Authoring Level 2 Competencies: Terminology Processes

7. Terminology Processes: Authoring Process, Quality Assurance, Release Process, Release Validation, ECL and Translation
Competency Item	Area of Skill	Competency	Level
7.1	Collaborative Authoring Techniques	Understand collaborative task-based authoring principles, including managing tasks and projects, rebasing to synchronize content, and resolving merge conflicts.	Understand
7.2	Utilizing ECL for Authoring Processes	Create and execute Expression Constraint Language (ECL) queries to facilitate authoring tasks including content querying, content quality assurance and content adherence to editorial guidelines. Ability to use and apply the examples in the Expression Constraint Language - Specification and Guide to formulate accurate ECL queries.	Create
7.3	Release Process	Understand key principles in regard to preparing a new version of SNOMED CT for release	Understand
7.4	Release Validation	Understand key principles in regard to release validation	Understand
7.5	Translation	Understand how translation of SNOMED CT is performed using concept-based translation principles	Understand
7.6	Quality Assurance	Understand the key principles applied to quality assure SNOMED CT	Understand