# Add a General Concept Inclusion (GCI) to a concept

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| Open a concept for editing, for example: `\|Secondary diabetes mellitus (disorder)\|`. The concept header contains the `Add GCI Axiom` button. The button icon is a solid rounded square containing a "plus" symbol. | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-aad8813885af9285c92d0291bbc4ed4a2438291b%2F96809248.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Press the `Add GCI Axiom` button in the concept header. A new `General Concept Inclusion` panel will appear below the concept relationships containing a single empty `Is a` attribute.                              | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-38764ce9a654587e4cd70a220adf0269227062e4%2F96809249.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-faff1d09c02d7a0b07b814e87a2931decf2bebaf%2F96809250.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> |
| Drag the parent concept (`\|Diabetes mellitus (disorder)\|` for this example) as a target for the GCI `Is a` relationship.                                                                                           | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c5e21d50648de6fe15ab3a4d2dbbeb3a46dbb094%2F96809251.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a08a2275b95aeb335b4c501e09603a616934ddcf%2F96809252.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> |
| Press the `Add New Relationship` "plus" button within the GCI panel. Use type-ahead search to enter and select `Due to (attribute)` as the relationship type.                                                        | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d7f7f47d502e8fde83baae859c1be81c4bf3a314%2F96809253.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Use type-ahead search to enter and select `\|Disease (disorder)\|` as the target value for the new `Due to` attribute.                                                                                               | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-29241955dde55b47b22c19ae95361c279e26d94e%2F96809254.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Save the concept.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-501420059373957652412ece5ae91feec11f1fda%2F96809255.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Show the stated view of the concept diagram. Diagram shows empty GCI box with reverse subtype indicator.                                                                                                             | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7d5fa0df4d4c86c218c1d838909e025af4fdf9f9%2F96809256.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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