To Implement a Validation Rule

1. Create the custom validation rules using the Custom Plug-in feature.

2. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click the Field Validation file.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

3. Create a new rule element in the rules element.

4. In the new rule element, create the following attributes:

   • name – A unique name for the validation rule.

   • object-name – The name of the master index Java class that defines the object to which the validation rule is applied, such as SystemObject or Parent_NameObject (where Parent_Name is the name of the parent object in the object definition)

   • class – The complete path of the Java class to call for the validation rule.

     For example:

     <ValidationConfig module-name="Validation" parser-class= "com.stc.eindex.configurator.impl.validation.ValidationConfiguration" <rules> <rule name="validate-auxiliary-id" object-name="PersonObject" class="com.stc.eindex.user.AuxiliaryId"/> <rule name="validate-birth-date" object-name="PersonObject" class="com.stc.eindex.user.BirthDate"/> </rules> </ValidationConfig>

5. Save and close the file.