Practitioner template

Interface Validation Checklist

Define and verify data meaning, mapping, error handling, retry, reconciliation, security, and monitoring across systems.

Author
CSVtoCSA editorial
Published
12 September 2026
Last reviewed
2026-09-12
Version
1.0
Content type
Template
Primary references
Apply the sources and approved procedures relevant to the system
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  1. Source and destination
  2. Authoritative data and owner
  3. Data elements, units, and identifiers
  4. Mapping and transformation
  5. Trigger and sequence
  6. Acknowledgement and error handling
  7. Retry and duplicate control
  8. Security and audit trail
  9. Monitoring and reconciliation
  10. Positive, negative, and recovery tests
  11. Deviations and limitations
  12. Conclusion and approval

Completed fictional example

Fictional teaching example: This is not an executed or approved validation record.

Source and destination
Fictional LIMS to ERP result interface
Authoritative data and owner
Approved LIMS result; Laboratory owner
Data elements, units, and identifiers
Result, unit, material, batch, sample, method, status, time
Mapping and transformation
Unit and status mappings defined in approved specification
Trigger and sequence
LIMS final approval; one ordered message per result revision
Acknowledgement and error handling
ERP response retained; invalid unit held for review
Retry and duplicate control
Immutable message ID prevents duplicate effect
Security and audit trail
Mutual authentication; service account and transaction audit
Monitoring and reconciliation
Daily source, queue, destination, and exception totals
Positive, negative, and recovery tests
Valid, missing, invalid, duplicate, delayed, outage, retry, partial, and mapping cases
Deviations and limitations
Initial unknown-unit default corrected and retested
Conclusion and approval
Released after reconciliation and Quality approval