Basic validation steps

Each validation Collaboration Definition has only the applicable tests for a specific OTD/message type, but they all operate according to the same general format, as follows:

• The Service first tests a message to make sure it is syntactically correct, by parsing it into the OTD.

• If the message fails, the message and its parser error are sent to an error Queue. If the message is valid, all applicable MFVR functions are applied to the message.

• Any and all errors produced from these tests are accumulated, and the combined errors, as well as the message, are written to an error Queue for later processing. As long as no error is fatal, all applicable tests are applied.

• Again any and all errors produced from these tests are accumulated, and the combined errors and message are written to the error Queue for later processing.

• If no errors are found in a message, it is sent to a Queue for valid messages.

For an explanation of using these Collaboration Definitions and the validation Project examples, see SWIFT Projects.