The get_schemes message provides information about existing coding systems, called schemes. It returns a list of all the source systems.
This use case provides information about schemes to the client, who might want a list of all the source systems that contribute vocabulary.
A get_schemes message returns a list of schemes that will be displayed in the Ontology Find Terms tool. User information is provided in the message_header.
To populate the list of schemes available to a user the sequence of events is as follows:
<message_body>
<get_schemes type="default"/>
</message_body>
Value |
Description |
default |
Return key / name pairs |
The get_schemes request has the following settings:
type=default
Response Message:
<message_body>
<concepts>
<concept>
<key>ICD9:</key>
<name>ICD9</name>
</concept>
</concepts>
</message_body>