3.2. Use Cases

The table below illustrates some of the overall use cases that SNOMED CT supports. Furthermore, it includes some typical example uses for each use case, and presents the types of reference sets relevant to these example. You can click on the diagrams and the text to navigate to the subpage, which provides more information about each of the use cases, examples and reference sets. The examples shown in the table are not exhaustive. Instead, they illustrate some common scenarios for each type of reference set.

USE CASE	EXAMPLES	REFERENCE SET
3.2.1. Search and Data Entry	Constrain Searches 3.2.1.1. Constrain Data Entry 3.2.1.3. Exclude Content	5.1. Simple Reference Set
	3.2.1.4. Order Items for Search and Data Entry Display alternative hierarchy for navigation	5.3. Ordered Reference Set
	Specify preferred descriptions for display	5.7. Language Reference Set
3.2.2. Knowledge Linkage	3.2.2.1. Linking Concepts to Web-Resources	5.5. Annotation Reference Set
3.2.3. Reporting and Analytics	Specifying Queries	5.1. Simple Reference Set
3.2.3. Reporting and Analytics	Link to Statistical Classifications	Simple Map Reference Set Complex and Extended Map Reference Set
3.2.4. Communication	3.2.4.1. Managing the Coded Content of Messages	5.1. Simple Reference Set
3.2.5. Language and Dialect	3.2.5.1. Indications of Acceptability of Terms	5.7. Language Reference Set 5.1. Simple Reference Set
3.2.6. Maintenance and Management	Consistent Replacements of (inactive) Components	5.4. Association Reference Set
3.2.6. Maintenance and Management	3.2.6.2. Managing Value Sets	5.2. Query Specification Reference Set 5.5. Annotation Reference Set

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3.2. Use Cases