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NPDA Platform Administrator Guidance

Opening and closing audit years for submission

New audit years do not appear on the platform automatically. They must be created by a superuser using the Django Admin.

  • From the admin screen, click "Audit Period"
  • Click "Add Audit Period"
  • Select the start and end dates

Submission is not automatically closed after the end date. That is controlled by the is_open flag.

To create a new audit year but not have it visible to non-admin users, leave is_visible unchecked. You can then test uploading using the RCPCH test PDU.

Once ready to open for submission, tick is_visible and is_open and save.

Data can still be entered after the end_date whilst the is_open flag is on. To close an audit period, change it to off and save.

Don't remove is_visible for closed audit periods. This allows users to view their old data and dashboards without being able to edit it.