Idb-data-sets

Data delivery and clearing

All data suppliers had to register for the IDB data validator (provided by Swansea University at http://www.injuryobservatory.net/jamiedatavalidator/login) for checking and/or uploading their data. Incoming data files were automatically checked for consistency with the common standards according to table 1 below (table 8.3. of the JAMIE-IDB Manual).

Table 1: Control checks for IDB data files (June 18, 2012). Numbers in the right column refer to the position in the prescribed record-structure.

	FDS	MDS
Essential checks at file level – if not fulfilled, the whole file will be rejected: Valid file structure (e.g. no delimiters between cases) All records with the valid record length Only digits or blanks in fields x-y (e.g. no tabs or letters) Reporting country must exist and be identical for all records Every record has an unique record number (no duplication)	y/n 1-230 3-85 1-2 3-8	y 1-35 3-35 1-2 6-12