Getting Started

This page is dedicated to demonstrate a real-life workflow with the intention of helping users to get familiar with Snowray. As part of the workflow, users will start off by creating a Value Set and then editing its content. Next, after learning how to browse and edit Resources, users will be introduced to release management. Finally, the released Value Set will be exported enabling it to be shared.
To benefit the most from the tutorial, start from the very beginning, and continue step by step, as it will walk you through the most important functionalities of Snowray.
Contents
1.​Log in​
2.​Create a Value Set​
3.​Add Clauses​
4.​Find Value Set​
5.​Check Value Set Content​
6.​Create a Release​
7.​Edit Clauses​
8.​Delete Clauses​
9.​Create and Edit Value Set​
10.​Merge Value Set​
11.​Create a Second Release​
12.​Compare Value Sets​
13.​Export Value Set​
Log in
To access Snowray, enter your username and password in the corresponding boxes of the login page, then press the
button. You will be taken to the Dashboard page.
Snowray supports authentication via Google or Microsoft accounts.
Create a Value Set
To create a resource, press the
button from the Resources page. Then select Value Set as the resource type, fill out the required fields, and press
.
Create a New Value Set
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 Read more about creating Value Sets:
Create
Add Clauses
To add clauses, navigate to the authoring page by pressing the 
 button. After that, you can drag and drop concepts from the terminology tree or create a new clause with the basic clause editor.
Add Clauses to a Value Set
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 Find out more about adding clauses:
Authoring
Find Value Set
To find an already created Value Set that is not visible on the Dashboard (e.g. after finishing a session in Snowray and starting a new one later on), navigate to Resources from the main menu bar and type the Value Sets name into the filter search box.
Find a Value Set
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 To read more about finding a resource we suggest checking out the following page:
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Resources
Check Value Set Content
To take a look at the members of a Value Set in a hierarchical view, navigate to the Content tab.
If you would like to see where the concepts represented by the clauses are located within the hierarchy, press the
button and sync the selected clauses with the tree.
Review Value Set Content
Create a Release
To create a release, navigate back to the Value Set, click the Releases tab, and press the
button. Fill out the fields and press the
button.
Create a Value Set Release
Creating a release automatically changes the Resource status to active.​
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 Find out more about creating a version:
Release Management
Edit Clauses
To edit the Value Set, navigate to the authoring page by pressing the 
 button. Hover over an existing clause to reveal the
icon, which enables editing the selected clause. To persist the changes you made, click on the green checkmark.
Edit Value Set Clauses
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 Read more about authoring:
Authoring
Delete Clauses
To edit the Value Set, navigate to the authoring page by pressing the 
 button. You can then delete clauses either individually or in a batch using the 
 icon.
Delete Value Set Clauses
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 Find out more about deleting:
Delete/Retire
Create and Edit Value Set
To create a resource, press the
button from the Resources page. Then select Value Set as the resource type, fill out the required fields, and press
.
To add clauses, navigate to the authoring page by pressing the 
 button. After that, you can drag and drop concepts from the terminology tree or create a new clause with the basic clause editor.
Create Value Set and Add Clauses
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 Read more about creating Value Sets:
Create
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 Find out more about adding clauses:
Authoring
Merge Value Set
To merge a Value Set into another, navigate to the authoring page of the Value Set into which you want to merge additional content by pressing the 
 button. Then press the
button and select the Merge value sets option. In the pop-up wizard, select the Value Set which will be merged into the edited Value Set.
Merge Existing Value Sets
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 A more detailed description of merging Value Sets can be found here:
Merge
Create a Second Release
To create additional releases, simply follow and complete the same steps as in the Create a Release section.
Create a Second Release for Value Set
Compare Value Sets
To start comparing Value Sets, navigate to the Releases tab, and press the
button next to the version.
Compare Value Set Versions
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 A more detailed description can be found on the following page:
Compare
Export Value Set
To export a Value Set, press the
button in the upper right corner of your resource's page, and select a format for your export file. Once you picked the desired format, the export process will start immediately.
A progress indicator will notify you about the changes in the export process.
Export a Value Set
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 Read more about supported export file formats:
Export