Vitalnet Key Tasks


"Key Tasks" is another way to check the correct operation of Vitalnet. A "key task" is like "Main Statistic". For each key task, there are two tests: 1. the menu changes correctly (eg, outcome variable changed to AA death rate or crude death rate), and 2. the output is correct (eg, AA death rates or crude death rates correctly shown in table).

An example of a plt-aaan-cst-ddn combination might be vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 - VitalWeb Standard Texas Birth Data. If the test works for the given plt-aaan-cst-ddn combination, the date is updated. Some tests do not apply to certain plt-aaan-cst-ddn combinations. For example, VitalWeb Standard does not calculate Multi-Tables. In that case, there is no date.

The list of key tasks cannot detect every error, because it is impossible to 100% test the functionality of any significant software program. However, in combination with other Vitalnet testing protocols, the result is that Vitalnet has proven error-free in operation.


Table of Contents

• Table Layout - Main Statistic (Outcome Variable)
• Table Layout - Row Variable
• Table Layout - Row Sorting
• Table Layout - Column Variable
• Table Layout - By Variable (Multi-Tables)


Table Layout - Main Statistic (Outcome Variable)

plt-aaan-cst-ddn
Combination		 First
Option		 Middle
Option		 Last
Option
vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 2019-05-29 2019-05-29 2019-05-29
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg2 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pd1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pt1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD

Table Layout - Row Variable

plt-aaan-cst-ddn
Combination		 One
Only		 First
Option		 Middle
Option		 Last
Option
vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 2019-05-29 2019-05-29 2019-05-29 2019-05-29
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg2 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pd1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pt1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD

Table Layout - Row Sorting

plt-aaan-cst-ddn
Combination		 High to Low Low to High
vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 2019-05-29 2019-05-29
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg2 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pd1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pt1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD

Table Layout - Column Variable

plt-aaan-cst-ddn
Combination		 First
Option		 Middle
Option		 Last
Option
vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 2019-05-29 2019-05-29 2019-05-29
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg2 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pd1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pt1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD

Table Layout - By Variable (Multi-Tables)

plt-aaan-cst-ddn
Combination		 Year
Tables		 Outcome
Tables		 Row
Tables		 Column
Tables
vw-std-txu1-dgw-bb1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-eg2 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pd1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD
vw-std-txu1-dgw-pt1 YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD