# Edit a concept

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**New concepts created in the task**<br>

New concepts created in the task may be tricky to get back into the *Edit Panel* if removed but not added to the task *Saved List* for later easy retrieval.<br>

If removed unintentionally before adding to the *Saved List*, concepts created in the task can be found in the *To Review* list in the *Feedback View* (even if not yet submitted for review).<br>

From the *Feedback View - Preview Panel*, each concept's FSN and/or SCTID can be retrieved and used to copy/paste into the text search query box to list it in search results.
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| <p><strong>EITHER</strong><br></p><p>Load a concept from the <em>Taxonomy</em> listing: Single-Press a node label to load that concept into the <em>Edit</em> panel.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | <div><figure><img src="/files/gtsbXeHNeH8bQSukIeJ9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| <p><strong>OR</strong><br></p><p>Load a concept from <em>Search</em> results :Press the search result FSN term (<code>Edit)</code> to open the concept in the <em>Edit</em> panel.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | <div><figure><img src="/files/enT4KKyIIvuCNRSgznKZ" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| <p>The concept loaded in the <em>Edit</em> panel shows two distinct content panels:<br></p><ul><li><em>Concept Diagram</em> view of the concept in various forms of logical modelling.</li><li><em>Concept Editor</em> with its active descriptions and axiom details, and various options for editing/modifying the concept, either via action icon buttons in the concept header (which act on the entire concept) or via controls associated with each description and axiom.</li></ul><p><em>Concept Diagram</em> actions are:<br></p><ul><li><code>View in Taxonomy</code></li><li><code>Open diagram in a new tab</code></li><li><code>View diagram in Authoring Form (AF)</code></li><li><code>View diagram in Stated Form</code></li><li><code>View diagram in Inferred Form</code></li></ul><p><em>Concept Editor</em> actions available from the concept header for an unpublished concept (one that has been created within the current authoring cycle and hence not yet included in a SNOMED CT release) are:<br></p><p>Left of header bar title (concept FSN):<br></p><ul><li><code>More details</code></li><li><code>Attach template</code> (if template services are enabled for the project)</li><li><p><code>Concept information helper</code> pop-up menu (cut/paste buffer helper)</p><ul><li><code>Copy Conceptid</code></li><li><code>Copy FSN</code></li><li><code>Copy FSN and Conceptid</code></li><li><code>Copy Term and Conceptid</code></li></ul></li></ul><p>Right of header bar title (concept FSN):<br></p><ul><li><code>Save concept</code></li><li><code>Show/hide inactive components</code></li><li><code>Revert to version</code></li><li><code>Delete unpublished concept</code></li><li><code>Switch to inferred view</code> / <code>Switch to Stated view</code> (toggles between the two options)</li><li><code>See project version</code></li><li><code>Remove concept (from edit panel)</code></li><li><code>Collapse</code> / <code>Expand</code> the concept component panel</li></ul><p>The concept header also includes status display icons for:<br></p><ul><li><code>Shortcuts active</code></li><li><code>Definition status</code> (set by axiom <code>Definition status</code> - if any axiom in the concept is set to <strong>Fully defined</strong>, then the concept status is <strong>>Fully defined</strong>)</li></ul> | <div><figure><img src="/files/XVwEEhMOIvOAqxJNlWpr" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><p><br></p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="success" class="hint hint-success"><p><strong>published concepts have editing constraints</strong><br></p><p>If the loaded concept has been previously published in a SNOMED CT release, the following <em>Edit</em> panel constraints apply to the concept:<br></p><ul><li><p>Published descriptions (those with an <em>Eff. Time</em> value in their <code>More details</code> properties):</p><ul><li>cannot have their description terms edited;</li><li>cannot be deleted (but can be inactivated and replaced if needed);</li><li>cannot have their language and dialect preferences changed.</li></ul></li><li><p>Published axioms (those with an <em>Eff. Time</em> value in their <code>More details</code> properties:</p><ul><li>cannot be deleted (but can be inactivated and replaced if needed);</li><li>cannot have their relationship types or target value edited (but entire relationships can be removed and replaced if needed).</li></ul></li></ul></div><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Maximum of 10 concepts in Edit panel</strong><br></p><p>The <em>Edit</em> panel can load a maximum of 10 concepts concurrently (for optimal web browser performance). If 10 are already loaded, a header notification will be presented when attempting to load more:<br></p><p><img src="/files/7LBUelp0A6LZddtllRHW" alt="" data-size="original"></p><p><br></p><p>If this limit is reached and another concept needs to be loaded, at least one of the currently displayed concepts must be removed from the <em>Edit</em> panel.<br></p></div> |
| <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="success" class="hint hint-success"><p><strong>Content panel widths can be adjusted</strong><br></p><p>The <em>Settings and Preferences</em> pop-up panel (available via the top right corner "cogwheel" <i class="fa-cog">:cog:</i> button) includes a <code>Page Layout</code> visual control which sets the relative widths of the sidebar, model diagram and concept editor panels. If modified and saved, the change will persist for the authenticated user.</p></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | <div><figure><img src="/files/AnjiIT92hwsl3NZTPzJg" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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