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PIM Validation Rules

James Phipps and Vishnu Vemulapalli
- Reference: Note 1086646.1 and Note 463444.1 Troubleshooting
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PIM Validation Rules

James Phipps and Vishnu Vemulapalli
- Reference: Note 1086646.1 and Note 463444.1 Troubleshooting
 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 Validation Rules

• To improve data quality for user defined attributes

• To define integrity constraints on the attributes of
Items.
• Can be defined on Operational as well as on User
Defined Attributes (UDAs).
• Rules encapsulate a single integrity constraint
• Rule Sets group multiple Rules together

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 Validation Rules
• “Composite” Rule Sets can be used to aggregate Rule
Sets that operate on different Attribute Groups and
ICCs.
• To activate a Rule Set, it is assigned to a Business Entity.
• Severity of validation rules can have the following actions::
a. Reject: The Business Entity cannot be saved until the
validation passes.
b. Needs Approval: This data requires that a Change
Order be created.
c. Warning: The Explanation Message is displayed to the
user, but the entity can still be saved.

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 Validation Rules
Limitations:

• Limitations of cross business entity (Note 1318501.1)

• Multi-row Attribute Group expressions cannot include
attributes from any other attribute group. They are restricted
to only using attributes from that Multi-row Attribute Group.
• Validation Rules only fire if you change the value. So if you
load data, then create validation rule, they do not fire to
cleanup your existing data until you change each item.

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 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 Example 1

• What are the steps to create an Validation Rule in the

Item Catalog Category (ICC)

• Note 1086646.1

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- Reference: Note 1296459.1 – OAUG Demos

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 Example 2

• How to Create PIM Validation Rule: Require Attribute

Depending On Another?

• Note 1311104.1

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- Reference: Note 1296459.1 – OAUG Demos

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 Example 3

• How to Make Specific Attributes ReadOnly / Not

Editable / Not Updateable?

• Note 1293331.1

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- Reference: Note 1296459.1 – OAUG Demos

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 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 What are not Rules?

• Number / description generation are not the

same.
• View/edit privileges are different than rules
• Value-sets - validation via value-sets are
different.
• Lifecycle policies.

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 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 Debugging and Troubleshooting

• FND Diagnostics
• Exception Details
• About This Page
• File Versions
• On Screen Logging
• Tracing
• FND/INV Debug

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 Agenda

• Validation Rules
• Examples
• What are not Rules?
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• References

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 References
• Vision Demo - How To Create APC/PIM Validation Rule (Doc ID 1086646.1)
• Supporting Oracle Product Hub MDM: Collaborate (OAUG) 2011 Conference
Notes [Video] (Doc ID 1296459.1)
• How to Make Specific Attributes Read Only / Not Editable / Not Updateable
[Video] (Doc ID 1293331.1)
• Product Lifecycle Management Troubleshooting Tools (Doc ID 463444.1)

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