Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR)

Edits Metafile Download Page

Illinois Metafile IL-Fac_v25B_05202025

(right click, save target as and save to appropriate location set by your vendor to use within your software)

IL-Fac_v25B_05202025.smf (89 MB updated June 12, 2025)

If you would like to download and install GenEdits Plus 6 you can do so by following this link and contact the IT Department.

https://www.cdc.gov/national-program-cancer-registries/edits/index.html

See the section "Installation instructions for Genedits Plus 6"

When installation is complete save or copy the IL-Fac_v25B_05202025.smf metafile to:

C:\RegPlus\GenEDITSPlus 6\Metafiles\

Download this file (right click and save target/link as) IL-FAC_v25B.cfg and save to and keep name as a cfg file not txt:

C:\RegPlus\GenEDITSPlus 6\config\

The cfg file has the settings in it that are needed to use the Illinois metafile

Download naaccr-dictionary-250.xml and save to C:\RegPlus\GenEDITSPlus 6\Data Dictionary\

You can now open the Genedits Plus 6.  

Use these few steps to edit and process a data file.

GenEdits_Plus_Use.pdf