California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

ER015:  Date Case Completed

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Field:

Date Case Completed  [NAACCR #2090]

Message:

ER 015:  Date Case Completed [value] must be a valid date (CCYYMMDD)

Specification:

This edit is skipped if Date Case Completed is blank or not valid. The following date formats are allowed:

1. • CCYYMMDD Century+Year, Month and Day are provided.

   • CCYYMM__ Century+Year and Month. Day consists of two blank spaces.

   • CCYY____ Century+Year. Month and Day consist of four blank spaces.

Dates are checked first to ensure they conform to one of these formats, then for errors in the components. Checking stops on the first non-valid situation.

Range checking:

1. • Lowest allowed value:  January 1, 1850 (or in D1 format: 18500101)

   • Highest allowed value: current system date

   • When month is known, it is checked to ensure it falls within range 01...12.

   • When month and day are known, day is checked to ensure it falls within range for that specific month. Accommodation is made for leap years

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