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Value set bindings are used to express the valid values used to populate an information model artifact. For example the value set used to populate a drop down menu in a user interface or the valid values for a coded text in a message model.

is illustrated below.

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Caption label
CapIdconditional-value-set-binding
CapTypeFigure
Conditional value set binding


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CapIdtypes-of-reference-sets-applicable-for-messages
CapTypeTable
Types of Reference Sets applicable for messages


TypeDescription
Simple reference sets

A  simple reference set may be used to represent a SNOMED CT-based

Gloss
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tvalue set
applicable to a particular field in a message. The items to be populated in a particular field in the message can be constrained by filtering searches so that only
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tconcepts
within that
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treference set
are returned.

Query specification reference setQuery specification reference sets may be used to represent a set of intensionally defined SNOMED CT subsets, where each subset represents the value set for a particular field in a communication messages. One query specification reference set may therefore be used to hold all value sets applicable within a single communication messages, or within a set of messages.

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