Evidence types represent the events and circumstances that determine client eligibility and entitlement for benefits. Not all evidence types directly impact eligibility; some evidence information is captured for informational purposes.
Each evidence type is added as a code value to the evidence type code table. Once added, an evidence type is used to link the information stored on the evidence descriptor table with the information stored on an evidence entity table. When checking case eligibility, the system reads the evidence type and related ID for an evidence descriptor record to locate its related evidence record.
The evidence metadata entity also includes the evidence type attribute. This links the evidence entity with one or more products. For example, evidence metadata can be created for the income evidence type and linked to the income support product. When a user enters evidence for an income support case, that user will be able to enter income evidence.
When two evidence records are related to each other, their evidence types are stored in the evidence relationship record. Evidence relationships are covered in the next section.