I don't think any of this is new information, but they're reiterating it; in particular, I dug into the NAACCR Plan to Implement XML<https://www.naaccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NAACCR-Plan-to-Implement-XML_20190620.pdf> – November 2017 (updated June 2019) and found some specifics: 7. The NAACCR organization will require the 2020 and all later NAACCR Call for Data submission files to be in the most recent NAACCR XML format.
8. Starting with the next Volume II Data Dictionary changes (typically these would be planned in 2020 and rolled out for 2021 diagnoses and later), NAACCR will no longer support fixed- width formatting. All references to column start, column end, and any other metadata related to the fixed-width format will be removed from the NAACCR Volume II Data Dictionary and other NAACCR documentation where necessary. Once this happens, facility registry software will no longer be able to rely on a NAACCR-defined fixed-width data exchange format. This essentially will end support for the fixed-width format at both the state and national levels. <https://www.naaccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NAACCR-Plan-to-Implement-XML_20190620.pdf> -- Dan ________________________________ From: Lori Havener via North American Association of Central Cancer Registries <m...@connectedcommunity.org> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 9:04 AM To: Dan Connolly <dconno...@kumc.edu> Subject: NAACCR ListServ : NAACCR XML Resources With the upcoming transition of the NAACCR Data Exchange format from fixed-width to XML getting closer, many registries have questions about this... -posted to the "NAACCR ListServ" committee [North American Association of Central Cancer Registries] <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/LipCCgJGQNhYGkOmsx9Wcj?domain=share.naaccr.org> ListServ <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/CNuICjRkONhyR9K3IJq1G2?domain=share.naaccr.org> NAACCR XML Resources<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MMuuCkRlONhq5N8rIzBLi7?domain=share.naaccr.org> Reply to Sender via Email<mailto:lhave...@naaccr.org?subject=Re:%20NAACCR%20XML%20Resources> [Lori Havener] <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lT4rClYmMNCzX70AI4eTeN?domain=share.naaccr.org> Dec 9, 2019 10:04 AM Lori Havener <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lT4rClYmMNCzX70AI4eTeN?domain=share.naaccr.org> With the upcoming transition of the NAACCR Data Exchange format from fixed-width to XML getting closer, many registries have questions about this change and need to know the best way to get help. The NAACCR XML Data Exchange Workgroup would like to remind everyone of a few resources that can help with this transition: - Questions (technical or not) about the format or how to process it can be posted on the NAACCR XML Forum: www.naaccr.org/forums/forum/naaccr-xml-standard<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/DeXqCZ6omNuoQGrDhzGrg5?domain=naaccr.org> - The NAACCR XML Utility tool (github.com/imsweb/naaccr-xml/wiki/)<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lKfiCmZnMghRW2BAula2Qu?domain=github.com> can be used to convert XML to fixed-column and vice-versa. - File*Pro (seer.cancer.gov/tools/filepro<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/DE27C2ko1QuE8jPRhBr5i4?domain=seer.cancer.gov>) is another free software that can be used to convert the formats and perform more complex operations like filtering and recoding. - For IT folks, the technical specifications can be found in the Implementation Guide available on the NAACCR website (www.naaccr.org/xml-data-exchange-standard<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/bxBOC31pKPuR2B6GuDqcII?domain=naaccr.org>). - A Java library to read and write NAACCR XML can be found on GitHub: github.com/imsweb/naaccr-xml<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/SdYXC4xqYPu7loMmhV4pVU?domain=github.com> - A DLL library to read and write NAACCR XML can be found on the CDC website: www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/tools/registryplus/...<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/s8eaC5yr1XFW6v5xF8MMPq?domain=cdc.gov> - And finally, SAS macros for reading and writing NAACCR XML can be found here: github.com/imsweb/naaccr-xml/wiki/7:-NAACCR-XML-and-SAS<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/JE-WC68vz4uGyDj1hBiz7X?domain=github.com> If you have developed any software tools that deal with NAACCR XML and are willing to share them with the community, please contact the NAACCR XML Data Exchange Workgroup via the forum and we will be happy to help. The NAACCR XML Data Exchange Workgroup Thanks Lori Lori A. Havener, CTR Program Manager of Standards NAACCR View Thread<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MMuuCkRlONhq5N8rIzBLi7?domain=share.naaccr.org> You are subscribed to "ListServ" as dconno...@kumc.edu. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions<http://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/sE4nCn5oNjt6m5AKFr0f7-?domain=share.naaccr.org>. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe<http://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/XV4MC0RmXPhrm8qMUpRNBD?domain=share.naaccr.org>.
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