EVS curators notify you via email once they have fulfilled your request for a new term. At that point you can enter the new terms details. This is the case whether or not EVS has published the term in the NCIt.
How do Enter Disease/Condition Terms
- On the menu, click Manage NCIt Terms.
The Manage NCIt Terms page displays a menu for managing disease terms.
Click Manage NCIt Disease Terms > Enter Term Information.
The Enter New Disease/Condition Details page appears.
Enter the identifiers contained in the message from the EVS. You are required to enter the NCIt, Preferred Name, and Display Name.
- To enter the Display Name, enter part or all of the disease/condition and select the display name from the list of terms that the system suggests. For instructions, see Adding Diseases and Conditions.
- To enter Synonyms, enter individual terms, and then click Add. You can enter multiple synonyms. If you added a term that you no longer want to use as a synonym, click Remove.
- To add parent and/or child terms, click Look Up & ADD.
The Look Up Child/Parent Diseases window appears.
- Search for the term by following the instructions in Adding Diseases and Conditions. Then select which of its parent/child terms you want to import.
- If you added a term that you no longer want to use as a parent/child, click Remove.
- Click Save.
