The data provider may receive the following messages throughout the operation of the validation process via the EDAMIS service.
- Message in Edamis confirming that the data transmission is successful. The message is sent in all cases of data transmission.
- Message in Edamis informing the data provider of a service outage. If experienced, please contact your counterpart at Eurostat.
- Message in Edamis informing the data provider will deliver results outside of the routinely expected timeframe. This may occur in case of service overload due to high traffic. If repeatedly experienced, please contact your counterpart at Eurostat.
- Email message informing the data provider that the validation process concluded, and the validation report is now available via the EDAMIS user interface.
In case users have to be added to or removed from the list of receivers of any of these messages, please contact your counterpart in Eurostat.
Errors, warnings and information messages
According to the ESS Handbook on Methodology for data validation (revised 2018 edition) , different degrees of severity are associated to each validation rule:- Error
- Warning
- Information
Error
Also called a "fatal error". A single instance causes the all dataset to be rejected.
Warning
The data can be accepted, as long as some corrections or explanations have been provided by the data provider.
Information
A message is provided on the report, but the data can be accepted without any further clarification or correction.
Retrieval of the validation report
Retrieving a report with EDAMIS Web Application
The data provider may access the validation report through the EDAMIS feedback channel. The validation report is never sent directly to data providers due to possible confidentiality constraints. The EDAMIS service may be, however, configured to send an email to inform users of the availability of the report (and any other message received). For organisations where the EDAMIS Web Application (EWA) has been installed, the feedback will by default be sent to the EWA, regardless of whether EWA or the EWP was used for the specific transmission. The validation report is available in EWA under the Send Datafile > Received Feedbacks menu.
Figure 61 – Retrieval of a report in EDAMIS Web Application
It is possible for users to request for the feedback to be sent to the EWP in case the EWP was used to transmit the data. This change must be requested by contacting the EDAMIS support team at ESTAT-SUPPORT_EDAMISec.europa.eu
Retrieving a report with EDAMIS Web Portal
For organisations that do not have an EWA installation, the feedback will be sent to the eDAMIS Web Portal (EWP). The validation report is available in the EWP under the Transmission > Received Feedback menu in EDAMIS.
Figure 62 – Retrieval of a report in EDAMIS Web Portal
