Format/length:	an1
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:

Definition:
This indicates whether the Mental Health Minimum Data Set is a production or test file.

CODE	CLASSIFICATION
0 (zero)	The whole Interchange contains live (production) data and will be stored in the Secondary Uses Service database
1	The whole Interchange contains test data and will not be stored in the Secondary Uses Service database.

Usage:

This test facility enables interchanges submitted to be marked and therefore processed correctly.
The data is mandatory and must be completed.

CDS-XML Interchanges:

All XML interchanges submitted must contain a MHMDS TEST INDICATOR. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	MHMDS TEST INDICATORS