TMC Reference Data

Validity Code (VAL)

Descriptions

The following are the TMC validity/test designations:

Validity Designation	Definition	Test Designation	Definition
A	acceptable for intended purpose	C	calibration test
O	operationally valid, does not meet statistical criteria	D	double blind, for calibration
R	operationally invalid, reported as valid by lab, not in stats	E	fuel run also for calibration
X	aborted, not in stats	F	fuel run for fuel approval only
L	operationally invalid as determined by lab, not in stats	G	industry donated test, not for calibration
N	acceptable for intended purpose, and not in stats	H	hardware run also for calibration
M	not acceptable for intended purpose, and not in stats	I	hardware run for hardware approval only
P	pending (not resolved), not in stats	N	non-blind, information
T	Temporary	O	calibration approval by sources other than TMC
		S	discrimination test, not for calibration