CTS 2 specific Value Set Services
CTS 2 specification uses term "Value Set" which is basically LexEVS implementation of "Value Set Definition". Though, CTS 2 implementation functions uses term "Value Set", internally, the LexEVS Value Set Definition Services are used. CTS 2 specification contains several Value Set specific profiles as described in the above High Level Architecture section. All of these functions can be called using CTS 2 interface as described in the above High Level Architecture section.
Here are CTS 2 profiles specific to Value Sets:
- Administration profile:
Import Value Set Version
Ability to import values sets
- Query profile:
List Value Sets
The ability to determine what value sets are available to a Terminology Service. This includes seeing a listing of the available value sets that match some search criteria, as well as the details pertaining to each value set available to the terminology service.
Return Value Set Details
The ability to retrieve a specific value set, with associated attributes and other metadata.
List Value Set Contents
The ability to see a listing of specific concepts, as well as the details pertaining to each concept in any of the given value sets available to a terminology service.
Check Concept Value Set Membership
The ability to validate that a given concept exists in a given value set.
Check Value Set Subsumption
Determine whether one of the two supplied value sets subsumes the other
- Authoring profile:
Create Value Set
The ability to create a dynamic value set that is defined by a computable expression that can be resolved to an exact list of coded concepts at any given point in time.
Maintain Value Set
Update properties or expression of a value set definition (extensional and intensional value sets).
Update Value Set Status
The ability to modify the status of a value set.
