6.3 Signature File Output

This file contains metadata associated with production of the report. The name of the file is signature_[reportid] where [reportid] takes the value specified for reportid in the report_parameters file.

Table 6.5: signature_reportid.sas7bdat output
Variable Description
QRPREPORTVERSION Version of QRP Report used.
Format: SAS character - length can vary
CUSTOMCODEVERSION Version assigned to the custom programming package.
Format: SAS character - length can vary
STARTTIME Date and time the program started in the format DDMMMYYYY:HH:MM:SS.SS.
Format: SAS character $21
STOPTIME Date and time the program completed in the format DDMMMYYYY:HH:MM:SS.SS.
Format: SAS character $21
SECONDS Total run time for the program in seconds.
Format: SAS character $9
EXECUTIONTIME Total run time for the program in the format ##h ##m ##s.
Format: SAS character $25
REPORTID Report identifier.
Format: SAS character - length can vary
REPORTTYPE Identifier of which type of report was produced.
Format: SAS character $10
REPORTDATA Indicator of whether SAS datasets were produced (Y) or not (N).
Format: SAS character $10
LOOK_START Period at which the report began.
Format: Numeric
LOOK_END Period at which the report ended.
Format: Numeric
DATEDISTRIBUTED Date the query request package was distributed to Data Partners.
Format: SAS character $10
REPORT_DESTINATION Indicator of whether report was output as pdf, excel, or both.
Format: SAS character $5
LOGOFILE File name for logo displayed in report
Format: SAS character $32
DATABASE Name of database. If blank, will default to “Sentinel Distributed Database.”
Format: SAS character - length can vary
DPNAME Full name of data partner. Will be blank when QRP Report is run as a standalone.
Format: SAS character - length can vary
STRATIFYBYDP Indicator of whether Data Partner-specific results were produced.
Format: SAS character $1
DPINFOFILE Name of the dataset listing Data Partners included in the report.
Note 1: only relevant for leave behind report.
Format: SAS character $32
BASELINEFILE Name of the dataset containing options for baseline tables.
Format: SAS character $32
GROUPSFILE Name of the dataset containing lists of groups and parameters related to each group for L1 reports.
Format: SAS character $32
TABLEFILE Name of the dataset containing all tables produced.
Format: SAS character $32
FIGUREFILE Name of the dataset containing all figures produced.
Format: SAS character $32
LABELFILE Name of the dataset containing all labels used in the report.
Format: SAS character $32
TREEAGGFILE Name of the dataset containing tree aggregation parameters for Signal Identification analysis.
Format: SAS character $32
APPENDIXFILE Name of the dataset containing information to be included in report appendices.
Format: SAS character $32
CODEDESCRIPTIONSFILE Name of the dataset used to map code description for Code Distribution output.
Format: SAS character $32
TABLECOLUMNSFILE Name of the dataset containing information about columns to output in report tables.
Format: SAS character $32
L2COMPARISONFILE Name of the dataset containing lists of comparisons and parameters related to each comparison for L2 reports.
Format: SAS character $32
COLLAPSE_VARS List of categories (if any) collapsed into one category to prevent small cell counts.
Format: SAS character $4
INCLUDE_UNWEIGHTED_TRIM Indicator of whether unweighted/trimmed output is included in the report
Format: SAS character $1
SMALL_CELLCOUNTS Indicator of whether small cells are highlighted in the output.
Format: SAS character $1
CUSTOMIZECOLUMNS Indicator of which columns were displayed or redacted. Only relevant for T2L2 or T4L2 report.
Format: SAS character - length can vary
SEED Numeric value used as seed value for randomizing Data Partner IDs.
Format: Numeric