CDR Tickets

Issue Number 5317
Summary [Summaries] Analysis of SectMetaData Usage
Created 2024-02-01 14:20:59
Issue Type Task
Submitted By Juthe, Robin (NIH/NCI) [E]
Assigned To Kline, Bob (NIH/NCI) [C]
Status Closed
Resolved 2024-02-08 09:10:12
Resolution Fixed
Path /home/bkline/backups/jira/ocecdr/issue.390296
Description

We've noticed that the section metadata in our patient summaries is inconsistent. Before we try to clean this up and populate missing values, we'd like to determine if the information in the section metadata is used for anything downsteam (aside from the "Changes to Summary" section).

 

This ticket is for the analysis of any downsteam uses of the SectMetaData element and its children, Diagnosis and SectionType.

Comment entered 2024-02-08 09:09:54 by Kline, Bob (NIH/NCI) [C]

Use of SectionType and Diagnosis Elements in Summaries

I have examined the code to find places where we use these two elements in summary sections, and this is what I found. The bottom line: as far as I can tell, there are no places where these elements are required, or which would break if the elements were removed (barring "Changes to summary").

SectionType

  • optional in the DTDs and schema

  • optionally used in advanced search

  • "Changes to summary [not Summary]" used in multiple scripts, filters

  • "Current clinical trials" used in Summary vendor filter

  • "Unusual Cancers Special Considerations" used in some filters

  • "Introductory Text" only allowed once by summary schema, publishing software

  • element present in multiple XMetaL summary templates

Diagnosis

  • optional in DTDs and schema

  • optionally used in advanced search

  • used in Summary vendor filter for adding trial search strings to sections

  • element present in multiple XMetaL summary templates

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