Refer to Section 5 of the OAI (Appendix E) on how to supply documentation and Appendix B of the OAI for an example data dictionary.
The DV Documentation Request of the OAI (Appendix E) requests that the SO supplies documentation of its underlying data systems and reporting processes in 4 sub-sections, as shown below:
Table 9: Four Sub-Sections of the DV Documentation Request Section of the OAI (Appendix E)| Sub-Section | Information Collected |
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| Request for Programming Code and Example Output | - All programming code/source code and example output that programmers use to calculate the data elements for each reporting section currently undergoing DV review
- Interim and final data sets along with code which are used to summarize or manipulate the data sets for each reporting section
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| Request for Data Dictionary | - Data dictionaries for each data set SOs submit
- Refer to Appendix B of the OAI for an example data dictionary
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| Request for Analysis Plan, Reporting Process Flows, and Diagrams | - Documents describing how SOs produce reporting section output reports
- Includes analysis plan, reporting process flows, diagrams, and any other related documents
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| Request for Standard Operating Documents: SOPs, Policies and Procedures, or Other Work Instructions | - SOPs, policies and procedures, or other work instructions about reporting
- Includes policies for archiving, upgrading, and maintaining data systems, disaster recovery plans, or policies for generating, compiling, and submitting the reports
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