Question on ODM rule OD0003 "Required attribute 'CodedValue' is empty, present, severity=high

Hi Max,

I have just started using OpenCdisc and am really jazzed by how robust this tool really is.  In my using the Validator for a Define.xml I have the following situation which confuses me...

For talking points, I have a SDTM variable LBFLBL and it is an expected, but not required, variable.  The codelist has the following for LBBLFL:

[blank] = null

Y         = Yes

The resulting Define.xml which I create is the below snippet:

<ItemRef ItemOID="LB.LBBLFL"
              OrderNumber="277"
              Mandatory="No"
              Role="Record Qualifier"
              RoleCodeListOID="RoleCodeList">
           </ItemRef>

.....

ItemDef OID="LB.LBBLFL"
      Name="LBBLFL"
      DataType="text"
      Length="1"
      Origin="Derived"
      Role="Record Qualifier"
      Comment="SDTM.LB is sorted by USUBJID, LBTESTCD, and LBDTC.  Set LBBLFL to 'Y' for last non-missing value and where SDTM.LBDTC is less than or equal to SDTM.DM.RFSTDTC. For PG data set LBBLFL='Y' if lbdtc&lt;=rfstdtc and lbstat ne 'NOT DONE' ."
      def:Label="Baseline Flag">
   <CodeListRef CodeListOID="LBBLFL"/>
   </ItemDef>

....

<CodeList OID="LBBLFL" Name="LBBLFL" DataType="text">
     <CodeListItem CodedValue="">
       <Decode>
         <TranslatedText xml:lang="en">NULL</TranslatedText>
       </Decode>
     </CodeListItem>

     <CodeListItem CodedValue="Y">
       <Decode>
         <TranslatedText xml:lang="en">YES</TranslatedText>
       </Decode>
     </CodeListItem>

</CodeList>

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And when the Validator runs I get a OD003 error for this and as far as I can tell, the CodedValue is acceptable and it might be a warning, but should not be a severity of high...the SDTM LB data marks some records as baseline, but the others are not baseline; hence LBBLFL is blank

Validatior line:

What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance...

-Don Hurst