Data Package Quality Report
PackageId: edi.1114.3
Report Date/Time: 2022-06-27T13:03:55
Dataset Report
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1packageIdPatternvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:error
packageId pattern matches "scope.identifier.revision"Check against LTER requirements for scope.identifier.revision'scope.n.m', where 'n' and 'm' are integers and 'scope' is one of an allowed set of valuesedi.1114.3
2emlVersionvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:error
EML version 2.1.0 or beyondCheck the EML document declaration for version 2.1.0 or highereml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.0 or higherhttps://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0Validity of this quality report is dependent on this check being valid.
3schemaValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Document is schema-valid EMLCheck document schema validityschema-validDocument validated for namespace: 'https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0'Validity of this quality report is dependent on this check being valid.
4parserValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Document is EML parser-validCheck document using the EML IDs and references parserValidates with the EML IDs and references parserEML IDs and references parser succeededValidity of this quality report is dependent on this check being valid.
5schemaValidDereferencedvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:error
Dereferenced document is schema-valid EMLReferences are dereferenced, and the resulting file validatedschema-validDereferenced document validated for namespace: 'https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0'Validity of this quality report is dependent on this check being valid.
6keywordPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
keyword element is presentChecks to see if at least one keyword is presentPresence of one or more keyword elements8 'keyword' element(s) found
7methodsElementPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A 'methods' element is presentAll datasets should contain a 'methods' element, at a minimum a link to a separate methods doc.presence of 'methods' at one or more xpaths.1 'methods' element(s) foundEML Best Practices, p. 28
8coveragePresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
coverage element is presentAt least one coverage element should be present in a dataset.At least one of geographicCoverage, taxonomicCoverage, or temporalCoverage is present in the EML.1 'coverage' element(s) found
9geographicCoveragePresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:info
geographicCoverage is presentCheck that geographicCoverage exists in EML at the dataset level, or at least one entity's level, or at least one attribute's level.geographicCoverage at least at the dataset level.1 'geographicCoverage' element(s) foundMany but not all datasets are appropriate to have spatial coverage.If sampling EML is used within methods, does that obviate geographicCoverage? Or should those sites be repeated or referenced?EML Best Practices v.2, p. 22-23. "One geographicCoverage element should be included, whose boundingCoordinates describe the extent of the data....Additional geographicCoverage elements may be entered at the dataset level if there are significant distances between study sites and it would be confusing if they were grouped into one bounding box." 6 decimal places.
10taxonomicCoveragePresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:info
taxonomicCoverage is presentCheck that taxonomicCoverage exists in EML at the dataset level, or at least one entity's level, or at least one attribute's level.taxonomicCoverage at least at the dataset level.1 'taxonomicCoverage' element(s) foundOnly when taxa are pertinent to the dataset will they have taxonomicCoverage.Could search title, abstract, keywords for any taxonomic name (huge). Could search keywordType="taxonomic".EML Best Practices v.2, p. 25
11temporalCoveragePresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:info
temporalCoverage is presentCheck that temporalCoverage exists in EML at the dataset level, or at least one entity's level, or at least one attribute's level.temporalCoverage at least at the dataset level.0 'temporalCoverage' element(s) foundLTER wants to search datasets by time; the best place to search is the dataset level temporal coverage.Most datasets have a temporal range.EML Best Practices v.2, p. 24
12pastaDoiAbsentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:error
An alternateIdentifier with a DOI system attribute that looks like it is generated by PASTA should not be presentReject the data package if it contains an alternateIdentifier DOI that looks like PASTA generated it.No PASTA DOIs are expected to be found in the uploaded data packageNo PASTA DOI alternateIdentifier elements foundPASTA DOI values might appear in an uploaded data package (by various mechanisms). PASTA will assign a DOI after the upload has completed successfully, so an initial one should not be there.
13titleLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
Dataset title length is at 5 least words.If the title is shorter than 5 words, it might be insufficient. Title word count between 7 and 20 including prepositions and numbers.Between 7 and 20 words14 words found.EML Best Practices, v.2, p. 13
14fundingPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
check to see if funding element is presentChecks to see if the funding element is included.the funding element is expected to be includedDepartment of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
15datasetAbstractLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
Dataset abstract element is a minimum of 20 wordsCheck the length of a dataset abstract and warn if less than 20 words.An abstract is 20 words or more.161 words found.EML Best Practices
16duplicateEntityNamevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:error
There are no duplicate entity namesChecks that content is not duplicated by other entityName elements in the documententityName is not a duplicate within the documentNo duplicates foundData Manager requires a non-empty, non-duplicate entityName value for every entityDeclare a non-empty entityName and ensure that there are no duplicate entityName values in the document
Entity Report
Entity Name: SCRdrought_TreeCoreCollectionData
Entity Identifier:
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1entityNameLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Length of entityName is not excessive (less than 100 char)length of entity name is less than 100 charactersentityName value is 100 characters or less33
2entityDescriptionPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
An entity description is presentCheck for presence of an entity description.EML Best practices pp. 32-33, "...should have enough information for a user..."trueWith entityName sometimes serving as a file name rather than a title, it is important to be very descriptive here.
3numHeaderLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numHeaderLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numHeaderLines' element.Document contains 'numHeaderLines' element.'numHeaderLines' element: 1
4numFooterLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numFooterLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numFooterLines' element.Document contains 'numFooterLines' element.No 'numFooterLines' element foundIf data file contains footer lines, 'numFooterLines' must be specified.Add 'numFooterLines' element if needed.
5fieldDelimiterValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Field delimiter is a single characterField delimiters should be one character onlyA single character is expected,A valid fieldDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#fieldDelimiter
6recordDelimiterPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Record delimiter is presentCheck presence of record delimiter. Check that the record delimiter is one of the suggested values.A record delimiter from a list of suggested values: \n, \r, \r\n, #x0A, #x0D, #x0D#x0A\r\nA valid recordDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
7numberOfRecordsPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Is the numberOfRecords element present?Warn the user if the numberOfRecords check is not presentA number of records element is expected for this entitynumberOfRecords element foundThis is a valuable check that we have the correct table.
8entitySizePresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Check for presence of an entity size elementLook for entity size element as a prep for checking congruence, and if not present, generate a warn. Note that to be most useful (i.e, to check congruence), entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit); however, the presence or name of the entity size unit is NOT checked.Entity size is present. If unit="byte" or unit is omitted (default = byte), then congruence can be checked.Found entity size element with value of 33510 and size unit specified as 'byte'.Examining the entity size is prep for checking congruence. Including the element is best practice, and if not present, a warn is generated. To be most useful, entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit).Include an entity size in bytes Example success: knb-lter-sbc.3.12. Example of size in units other than byte: knb-lter-mcr.6.56.
9integrityChecksumPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A physical/authentication element is present and specifies a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1Check for presence of a physical/authentication element containing a checksum or hash value for an integrity check (e.g. MD5, SHA-1). Warn if an entity does not have a physical/authentication element, or if none of the physical/authentication elements specify a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1.At least one physical/authentication element with a method attribute specifying MD5 or SHA-1 and containing a checksum or hash value that can be used to perform an integrity check on the data.truePASTA will use this value to check the integrity of the data it downloads from your site. In addition, PASTA is planning to compare the contributor-supplied checksum/hash value documented in the physical/authentication element to the checksum/hash value of this entity downloaded from previous revisions of this data package. If PASTA already has a copy of this entity, it will be able to avoid an unnecessary download of the entity from your site, resulting in faster processing of the new data package revision when you update it in PASTA.Add a physical/authentication element and store the entity checksum or hash value in it using a method such as MD5 or SHA-1.
10attributeNamesUniquevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Attribute names are uniqueChecks if attributeName values are unique in the table. Not required by EML.Unique attribute names.trueA good table does not have duplicate column names.EML Best Practices
11displayDownloadDatainfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display downloaded dataDisplay the first kilobyte of data that is downloadedUp to one kilobyte of data should be displayed
12urlReturnsDatavalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
URL returns dataChecks whether a URL returns data. Unless the URL is specified to be function="information", the URL should return the resource for download.A data entity that matches the metadatatruehttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-resource.html#UrlType
13onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1114/1/9727b3c32c47ef2a820e1ec1dc166d63
14integrityChecksumvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:error
Compare the metadata checksum for an entity to the checksum of the downloaded entityTwo possible responses: valid if checksums match; error if checksums do not match.998b47b9f680b465cdbfcab2a47651e3998b47b9f680b465cdbfcab2a47651e3Matching checksums will ensure data integrity during upload to the repository.If the found integrity hash value does not match the expected integrity hash value, there may have been a loss of integrity in the data download. Check that the hash method and hash value documented in the metadata are the correct values.
15entitySizeCongruencevalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Check that the entity size in the Level 0 metadata matches the one PASTA+ generates.Compare raw file size of file to [entity]/physical/size element in metadata. Return error if not matching.3351033510Examining the entity size is a method for checking that this is the correct entity.Check the entity size.
16databaseTableCreatedvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Database table createdStatus of creating a database tableA database table is expected to be generated from the EML attributes.A database table was generated from the attributes descriptionCREATE TABLE SCRdrought_TreeCoreCollectionD("site" TEXT,"site_id" TEXT,"species" TEXT,"tree_id" FLOAT,"core_letter" TEXT,"core_id" TEXT,"date_yymmdd" FLOAT,"latitude" FLOAT,"longitude" FLOAT,"dbh_cm" FLOAT,"dch_cm" FLOAT,"core_height_cm" FLOAT,"total_height__m" TEXT,"plc_1" FLOAT,"plc_2" FLOAT);
17examineRecordDelimitervalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data are examined and possible record delimiters are displayedIf no record delimiter was specified, we assume that \r\n is the delimiter. Search the first row for other record delimiters and see if other delimiters are found.No other potential record delimiters expected in the first row.No other potential record delimiters were detected. A valid record delimiter was previously detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
18displayFirstInsertRowinfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display first insert rowDisplay the first row of data values to be inserted into the database tableThe first row of data values should be displayedHanson, HAN, Populus trichocarpa, 102, A, HAN-POTR-102-A, 190610, 34.30774, -119.09810, 33.6, 33.9, 81, 13.8, 90, 100
19onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: file:///home/pasta/local/data/edi.1114.3/9727b3c32c47ef2a820e1ec1dc166d63
20tooFewFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have fewer fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
21tooManyFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have more fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
22dataLoadStatusvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data can be loaded into the databaseStatus of loading the data table into a databaseNo errors expected during data loading or data loading was not attempted for this data entityThe data table loaded successfully into a database
23numberOfRecordsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Number of records in metadata matches number of rows loadedCompare number of records specified in metadata to number of records found in data303303The expected number of records (303) was found in the data table.
24headerRowAttributeNamesinfo
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:info
Header row is displayed alongside attribute namesCompare the content of the data header row to the content of EML attribute names.No expectation, information only Customer should evaluate the findings
25dateFormatMatchesvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:warn
Date format in metadata matches datadateTime/formatString in attribute metadata is from the preferred list, and the data matches. A non-match generates only a warn.Format string is preferred, and all data values match the format stringData values matched the specified formatString.Dates should be consistently formatted and match the formatString in metadata.
Entity Report
Entity Name: SCRdrought_d13Cdata
Entity Identifier: 3d306efe27b7feef39ea5f3868fc66cb
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1entityNameLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Length of entityName is not excessive (less than 100 char)length of entity name is less than 100 charactersentityName value is 100 characters or less19
2entityDescriptionPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
An entity description is presentCheck for presence of an entity description.EML Best practices pp. 32-33, "...should have enough information for a user..."trueWith entityName sometimes serving as a file name rather than a title, it is important to be very descriptive here.
3numHeaderLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numHeaderLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numHeaderLines' element.Document contains 'numHeaderLines' element.'numHeaderLines' element: 1
4numFooterLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numFooterLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numFooterLines' element.Document contains 'numFooterLines' element.No 'numFooterLines' element foundIf data file contains footer lines, 'numFooterLines' must be specified.Add 'numFooterLines' element if needed.
5fieldDelimiterValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Field delimiter is a single characterField delimiters should be one character onlyA single character is expected,A valid fieldDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#fieldDelimiter
6recordDelimiterPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Record delimiter is presentCheck presence of record delimiter. Check that the record delimiter is one of the suggested values.A record delimiter from a list of suggested values: \n, \r, \r\n, #x0A, #x0D, #x0D#x0A\nA valid recordDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
7numberOfRecordsPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Is the numberOfRecords element present?Warn the user if the numberOfRecords check is not presentA number of records element is expected for this entitynumberOfRecords element foundThis is a valuable check that we have the correct table.
8entitySizePresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Check for presence of an entity size elementLook for entity size element as a prep for checking congruence, and if not present, generate a warn. Note that to be most useful (i.e, to check congruence), entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit); however, the presence or name of the entity size unit is NOT checked.Entity size is present. If unit="byte" or unit is omitted (default = byte), then congruence can be checked.Found entity size element with value of 26373 and size unit specified as 'byte'.Examining the entity size is prep for checking congruence. Including the element is best practice, and if not present, a warn is generated. To be most useful, entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit).Include an entity size in bytes Example success: knb-lter-sbc.3.12. Example of size in units other than byte: knb-lter-mcr.6.56.
9integrityChecksumPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A physical/authentication element is present and specifies a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1Check for presence of a physical/authentication element containing a checksum or hash value for an integrity check (e.g. MD5, SHA-1). Warn if an entity does not have a physical/authentication element, or if none of the physical/authentication elements specify a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1.At least one physical/authentication element with a method attribute specifying MD5 or SHA-1 and containing a checksum or hash value that can be used to perform an integrity check on the data.truePASTA will use this value to check the integrity of the data it downloads from your site. In addition, PASTA is planning to compare the contributor-supplied checksum/hash value documented in the physical/authentication element to the checksum/hash value of this entity downloaded from previous revisions of this data package. If PASTA already has a copy of this entity, it will be able to avoid an unnecessary download of the entity from your site, resulting in faster processing of the new data package revision when you update it in PASTA.Add a physical/authentication element and store the entity checksum or hash value in it using a method such as MD5 or SHA-1.
10attributeNamesUniquevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Attribute names are uniqueChecks if attributeName values are unique in the table. Not required by EML.Unique attribute names.trueA good table does not have duplicate column names.EML Best Practices
11displayDownloadDatainfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display downloaded dataDisplay the first kilobyte of data that is downloadedUp to one kilobyte of data should be displayed
12urlReturnsDatavalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
URL returns dataChecks whether a URL returns data. Unless the URL is specified to be function="information", the URL should return the resource for download.A data entity that matches the metadatatruehttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-resource.html#UrlType
13onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1114/1/3d306efe27b7feef39ea5f3868fc66cb
14integrityChecksumvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:error
Compare the metadata checksum for an entity to the checksum of the downloaded entityTwo possible responses: valid if checksums match; error if checksums do not match.c038937e925b476ccee9ede49adf2363c038937e925b476ccee9ede49adf2363Matching checksums will ensure data integrity during upload to the repository.If the found integrity hash value does not match the expected integrity hash value, there may have been a loss of integrity in the data download. Check that the hash method and hash value documented in the metadata are the correct values.
15entitySizeCongruencevalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Check that the entity size in the Level 0 metadata matches the one PASTA+ generates.Compare raw file size of file to [entity]/physical/size element in metadata. Return error if not matching.2637326373Examining the entity size is a method for checking that this is the correct entity.Check the entity size.
16databaseTableCreatedvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Database table createdStatus of creating a database tableA database table is expected to be generated from the EML attributes.A database table was generated from the attributes descriptionCREATE TABLE SCRdrought_d13Cdata("year" FLOAT,"tree_id" FLOAT,"d13C" FLOAT,"E_L" TEXT);
17examineRecordDelimitervalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data are examined and possible record delimiters are displayedIf no record delimiter was specified, we assume that \r\n is the delimiter. Search the first row for other record delimiters and see if other delimiters are found.No other potential record delimiters expected in the first row.No other potential record delimiters were detected. A valid record delimiter was previously detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
18displayFirstInsertRowinfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display first insert rowDisplay the first row of data values to be inserted into the database tableThe first row of data values should be displayed2010, 104, -24.31, earlywood
19onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: file:///home/pasta/local/data/edi.1114.3/3d306efe27b7feef39ea5f3868fc66cb
20tooFewFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have fewer fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
21tooManyFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have more fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
22dataLoadStatusvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data can be loaded into the databaseStatus of loading the data table into a databaseNo errors expected during data loading or data loading was not attempted for this data entityThe data table loaded successfully into a database
23numberOfRecordsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Number of records in metadata matches number of rows loadedCompare number of records specified in metadata to number of records found in data840840The expected number of records (840) was found in the data table.
24headerRowAttributeNamesinfo
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:info
Header row is displayed alongside attribute namesCompare the content of the data header row to the content of EML attribute names.No expectation, information only Customer should evaluate the findings
25dateFormatMatchesvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:warn
Date format in metadata matches datadateTime/formatString in attribute metadata is from the preferred list, and the data matches. A non-match generates only a warn.Format string is preferred, and all data values match the format stringData values matched the specified formatString.Dates should be consistently formatted and match the formatString in metadata.
Entity Report
Entity Name: SCRdrought_d18Odata
Entity Identifier: c53f935d98b57acfbfc536079b493e63
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1entityNameLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Length of entityName is not excessive (less than 100 char)length of entity name is less than 100 charactersentityName value is 100 characters or less19
2entityDescriptionPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
An entity description is presentCheck for presence of an entity description.EML Best practices pp. 32-33, "...should have enough information for a user..."trueWith entityName sometimes serving as a file name rather than a title, it is important to be very descriptive here.
3numHeaderLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numHeaderLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numHeaderLines' element.Document contains 'numHeaderLines' element.'numHeaderLines' element: 1
4numFooterLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numFooterLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numFooterLines' element.Document contains 'numFooterLines' element.No 'numFooterLines' element foundIf data file contains footer lines, 'numFooterLines' must be specified.Add 'numFooterLines' element if needed.
5fieldDelimiterValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Field delimiter is a single characterField delimiters should be one character onlyA single character is expected,A valid fieldDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#fieldDelimiter
6recordDelimiterPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Record delimiter is presentCheck presence of record delimiter. Check that the record delimiter is one of the suggested values.A record delimiter from a list of suggested values: \n, \r, \r\n, #x0A, #x0D, #x0D#x0A\nA valid recordDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
7numberOfRecordsPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Is the numberOfRecords element present?Warn the user if the numberOfRecords check is not presentA number of records element is expected for this entitynumberOfRecords element foundThis is a valuable check that we have the correct table.
8entitySizePresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Check for presence of an entity size elementLook for entity size element as a prep for checking congruence, and if not present, generate a warn. Note that to be most useful (i.e, to check congruence), entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit); however, the presence or name of the entity size unit is NOT checked.Entity size is present. If unit="byte" or unit is omitted (default = byte), then congruence can be checked.Found entity size element with value of 23853 and size unit specified as 'byte'.Examining the entity size is prep for checking congruence. Including the element is best practice, and if not present, a warn is generated. To be most useful, entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit).Include an entity size in bytes Example success: knb-lter-sbc.3.12. Example of size in units other than byte: knb-lter-mcr.6.56.
9integrityChecksumPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A physical/authentication element is present and specifies a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1Check for presence of a physical/authentication element containing a checksum or hash value for an integrity check (e.g. MD5, SHA-1). Warn if an entity does not have a physical/authentication element, or if none of the physical/authentication elements specify a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1.At least one physical/authentication element with a method attribute specifying MD5 or SHA-1 and containing a checksum or hash value that can be used to perform an integrity check on the data.truePASTA will use this value to check the integrity of the data it downloads from your site. In addition, PASTA is planning to compare the contributor-supplied checksum/hash value documented in the physical/authentication element to the checksum/hash value of this entity downloaded from previous revisions of this data package. If PASTA already has a copy of this entity, it will be able to avoid an unnecessary download of the entity from your site, resulting in faster processing of the new data package revision when you update it in PASTA.Add a physical/authentication element and store the entity checksum or hash value in it using a method such as MD5 or SHA-1.
10attributeNamesUniquevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Attribute names are uniqueChecks if attributeName values are unique in the table. Not required by EML.Unique attribute names.trueA good table does not have duplicate column names.EML Best Practices
11displayDownloadDatainfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display downloaded dataDisplay the first kilobyte of data that is downloadedUp to one kilobyte of data should be displayed
12urlReturnsDatavalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
URL returns dataChecks whether a URL returns data. Unless the URL is specified to be function="information", the URL should return the resource for download.A data entity that matches the metadatatruehttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-resource.html#UrlType
13onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1114/1/c53f935d98b57acfbfc536079b493e63
14integrityChecksumvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:error
Compare the metadata checksum for an entity to the checksum of the downloaded entityTwo possible responses: valid if checksums match; error if checksums do not match.0a049245c2aef2df4722e3b51199d7c50a049245c2aef2df4722e3b51199d7c5Matching checksums will ensure data integrity during upload to the repository.If the found integrity hash value does not match the expected integrity hash value, there may have been a loss of integrity in the data download. Check that the hash method and hash value documented in the metadata are the correct values.
15entitySizeCongruencevalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Check that the entity size in the Level 0 metadata matches the one PASTA+ generates.Compare raw file size of file to [entity]/physical/size element in metadata. Return error if not matching.2385323853Examining the entity size is a method for checking that this is the correct entity.Check the entity size.
16databaseTableCreatedvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Database table createdStatus of creating a database tableA database table is expected to be generated from the EML attributes.A database table was generated from the attributes descriptionCREATE TABLE SCRdrought_d18Odata("year" FLOAT,"tree_id" FLOAT,"d18O" FLOAT,"E_L" TEXT);
17examineRecordDelimitervalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data are examined and possible record delimiters are displayedIf no record delimiter was specified, we assume that \r\n is the delimiter. Search the first row for other record delimiters and see if other delimiters are found.No other potential record delimiters expected in the first row.No other potential record delimiters were detected. A valid record delimiter was previously detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
18displayFirstInsertRowinfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display first insert rowDisplay the first row of data values to be inserted into the database tableThe first row of data values should be displayed2010, 104, 33.02, earlywood
19onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: file:///home/pasta/local/data/edi.1114.3/c53f935d98b57acfbfc536079b493e63
20tooFewFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have fewer fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
21tooManyFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have more fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
22dataLoadStatusvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data can be loaded into the databaseStatus of loading the data table into a databaseNo errors expected during data loading or data loading was not attempted for this data entityThe data table loaded successfully into a database
23numberOfRecordsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Number of records in metadata matches number of rows loadedCompare number of records specified in metadata to number of records found in data840840The expected number of records (840) was found in the data table.
24headerRowAttributeNamesinfo
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:info
Header row is displayed alongside attribute namesCompare the content of the data header row to the content of EML attribute names.No expectation, information only Customer should evaluate the findings
25dateFormatMatchesvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:warn
Date format in metadata matches datadateTime/formatString in attribute metadata is from the preferred list, and the data matches. A non-match generates only a warn.Format string is preferred, and all data values match the format stringData values matched the specified formatString.Dates should be consistently formatted and match the formatString in metadata.
Entity Report
Entity Name: SCRdrought_RWLdata
Entity Identifier:
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1entityNameLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Length of entityName is not excessive (less than 100 char)length of entity name is less than 100 charactersentityName value is 100 characters or less18
2entityDescriptionPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
An entity description is presentCheck for presence of an entity description.EML Best practices pp. 32-33, "...should have enough information for a user..."trueWith entityName sometimes serving as a file name rather than a title, it is important to be very descriptive here.
3numHeaderLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numHeaderLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numHeaderLines' element.Document contains 'numHeaderLines' element.'numHeaderLines' element: 1
4numFooterLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numFooterLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numFooterLines' element.Document contains 'numFooterLines' element.No 'numFooterLines' element foundIf data file contains footer lines, 'numFooterLines' must be specified.Add 'numFooterLines' element if needed.
5fieldDelimiterValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Field delimiter is a single characterField delimiters should be one character onlyA single character is expected,A valid fieldDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#fieldDelimiter
6recordDelimiterPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Record delimiter is presentCheck presence of record delimiter. Check that the record delimiter is one of the suggested values.A record delimiter from a list of suggested values: \n, \r, \r\n, #x0A, #x0D, #x0D#x0A\nA valid recordDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
7numberOfRecordsPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Is the numberOfRecords element present?Warn the user if the numberOfRecords check is not presentA number of records element is expected for this entitynumberOfRecords element foundThis is a valuable check that we have the correct table.
8entitySizePresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Check for presence of an entity size elementLook for entity size element as a prep for checking congruence, and if not present, generate a warn. Note that to be most useful (i.e, to check congruence), entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit); however, the presence or name of the entity size unit is NOT checked.Entity size is present. If unit="byte" or unit is omitted (default = byte), then congruence can be checked.Found entity size element with value of 37469 and size unit specified as 'byte'.Examining the entity size is prep for checking congruence. Including the element is best practice, and if not present, a warn is generated. To be most useful, entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit).Include an entity size in bytes Example success: knb-lter-sbc.3.12. Example of size in units other than byte: knb-lter-mcr.6.56.
9integrityChecksumPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A physical/authentication element is present and specifies a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1Check for presence of a physical/authentication element containing a checksum or hash value for an integrity check (e.g. MD5, SHA-1). Warn if an entity does not have a physical/authentication element, or if none of the physical/authentication elements specify a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1.At least one physical/authentication element with a method attribute specifying MD5 or SHA-1 and containing a checksum or hash value that can be used to perform an integrity check on the data.truePASTA will use this value to check the integrity of the data it downloads from your site. In addition, PASTA is planning to compare the contributor-supplied checksum/hash value documented in the physical/authentication element to the checksum/hash value of this entity downloaded from previous revisions of this data package. If PASTA already has a copy of this entity, it will be able to avoid an unnecessary download of the entity from your site, resulting in faster processing of the new data package revision when you update it in PASTA.Add a physical/authentication element and store the entity checksum or hash value in it using a method such as MD5 or SHA-1.
10attributeNamesUniquevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Attribute names are uniqueChecks if attributeName values are unique in the table. Not required by EML.Unique attribute names.trueA good table does not have duplicate column names.EML Best Practices
11displayDownloadDatainfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display downloaded dataDisplay the first kilobyte of data that is downloadedUp to one kilobyte of data should be displayed
12urlReturnsDatavalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
URL returns dataChecks whether a URL returns data. Unless the URL is specified to be function="information", the URL should return the resource for download.A data entity that matches the metadatatruehttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-resource.html#UrlType
13onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1114/1/fa0520e09fd1c4f7b9040045c522316a
14integrityChecksumvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:error
Compare the metadata checksum for an entity to the checksum of the downloaded entityTwo possible responses: valid if checksums match; error if checksums do not match.fe045f64162f9c297476daa9b87ef332fe045f64162f9c297476daa9b87ef332Matching checksums will ensure data integrity during upload to the repository.If the found integrity hash value does not match the expected integrity hash value, there may have been a loss of integrity in the data download. Check that the hash method and hash value documented in the metadata are the correct values.
15entitySizeCongruencevalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Check that the entity size in the Level 0 metadata matches the one PASTA+ generates.Compare raw file size of file to [entity]/physical/size element in metadata. Return error if not matching.3746937469Examining the entity size is a method for checking that this is the correct entity.Check the entity size.
16databaseTableCreatedvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Database table createdStatus of creating a database tableA database table is expected to be generated from the EML attributes.A database table was generated from the attributes descriptionCREATE TABLE SCRdrought_RWLdata("year" FLOAT,"tree_id" FLOAT,"rwl" FLOAT);
17examineRecordDelimitervalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data are examined and possible record delimiters are displayedIf no record delimiter was specified, we assume that \r\n is the delimiter. Search the first row for other record delimiters and see if other delimiters are found.No other potential record delimiters expected in the first row.No other potential record delimiters were detected. A valid record delimiter was previously detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
18displayFirstInsertRowinfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display first insert rowDisplay the first row of data values to be inserted into the database tableThe first row of data values should be displayed2009, 602, 9.71
19onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: file:///home/pasta/local/data/edi.1114.3/fa0520e09fd1c4f7b9040045c522316a
20tooFewFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have fewer fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
21tooManyFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have more fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
22dataLoadStatusvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data can be loaded into the databaseStatus of loading the data table into a databaseNo errors expected during data loading or data loading was not attempted for this data entityThe data table loaded successfully into a database
23numberOfRecordsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Number of records in metadata matches number of rows loadedCompare number of records specified in metadata to number of records found in data21202120The expected number of records (2120) was found in the data table.
24headerRowAttributeNamesinfo
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:info
Header row is displayed alongside attribute namesCompare the content of the data header row to the content of EML attribute names.No expectation, information only Customer should evaluate the findings
25dateFormatMatchesvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:warn
Date format in metadata matches datadateTime/formatString in attribute metadata is from the preferred list, and the data matches. A non-match generates only a warn.Format string is preferred, and all data values match the format stringData values matched the specified formatString.Dates should be consistently formatted and match the formatString in metadata.
Entity Report
Entity Name: SCRdrought_PithOffsetData
Entity Identifier:
# Identifier Status Quality Check Name Description Expected Found Explanation Suggestion Reference
1entityNameLengthvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Length of entityName is not excessive (less than 100 char)length of entity name is less than 100 charactersentityName value is 100 characters or less25
2entityDescriptionPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
An entity description is presentCheck for presence of an entity description.EML Best practices pp. 32-33, "...should have enough information for a user..."trueWith entityName sometimes serving as a file name rather than a title, it is important to be very descriptive here.
3numHeaderLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numHeaderLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numHeaderLines' element.Document contains 'numHeaderLines' element.'numHeaderLines' element: 1
4numFooterLinesPresentinfo
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:info
'numFooterLines' element is presentCheck for presence of the 'numFooterLines' element.Document contains 'numFooterLines' element.No 'numFooterLines' element foundIf data file contains footer lines, 'numFooterLines' must be specified.Add 'numFooterLines' element if needed.
5fieldDelimiterValidvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Field delimiter is a single characterField delimiters should be one character onlyA single character is expected,A valid fieldDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#fieldDelimiter
6recordDelimiterPresentvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Record delimiter is presentCheck presence of record delimiter. Check that the record delimiter is one of the suggested values.A record delimiter from a list of suggested values: \n, \r, \r\n, #x0A, #x0D, #x0D#x0A\nA valid recordDelimiter value was foundhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
7numberOfRecordsPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Is the numberOfRecords element present?Warn the user if the numberOfRecords check is not presentA number of records element is expected for this entitynumberOfRecords element foundThis is a valuable check that we have the correct table.
8entitySizePresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Check for presence of an entity size elementLook for entity size element as a prep for checking congruence, and if not present, generate a warn. Note that to be most useful (i.e, to check congruence), entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit); however, the presence or name of the entity size unit is NOT checked.Entity size is present. If unit="byte" or unit is omitted (default = byte), then congruence can be checked.Found entity size element with value of 709 and size unit specified as 'byte'.Examining the entity size is prep for checking congruence. Including the element is best practice, and if not present, a warn is generated. To be most useful, entity size should contain the most precise measure of size, which is "byte" (the default unit).Include an entity size in bytes Example success: knb-lter-sbc.3.12. Example of size in units other than byte: knb-lter-mcr.6.56.
9integrityChecksumPresencevalid
Type:metadata
System:lter
On failure:warn
A physical/authentication element is present and specifies a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1Check for presence of a physical/authentication element containing a checksum or hash value for an integrity check (e.g. MD5, SHA-1). Warn if an entity does not have a physical/authentication element, or if none of the physical/authentication elements specify a method attribute with a value of MD5 or SHA-1.At least one physical/authentication element with a method attribute specifying MD5 or SHA-1 and containing a checksum or hash value that can be used to perform an integrity check on the data.truePASTA will use this value to check the integrity of the data it downloads from your site. In addition, PASTA is planning to compare the contributor-supplied checksum/hash value documented in the physical/authentication element to the checksum/hash value of this entity downloaded from previous revisions of this data package. If PASTA already has a copy of this entity, it will be able to avoid an unnecessary download of the entity from your site, resulting in faster processing of the new data package revision when you update it in PASTA.Add a physical/authentication element and store the entity checksum or hash value in it using a method such as MD5 or SHA-1.
10attributeNamesUniquevalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:warn
Attribute names are uniqueChecks if attributeName values are unique in the table. Not required by EML.Unique attribute names.trueA good table does not have duplicate column names.EML Best Practices
11displayDownloadDatainfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display downloaded dataDisplay the first kilobyte of data that is downloadedUp to one kilobyte of data should be displayed
12urlReturnsDatavalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
URL returns dataChecks whether a URL returns data. Unless the URL is specified to be function="information", the URL should return the resource for download.A data entity that matches the metadatatruehttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-resource.html#UrlType
13onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1114/1/7a021f6d911d7d13bddaf875d81a5de5
14integrityChecksumvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:error
Compare the metadata checksum for an entity to the checksum of the downloaded entityTwo possible responses: valid if checksums match; error if checksums do not match.2ef11b4fc7a834a44c6fb6ffa2e5da9c2ef11b4fc7a834a44c6fb6ffa2e5da9cMatching checksums will ensure data integrity during upload to the repository.If the found integrity hash value does not match the expected integrity hash value, there may have been a loss of integrity in the data download. Check that the hash method and hash value documented in the metadata are the correct values.
15entitySizeCongruencevalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Check that the entity size in the Level 0 metadata matches the one PASTA+ generates.Compare raw file size of file to [entity]/physical/size element in metadata. Return error if not matching.709709Examining the entity size is a method for checking that this is the correct entity.Check the entity size.
16databaseTableCreatedvalid
Type:metadata
System:knb
On failure:error
Database table createdStatus of creating a database tableA database table is expected to be generated from the EML attributes.A database table was generated from the attributes descriptionCREATE TABLE SCRdrought_PithOffsetData("tree_id" FLOAT,"pith_offset" FLOAT);
17examineRecordDelimitervalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data are examined and possible record delimiters are displayedIf no record delimiter was specified, we assume that \r\n is the delimiter. Search the first row for other record delimiters and see if other delimiters are found.No other potential record delimiters expected in the first row.No other potential record delimiters were detected. A valid record delimiter was previously detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#recordDelimiter
18onlineURLsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Online URLs are liveCheck that online URLs return somethingtruetrueSucceeded in accessing URL: file:///home/pasta/local/data/edi.1114.3/7a021f6d911d7d13bddaf875d81a5de5
19displayFirstInsertRowinfo
Type:data
System:knb
On failure:info
Display first insert rowDisplay the first row of data values to be inserted into the database tableThe first row of data values should be displayed102, 1
20tooFewFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have fewer fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
21tooManyFieldsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:error
Data does not have more fields than metadata attributesCompare number of fields specified in metadata to number of fields found in a data recordNo errors detectedhttp://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.0/eml-physical.html#dataFormat
22dataLoadStatusvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Data can be loaded into the databaseStatus of loading the data table into a databaseNo errors expected during data loading or data loading was not attempted for this data entityThe data table loaded successfully into a database
23numberOfRecordsvalid
Type:congruency
System:knb
On failure:warn
Number of records in metadata matches number of rows loadedCompare number of records specified in metadata to number of records found in data114114The expected number of records (114) was found in the data table.
24headerRowAttributeNamesinfo
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:info
Header row is displayed alongside attribute namesCompare the content of the data header row to the content of EML attribute names.No expectation, information only Customer should evaluate the findings
25dateFormatMatchesvalid
Type:congruency
System:lter
On failure:warn
Date format in metadata matches datadateTime/formatString in attribute metadata is from the preferred list, and the data matches. A non-match generates only a warn.Format string is preferred, and all data values match the format stringData values matched the specified formatString.Dates should be consistently formatted and match the formatString in metadata.