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SEND - test names greater than 40 characters

Sponsors may have test descriptions (--TEST) longer than 40 characters in their operational databases. Because the --TEST variable is meant to serve as a label for --TESTCD when a Findings dataset is transposed to a horizontal format, the length of --TEST is normally limited to 40 characters to conform to the limitations of the SAS v5 transport file format currently used for submission datasets. Therefore, sponsors have the choice to either insert the first 40 characters or a text string abbreviated to 40 characters in --TEST. To address this issue, sponsors may include the full description for these variables:

  • in the data definition file Origin column for --TEST, provide a link to the source containing the full test description; or
  • in a PDF document storing full-text descriptions. In such cases, in the data definition file Comments column for --TEST, insert a link to the full-text description in the PDF.
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