Reference Verification 

The Reference Verification Report is an essential diagnostic tool that provides results in two distinct reports, making the review process much easier. The first is the Reference Verification Report (REFVER.RPT). This report identifies any Reference Standards that are cited within your Sections but are missing from the Reference Article, detailing their organization, date, and title. The second is the Reference Title Discrepancies Report (TTLDIFFS.RPT). This report highlights Reference Identifiers (RIDs) that have conflicting or inconsistent Reference Titles in two or more Sections Reference Articles.

reference Verification

1. Compares the References in each Section's text with those in its Reference ArticleAn Article within Part 1 that contains a list of the Publishing Organizations and the titles of all technical references used in the section text and Supplemental Reference ListA custom file maintained by the user to include reference standards not found in the UFGS Master guide specifications.
2. Identifies discrepancies by producing two separate Reference reports that list conflicting titles and unresolved References.
3. Identifies Reference Identifiers that contain more than 30 characters.

Resolving Discrepancies

Reference Title Discrepancies

Example of Reference Title Discrepancies:

Resolving Reference Title Discrepancies

1. Compare the Reference titles to determine which is correct for the publication.  If publication dates differ, the architect or engineer should review the publication to determine which applies to the Section.
2. Edit the listed Sections' Reference Articles so that they all reflect the correct date and title for the publication.
3. Check for typographical errors or extra spaces by performing one of the following:
   1. Click the Toggle Marks View button on the Toolbar
   2. Select the View menu and select Marks
   3. Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+X

Unresolved References

Example of Unresolved References:

Correcting Unresolved References

1. Add the Reference and Reference Title (which includes the Publication date) to either the Section's Reference Article or Supplemental Reference List.
2. If you made changes in the Supplemental Reference List, then run Reference ReconciliationThis process makes changes within the Reference Article of each Section so that it lists only those References that are actually cited in that Section's text. These changes appear in the output versions of the Sections (.prn, .doc and .pdf) not in the original .sec files again to automatically insert them in the Reference Articles.

Additional Learning Tools

Watch the Reference Verification Report eLearning module within Chapter 6 - Correcting QA Report Errors and Discrepancies.

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