Eureka Edits

ER132: NBCCEDP Linkage Date

 

Edit Sets

Eureka Tumor

Eureka Admission

California Hospital Transmit

Field

NBCCEDP Linkage Date (CER) [NAACCR# 9981]

 

Message

NBCCEDP Linkage Date is an invalid date.

 

Specification

This edit is skipped if NBCCEDP Linkage Date is empty.

This is a central database generated full date.

Only the complete CCYYMMDD or blank are allowed.

General Date Editing Rules:

Date fields are recorded in the D1 date format of year, month, day (CCYYMMDD).

Month and day must have leading zeros for values 01...09.

The following date formats are allowed:

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:

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

Highest allowed value: current system date

Month is checked to ensure it falls within range 01...12.

Day is checked to ensure it falls within the range for that specific month. Accommodation is made for leap years.

 

Historical Changes

8-2011

This item added for 2011 as part of the CER project.