external sources such as the International CRS platform.

• Create new SNOMED CT content in the US Edition, including concepts requested from external sources such as the US CRS platform.

• Create new SNOMED CT content in Local Extensions, including concepts requested from external sources such as the SNOMED International Managed Service Request Portal.

• Add new terms and/or modeling to published SNOMED CT concepts.

• Classify content changes.

• Validate content changes.

• Review and approve content for publication in the relevant next SNOMED CT release.

The SNOMED CT Authoring Platform is in use here: https://authoring.ihtsdotools.org/

Quick Starts

• International Authoring Quick Start

• International Reviewing Quick Start

Introduction

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