conformance: Read the conformance findings a dataset carries

In artoo: Lossless CDISC-Native Input and Output for Clinical Datasets

Read the conformance findings a dataset carries

Description

Pull the conformance findings apply_spec() attached to a conformed data frame — the readable answer to "what did the check find?". The result is the same findings frame check_spec() returns (one row per divergence), with a print method that renders a sectioned report, so conformance(adsl) at the console is the inspection step the artoo_warning_conformance warning points you at.

Usage

conformance(x)

Arguments

x	A data frame produced by apply_spec(). ⁠<data.frame>: required⁠. Requirement: the conformance check must have run: a frame from apply_spec(..., conformance = "off") (or one rebuilt by a transform that dropped attributes) carries no findings and aborts with artoo_error_input.

Value

A ⁠<artoo_findings>⁠ data frame with columns check, dimension, severity ("error", "warning", or "note"), dataset, variable, and message. Zero rows means the data conformed. Print it for the sectioned report; treat it as an ordinary data frame for programmatic use.

See Also

apply_spec() which attaches the findings; check_spec() for the same check on demand; artoo_checks() to select dimensions.

Examples

spec <- artoo_spec(
  cdisc_sdtm_datasets, cdisc_sdtm_variables,
  codelists = cdisc_codelists
)

# ---- Example 1: inspect what the conform step found ----
#
# Conforming raw DM records the findings on the result; conformance()
# renders them as a report instead of a raw attribute.
dm <- suppressWarnings(apply_spec(cdisc_dm, spec, "DM"))
conformance(dm)

# ---- Example 2: gate a pipeline on error-severity findings ----
#
# The findings frame is an ordinary data frame: filter by severity to
# drive your own logic.
f <- conformance(dm)
nrow(f[f$severity == "error", ])

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