OHDSI / OHDSI/FeatureExtraction

Throw meaningful error when restricting covariate IDs to covariates that are not specified

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Description

For example:

covariateSettings <- FeatureExtraction::createDefaultCovariateSettings(includedCovariateIds = c(1002))

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the includedCovariateIds = c(1002) example in createDefaultCovariateSettings and inspect how unspecified covariate IDs are handled. Done means the function raises a meaningful error identifying that the requested covariate is not specified.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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