IUCr CIF VALIDATION

Validation of CIF's According to IUCr Standards


This option carries out the Data Validation Number (DVN) checks outlined by the IUCr in the autocheck list and in the prefilter list. The program indicates all the failures of standards criteria, and their level of severity.

Note that most journals are much less stringent in their requirements, nevertheless it is always useful to carry out this check to highlight any possible problems with the structural analysis.