Life Cycle of Interval Register Data Sets

The following diagram shows the possible lifecycle of an interval register data set.

The Interval Register Data lifecycle is comprised of the Pending, Complete, Error, and Canceled states. Interval register data transitions to the Pending state when the added data requires validation to occur before it is available for further processing. Validated additional data transitions to the Complete state if error conditions are not detected by validation algorithms. A validation algorithm may set the data set to the Error state when a error condition is detected. Data sets in the Pending or Error state can be canceled if these will not be used for further processing.

Pending Use this status for data, added to the system, that requires validation to occur before it is available for further processing. Validation is handled through an algorithm linked to the interval register type for this data set's register. Refer to Setting Up Interval Register Types for more information. When creating a data set, the system automatically sets the status to Pending when the interval register type indicates a validation algorithm.

Canceled A user can cancel a Pending or Error data set if the data set should not be used for further processing. Refer to Interval Register Data Maintenance for more information. Additionally, algorithms may be designed to cancel data sets in certain situations.

Error A validation algorithm may set this status for a data set if it detects an error condition. Data sets in error are also written to the Interval Register Data Exception table. Refer to How To Correct a Register Data Set in Error. When a validation error has been corrected, change the status of the data set back to Pending so it will be reprocessed.

Complete Only complete data sets are used by derivation algorithms. If data being added to the system has already been validated, it may be uploaded to the system in this status. Validation algorithms may change the status of a data set to Complete if no error conditions are detected. When data sets are created, their status is set to Complete if the interval register type does not indicate a validation algorithm. For more information about validation algorithms, refer to Setting Up Interval Register Types.