California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

ER259:  Date Case Initiated

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Field:

Date Case Initiated  [NAACCR #2085]

Message:

ER 259:  Date Case Initiated invalid [value].

Specification:

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

• 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.

Historical Changes:

3/03/04:  Added Err# 259 to the Allowable Values edit.

1/19/05:  Zeros are added to the Allowable Values.

2010 Data Changes:  Modified Specification section for new date format.  This is a new field from NAACCR starting with 2010 and NAACCR v12. However, it actually replaces California Requestor Item Date First Entered.  Thus, this edit is now associated with Date Case Initiated rather than Date First Enter.)