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Purpose

The

Concept
t 900000000000456007|Reference set descriptor|

is a

Gloss
t reference set

that is used to specify the format of all

Gloss
t reference sets

included in a release. The data type and meaning of the referenced component and each additional field within each

Gloss
t reference set

is described by this

Gloss
t reference set

.

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• the data type of its attributes may be validated against the data type declared in the

  Gloss
  t reference set

  descriptor;
• the column order can be checked against the

  Gloss
  t reference set

  descriptor.

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Data structure

The

Gloss
t Reference set descriptor reference set

is a

Gloss
t Component

-

Gloss
t Component

- Integer

Gloss
t reference set

that specifies the structure of reference sets. Its structure is shown in the following table.

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Creation of a

Gloss
t Reference set

descriptor is optional when creating a

Gloss
t reference set

in another

Gloss
t Extension

. If a descriptor is not created, the descriptor of the closest

Gloss
t ancestor

of the

Gloss
t reference set

is used when validating

Gloss
t reference set

member records.

Metadata

The following metadata in the |Foundation metadata

Gloss
t concept

|

Gloss
t hierarchy

supports the

Gloss
t reference set

descriptor

Gloss
t reference set

.

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REUSE:Notes on Reference Set Example Tables REUSE:Notes on Reference Set Example Tables nopanel true

Descriptor Template

The table below shows the descriptor that defines the structure of the

Concept
t 900000000000456007|Reference set descriptor|

. Note that this descriptor is itself part of the 

Concept
t 900000000000456007|Reference set descriptor|

 that it describes!

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