After data is deposited, it is processed immediately by the RCSB and returned to the author. In most cases, files will be released within one week of their arrival at PDB or immediately following their release from a HOLD status. Files released by the RCSB are in a fully processed and final format. The Validation Server can be used to check the format consistency of coordinates and to create validation reports about a structure before deposition. While part of the ADIT system, the Validation Server can be used independently by the depositor.
Tutorials are available online.
1 Zukang Feng, John Westbrook, and Helen M. Berman. 2 R.A. Laskowski, M.W. MacArthur, D.S. Moss and J.M. Thornton. 3 A.A. Vaguine, J. Richelle, and S.J. Wodak.