The NAACCR Data Exchange Standard, XML Specifications for Cancer Registry Records has been updated to version 1.5 (July 2021) on the NAACCR website:
Changes since version 1.4 include:
- Making the "specificationVersion" attribute required in both dictionaries and data files
- Adding a new "dateLastModified" attribute to XML dictionaries that will help consumers and producers of NAACCR XML determine if they are using the latest release of an XML dictionary.
- Further clarification in the specifications document that Default user-defined dictionaries are only applicable for NAACCR v21 and prior.
Thank you,
Isaac Hands and Valerie Yoder, Co-Chairs
NAACCR XML Data Exchange Workgroup