Using Quality Validation
Quality Validation allows you to ensure that only Templates that meet certain criteria are used in your Enterprise.
Rules implement these criteria by checking the properties of Templates, Steps, or Configurations.
Quality Validation is a framework with a set of Rules and Contexts. It helps a Template Author to validate the data accuracy and inputs in a Template before the Publication process.
Hence, only Private Templates and Templates under Edition can be validated.
Rule
A Rule can contain individual conditions or groups of conditions that need to be checked.
There are three types of Rules. They are described below.
Types of Rules | Description |
|---|---|
Template Type | A Rule that checks Template Properties. |
Step Type | A Rule that checks Step Properties. |
Configuration Type | A Rule that checks Configuration Properties. |
Context
A Context defines a category of Templates for which the Rules will be applied.
There are six types of Contexts.They are described below.
Contexts Types | Description |
|---|---|
Lifecycle | When any Template linked to the selected Lifecycle is validated, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied. |
Hierarchy | If a user belonging to the selected Hierarchy validates a Template, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied. |
Functional Types | When any Template linked to the Functional Types is validated, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied. |
Suites/Packages | When any Template in the selected Suites/Packages is validated, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied |
Part Category | When any Template in the selected Part Category is validated, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied. |
Documentation Types | When any Template generated from the selected Documentation Types is validated, then all the Rules linked to this Context will be applied. |