| Major changes (indicated by X in version X.Y.Z): not backwards compatible. In the context of NWSS DCIPHER data submission, these are changes that would cause submission (see note on Submission Requirements) of a data file, if unaltered, to fail upload. These may include addition of required fields or name changes to required fields. |
| Minor changes (indicated by Y in version X.Y.Z): backwards compatible functionality added. In the context of NWSS DCIPHER data submission, these may be additions of non-required fields, name changes to non-required fields, or changes to value sets, which will not prohibit upload but will be flagged in on-platform QC checks. |
| Patches (indicated by Z in version X.Y.Z): backwards compatible bug fixes. In the context of NWSS DCIPHER data submission, these may be clarifications of field descriptions, additions to value sets, or reorganization of the metadata. |