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Configuring Validation Rules for the Import Process

Validation rules for the import process ensure that the data imported from a template file to the bulk request fields meets certain criteria. An administrator might set up a new validation rule if the administrator creates an new instance type. The available instance types are contact and service. An administrator might change an existing validation rule if the administrator changes the business component name that the rule uses.

This task is a step in Roadmap for Configuring Bulk Requests.

To configure a validation rule for the import process

1. Log in to Siebel Tools as an administrator.
2. In the Object Explorer, click Integration Object.
3. In the Integration Objects list, select the ABO Bulk Request Import integration object.
4. Lock this integration object so that you can change it.
5. In Object Explorer, navigate to Integration Object, then Integration Object User Prop.
6. If you change the name of the business component for an existing validation rule, then change the business component name in the Value field of the appropriate ABO BR Validate BC user property for the existing rule.
7. To add a new validation rule:
   1. Add an ABO BR Validate BC # user property, where # is the next available number for a new validation rule.
   2. Enter the applicable business component name in the Value field for the user property.
   3. In Object Explorer, click Business Component.
   4. In the Business Components list, select the business component that you entered in the new validation rule.
   5. Lock this business component so that you can change it.
   6. In Object Explorer, navigate the Business Component, then Business Component User Prop.
   7. In the Business Component User Properties list, add the user properties in the following table to define the details of the validation rule.

      User Property	Value
      ABO BR Validation Rule #: Criteria	The search specifications used to query the business component. The query must return only one record.
      ABO BR Validation Rule #: Error Code	The error code for the error text to append to the following standard message: [Field Name] [Field Value] is not valid.
      ABO BR Validation Rule #: Return Field	The field to populate with the ROW_ID of the returned record.
      ABO BR Validation Rule #: Validate Fields	The fields in the business component to validate.

8. Compile the objects for your changes into the Siebel Repository File (SRF).
9. Unlock the integration object and the business component.