To receive the "Checked" rating, software submitted to the NHSE should conform to the following guidelines:
- Scope. Software submitted to the NHSE should provide a capability in high-performance scientific computation or in support of that discipline.
- Completeness. Submissions must include all routines and drivers necessary for users to run the software. Source code for widely available software used by the submission, blas and lapack for example, need not be included as part of the submission.
- Documentation. The software contains documentation on its use.