Documentation

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IDEA user documentation is available in the form of Data Element Dictionaries (DEDs) for databases included in IDEA, Standard Report Descriptions, and User Guides. You may download IDEA documentation in PDF format by clicking on the titles below.

Data Element Dictionaries (DEDs)

DEDs are currently available for the following systems: AFS, ERNS, NCDB, PCS, TRIS, and ZIP. Each DED describes the data elements from that system that are included in IDEA.

• Dictionary of AFS Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 197 KB)
  
• Dictionary of ERNS Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 197 KB)
  
• Dictionary of NCDB Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 189 KB)
  
• Dictionary of PCS Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 172 KB)
  
• PCS Appendices (PDF, 236 KB)
  
• Dictionary of TRIS Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 386 KB)
  
• Dictionary of ZIP Data Elements Included in IDEA (PDF, 81 KB)
  

User Guides

The IDEA User Guide (mainframe) can be viewed or downloaded from the EPA mainframe or purchased from NTIS.

For more information, call Mary Curtis 202-564-6167 or send an electronic mail request to curtis.mary@epa.gov.