Per VHA Directive {pending directive #}, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to VHA Directive {pending directive #} shall not be supported. This file contains a list of vital sign types, and various parameters which mold the data entry.
If a rate is specified for a vital measurement record, this field checks the data validity. The code stored in this field should only be updated by someone with programmer's access to the FileMan.