View source for Approval Process for IHE Actors, Transactions and Glossary Terms

=Introduction=
To promote reuse and reduce duplication, IHE requests that new or updated Actors, Transactions and Glossary Terms be presented to the Domain Coordination Committee for review prior to publication for Trial Implementation.

'''IMPORTANT:'''
*Prior to submitting requests for new actors or transactions, please browse Gazelle for existing actors and/or transactions that may meet the needs of your profile. Please see the [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/Gazelle_Browsing Gazelle Browsing Wiki page] for information on browsing Gazelle.

*Prior to submitting requests for new glossary terms, please search the Standards Knowledge Management Tool (SKMT) as defined on the [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/Standards_Knowledge_Management_Tool_(SKMT) Standards Knowledge Management Tool Wiki page] to see if the term already exists.

*For guidance on naming actors and transactions see the [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Profile_Design_Principles_and_Conventions IHE Profile Design Principles and Conventions] Wiki page. A few tips from this page:
**See [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Profile_Design_Principles_and_Conventions#Actors this section] of the above Wiki page for advise when creating a new Actor.
**See [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Profile_Design_Principles_and_Conventions#Transactions this section] of the Wiki page for advise when creating a new Transaction.

=Process for Requesting Approval=
==Actors==
*The approval request for new (or modified) actors/actor definitions in a public comment supplement must coincide with the submission for public comment.
*The approval request for actors/actor definitions to be modified in a trial implementation supplement must occur, and approval received, prior to publication for trial implementation.
*See [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Profile_Design_Principles_and_Conventions#Actors this section] of the the IHE Profile Design Principles and Conventions Wiki page for advise when creating a new Actor.
 
==Transactions==
*The approval request for new (or modified) transactions in a public comment supplement must coincide with the submission for public comment.
*The approval request for transactions to be modified in a trial implementation supplement must occur, and approval received, prior to publication for trial implementation.
*See [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Profile_Design_Principles_and_Conventions#Transactions this section] of the the IHE Profile Design Principles and Conventionss Wiki page for advise when creating a new Transaction.

==Glossary Terms==
*The approval request for new (or modified) glossary terms in a public comment supplement must coincide with the submission for public comment.
*The approval request for glossary terms to be modified in a trial implementation supplement must occur, and approval received, prior to publication for trial implementation.
*See [https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/Official_Templates#Glossary_Rules this Wiki page] for rules on what terms are to be added to the IHE Glossary.

=Approval Request Forms=
==Actors==
The approval form for Actors is located [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGMu41bCifvwXat48T0qBdB4HUqaPiM17Dnuova0uuobhjGw/viewform here]

==Transactions==
The approval form for Transactions is located [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQKHxNkdm-XZQfMkaBztR1NA02ut37dAUbTjg31p9TP9cYFQ/viewform here]

==Glossary Terms==
The approval form for Glossary Terms is located [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF4u438qsLLRQuPwSoiQT9l9DWC_foCMXJksGNRe7K2memuA/viewform here]