turnaround document
a record of company data sent to an external party and then returned by the external party for subsequent input to the system
field check
an edit check that tests whether the characters in a field are of the correct field type
sign check
an edit check that verifies that the data in a field have the appropriate arithmetic sign
limit check
an edit check that tests a numerical amount against a fixed value
range check
an edit check that tests whether a data item falls within predetermined upper and lower limits
size check
an edit check that ensures the input data will fit into the assigned field
completeness check
an edit check that verifies that all data required have been entered
validity check
an edit test that compares the ID code or account number in transaction data with similar data in the master file to verify that the account exists
reasonableness test
an edit check of the logical correctness of relationships among data items
check digit
ID numbers can contain a check digit computed from other digits
check digit verification
recalculating a check digit to verify that a data entry error has not been made
sequence check
an edit check that determines if a batch of input data is in the proper numerical or alphabetical sequence
batch totals
sum of a numerical items for a batch of documents
financial total
a type of batch total that equals the sum of a field that contains monetary values
hash total
a type of batch total generated by summing values for a field that would not usually be totaled
record count
a type of batch total that equals the number of records processed at given time
prompting
an online data entry completeness check that requests each required item of input data and then waits for an acceptable response before requesting the next required item
closed loop verification
an input validation method that uses data entered into the system to retrieve and display other related information so that the data entry person can verify the accuracy of the input data