Editing Data Elements 



1. Check the method that best describes the general editing procedure used by your 

 system (otherwise describe the method used by your system). 



Interactive Editing 



Export data, edit, and import it back into the system. 



Both methods listed above. 



Other Methods: 



2. If your system can handle stand, plot, and tree-level data, is it possible to edit the 

 stand or plot-level data without also accessing the associated tree data? 



Yes No 



Error-checking of Data Put into the System 



If error-checking is done on all new data entered into the system answer the following ques- 

 tions: 



1. Check if these items are included during error-checking. 

 Proper Data Type (integer, character, etc.) 



Proper Code Usage (acceptable code for a coded data field) 



Reasonable Data (range and computational checking) 



Unique Identification Numbers (indication of duplicate records) 



2. Are checks made to see if values for certain data fields fall within a proper range of 

 values? 



Yes No 



3. If (2) above is YES, are the limits user-defined or pre-programmed? 

 User-defined. 



Pre-programmed. 



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