2.3.10 - Entity Description Services

Create Concept

Create concept to be included in a Code System. The new concept is defined by the set of meta-data properties that describe it, which may include its proper placement via association binding within the hierarchy of the Code System.

The LexEVS Authoring services will provide ability to add and update entities in a Code System.

Maintain Concept

Update Concept meta-data properties.

The LexEVS Authoring services will provide ability to add and update entities in a Code System.

Update Concept Status

Changes the status of a code system concept (suspend, reinstate, cancel, remove).

The LexEVS Authoring services will provide ability to add and update entities in a Code System.

Create Association Type

Create a new relationship type (as intended by the association type class of the conceptual model), an instance of which may be used to link two concepts. A list of code system IDs can be supplied if the intent is to restrict use to specific code systems. The default is availability to all code systems present on the server.

The LexEVS Authoring services will provide ability to create and maintain entities of type Association in a Code System.

Maintain Association Type

Update or deprecate an Association type that may be used to link two concepts.

The LexEVS Authoring services will provide ability to create and maintain entities of type Association in a Code System.

Update Association Status

Update the status of an association (active, inactive, canceled, other). This allows a Terminology User to activate or inactivate a given association, thus changing its availability for access by other terminology service functions

LexEVS Authoring API provides ability to change the status of an association (a triple).

Create Association

Relates a single specific coded concept within a specified code system (source) to a corresponding single specific coded concept (target) within the same or another code system, including identification of a specified Association type.

LexEVS Authoring API provides ability to create and maintain association between coded concepts from one or more code system.