# EPOCH: Variable is in wrong order within domain

**URL:** <https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892>\
**Category:** SDTM\
**Created:** [January 13, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892 "2016-01-13T14:45:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmoran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@bmoran](https://forum.certara.com/u/bmoran)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892/1 "2016-01-13T15:16:34Z")

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Take a look at this thread: [http://www.opencdisc.org/forum/sdtm-question-epoch-variable](http://www.opencdisc.org/forum/sdtm-question-epoch-variable)

Does that help answer your question?

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**Author:** ![pierre.dostie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pierre.dostie](https://forum.certara.com/u/pierre.dostie)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892/2 "2016-01-13T15:34:32Z")

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It does indeed.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![sandeep.byroju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@sandeep.byroju](https://forum.certara.com/u/sandeep.byroju)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892/3 "2020-03-11T12:39:40Z")

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In SE domain I am getting warning like “Variable is in wrong order within domain” even though I kept same order as per SDTM IG 3.2 and also I am using PINNACLE COMMUNITY 3.0.0. Could you please someone help me on this

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**Author:** ![pierre.dostie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pierre.dostie](https://forum.certara.com/u/pierre.dostie)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.certara.com/t/epoch-variable-is-in-wrong-order-within-domain/892/4 "2016-01-13T14:45:31Z")

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Hi,

According to the latest Study Data Technical Conformance Guide, variable EPOCH should be included in a wide selection of domains.

Accordingly, I added EPOCH into CM domain only to have a warning saying “Variable is in wrong order within domain”. I wonder on what Pinnacle 21 (by the way I used the latest version available 2.1.0) can assess that this variable is in the wrong order. I tried several different places in the domain and I always get this warning.

Based on SDTM 1.4, I thought it would make sense to put this variable before CMSTDTC but it doesn’t work.

Any advice?

Thanks

Pierre