ADaM vs. Define validation

Now ADaM checks are limited to ADaM IG text

Hi Dirk,

The general concept of OpenCDISC ADaM checks are different compare to all other validation profiles (e.g., SDTM, SEND). Currently OpenCDISC ADaM checks are limited to the CDISC ADaM Validation Checks 1.1 document (see it in CDISC Members-Only Area: http://www.cdisc.org/adam-validation ). Those checks are created based on direct citation of the ADaM IG. There is no text about a define.xml in the ADaM IG. Therefore no official CDISC ADaM validation checks related to define.xml were created.

I believe that pure ADaM Implementation Guide text compliance is not enough for real practical validation and we need some other data quality checks. Consistency between data and define file is a good example.

Best Regards,

Sergiy Sirichenko  

Thanks for making that clear

Thanks for making that clear Sergiy. This is what I reckoned but needed someone to confirm.