ECMPS Support

Recently one of the Beta testers raised a question about using the option to submit data with critical errors. He wanted to understand what exactly happens when data is submitted with critical errors. To answer that question, a new FAQ has been added.

Am I able to submit my data even if the data still have critical errors?

The current method which allows files to be submitted has been carried forward into ECMPS. All files that are submitted must meet a basic level of quality in order to allow useful feedback to be provided. Much of the enforcement of the minimum requirements are provided through the import and add/edit functionality of the Client Tool.

While the current mainframe-based checking is built around status codes, the ECMPS checking process is being developed around levels of severity. The level of severity of a check and its resulting error message will dictate whether the data may be submitted. The severity levels are fatal error, critical error-level 1, critical error-level 2, non-critical, and informational.

By default, the Client Tool will only make data available for submission which has errors that are critical error-level 2, non-critical, and informational. After submission of the data to the EPA Host System, the XML file that was submitted to the EPA Host System will be archived, the data will be loaded into the EPA Host System, and both the Client Tool and the EPA will have a record of the data having been received.

Data with fatal errors cannot be submitted because the data will cause referential integrity errors. If necessary, a source may elect to submit data which has critical error-level 1 errors. The data will be received by the EPA Host System as an XML file. The XML file will be archived and both the Client Tool and the EPA will have a record of the data having been received. However, the data will not be loaded into the EPA Host System. As a result, The data will not be available to any other EPA resources or installations of the Client Tool because these rely upon the data being in the EPA Host System database. Sources will need to resolve the critical level 1 errors and resubmit the data.

It is recommended that this submission of data with critical errors only be done when absolutely necessary. An example of that might be when any critical error level 1 errors cannot be resolved in time to be the regulatory submission deadline.

For more information about severity levels, click here.

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