STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #410.9 -- AUTHORITY OF REQUEST FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^PRCS(410.9, (64 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.1)
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This file contains a list of officially approved authorities for 1358 creation. Entries in this file are populated via national
patches only, no data should be entered, edited or deleted within this file.
Per VHA Directive 2004-038, this file should not be modified.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS:
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY: AUTHORITY DESCRIPTION (#.02)
POINTED TO BY: AUTHORITY field (#19) of the CONTROL POINT ACTIVITY File (#410)
SUB AUTHORITY field (#19.1) of the CONTROL POINT ACTIVITY File (#410)
PRIMARY AUTHORITY field (#.03) of the AUTHORITY OF REQUEST File (#410.9)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: PRIMARY AUTHORITY(AC), AUTHORITY CODE(B), AUTHORITY DESCRIPTION(C)
410.9,.01 AUTHORITY CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 08, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the code for the authority or sub-authority (1-2 characters).
DESCRIPTION: This is the code for quick selection of the authority. For primary authorities they are numeric
sequential. For secondary authorities they are alpha characters. Alpha characters can be
duplicated but not in relation to the same primary authority.
TECHNICAL DESCR: Authorities with an IEN value of less than 100 (1-2 characters numeric) are all Primary Authority
codes. Authorities with an IEN value > 100 are secondary (sub) authority codes. Sub-authorities
are Alpha characters (A-Z).
CROSS-REFERENCE: 410.9^B
1)= S ^PRCS(410.9,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PRCS(410.9,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
410.9,.02 AUTHORITY DESCRIPTION 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: S X=$$UP^XLFSTR(X) K:$L(X)>68!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 10, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the name of the 1358 authority (3-68 characters).
DESCRIPTION:
This is the text description of the 1358 authority to be used for display and reports.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 410.9^C^MUMPS
1)= S:DA<100 ^PRCS(410.9,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K:DA<100 ^PRCS(410.9,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
Cross reference included to allow for descriptive name lookup for Primary Authorities only.
410.9,.03 PRIMARY AUTHORITY 0;3 POINTER TO AUTHORITY OF REQUEST FILE (#410.9)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S DIC("S")="I '$P(^PRCS(410.9,Y,0),U,3)" D ^DIC K DIC S DIC=$G(DIE),X=+Y K:Y<0 X
LAST EDITED: AUG 26, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: If this is a sub-authority, select the primary authority.
DESCRIPTION: This field is used to point to the primary authority. When entering a 1358 after selecting a
primary authority, you will only be able to select associated sub-authorities that relate to the
primary authority.
SCREEN: S DIC("S")="I '$P(^PRCS(410.9,Y,0),U,3)"
EXPLANATION: ONLY PRIMARY AUTHORITIES CAN BE SELECTED.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 410.9^AC
1)= S ^PRCS(410.9,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PRCS(410.9,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)
Used to identify if any primary authorities exist in relation to sub-authorities.
410.9,.04 DATE INACTIVE 0;4 DATE
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="EX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:X<1 X
LAST EDITED: AUG 26, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the date this authority is no longer active for selection.
DESCRIPTION: This is the date the authority is no longer valid for selection in association with creation of a
1358. If the date is past the entry will no longer be available for selection.
410.9,.05 VENDOR MANDATORY 0;5 SET
'0' FOR NO;
'1' FOR YES;
LAST EDITED: SEP 08, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Is Vendor selection mandatory?
DESCRIPTION:
This will specify if a vendor selection is mandatory for this type of authority on a 1358.
410.9,.06 CONTRACT MANDATORY 0;6 SET
'0' FOR NO;
'1' FOR YES;
LAST EDITED: SEP 08, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Is Contract selection mandatory?
DESCRIPTION:
This will specify if a contract selection is mandatory for this type of authority on a 1358.
410.9,.07 FMS CODE 0;7 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 08, 2010
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the code for FMS transmission (1-3 characters).
DESCRIPTION: This is the 1-3 digit code to be included on code sheets transmitted to FMS that indicates the
authority that was used for the 1358 creation.
TECHNICAL DESCR: Fields .01 and .07 may be the same or different. The .01 is what the user selects from a coded
list. The .07 is what is actually sent to FMS in the code sheet, sometimes the .07 is a Numeric and
sometimes it is a Numeric + an Alpha Coded value. They are only the same if it is numeric only.
In a (primary) authority code record, the FMS code is the numeric authority code, if it's a
sub-authority code record, the FMS code is the numeric (primary) authority code followed by the
alpha sub-authority code.
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
AUTHORITY OF REQUEST (#410.9) PRIMARY AUTHORITY (#.03)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):