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UAD1234 — The 'External Depreciation' displays as a negative number on the appraisal. However, it must be delivered as a positive number in the UAD XML. For assistance with this message, contact the appraisal software vendor.

Where this rule lives in the report

Cost Approach
External Depreciation (%PV%)

Report Section as the GSEs define them — the black tab and grey bar you already read on the URAR.

Severity
Warning — flagged but does not block delivery. Reviewers will still look.
Triggered when
CostApproachIndicator = "true" and DepreciationExternalAmount < 0 in a given instance of IMPROVEMENT_COST_AND_DEPRECIATED_VALUE/IMPROVEMENT_DEPRECIATION
Data Point Name
DepreciationExternalAmount (%PV%)

How to fix UAD1234

UAD1234 is a UAD 3.6 Warning edit; it may not block delivery, but it is still worth resolving before review.

  1. 01Open the Cost Approach › External Depreciation (%PV%) area of the URAR and find External Depreciation.
  2. 02Check the condition that triggers UAD1234: CostApproachIndicator = "true" and DepreciationExternalAmount < 0 in a given instance of IMPROVEMENT_COST_AND_DEPRECIATED_VALUE/IMPROVEMENT_DEPRECIATION.
  3. 03Review and correct the value when appropriate; this is a Warning, but it can still raise reviewer questions.
  4. 04Re-run validation after the change so conditional downstream edits are checked again.

This fix guidance is derived from the published rule message, trigger logic, report location, field definition, and official sample data available for this rule.

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UAD1236The 'Physical Depreciation' displays as a negative number on the appraisal. However, it must be delivered as a positive number in the UAD XML. For assistance with this message, contact the appraisal software vendor.
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