... For a certain group of XMM PPS products (e.g. EPIC background maps, EPIC maximum-likelihood source lists, EPIC images, EPIC sensitivity maps) a list of commands is executed stored in an ascii file (hereafter check file). ... The tests include existence and parameter range checks for header key words and source tables columns of EPIC PPS Fits files. ... This check file performs existence and parameter range checks for EPIC PN, MOS1, MOS2 background maps in the energy bands 0,1,2,3,4 and 5. ...