1. SBS Data Validation IN IRELAND

2. Background Info Working in the CSO for 12 years
Working in the Structural Business Statistics (SBS) Division for 7 years
Working in Prodcom and Census of Industrial Production (CIP) survey areas for 5 years
Using EBB Validation Tool as supplied by Eurostat for the last 2-3 years

3. Brief Snapshot Survey Returns are processed
Estimation for non-respondents using tax (CT/IT) returns and ratio extension programs to build up data
Confidentiality checks applied ; primary, secondary and other (NIE consistency)
Active confidentiality checks applied; A, B and C
Eurostat data file creation
If time permits, validations using the EBB carried out prior to Eurostat transmission deadline

4. Validation Steps Used
Single Series, Inter Series and Inter-Year Series
Growth or inflation file provided by Eurostat
Warnings are examined and explained via /eDamis
Errors are investigated and corrected
If validation work done after national publication, relatively small changes are done at the next revision schedule.
For large changes, immediate revision of data tables on website carried out and revised Eurostat transmission

5. Eurostat Tools EBB Tool Software Growth Inflation File
Transmission of datasets via eDamis
Explanation of validation warnings and/or errors via

6. Corporate Data Vault (CDV)
Developed as part of the IT Strategy 2014 – 2016.
Applicable across all statistical areas across the office
Final (one version) dataset for each survey area
Accessible for RMF researchers and other intra-office requirements

7. Eurostat Validations and Queries – What Happens Next?
Eurostat File Transmission & Baudewina Dijkhuis returns validation file via eDamis and s us notification
We explain each warning and investigate errors
Errors will either be permitted in certain instances or will result in data be corrected. Maybe need to contact enterprise to validate data if commentary not originally provided at the time of data collection
If data changes significantly/materially, then new statbank tables produced and new files for Eurostat also.

8. How Eurostat can help us?
Always updating and improving the EBB tool
Availability of updates sooner & less bugs
Repetition of errors/warnings each year

9. Thank You!!!