Validation sets
A validation set is a collection of validation rules. You associate a validation set with a service point channel by associating a validation set with a validation slot in the configuration program or through advanced configuration.
A typical validation set includes 3 to 12 rules. IEE runs all validation rules in the set against that service point channel's data. Although validation rules are grouped together into sets, each rule is independent of other rules, and the rules in a set do not run in any particular order.
A maximum of three validation sets can be assigned to each service point channel. However, only the validation set associated with the primary validation slot can be applied to the following data:
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Data imported using AMI reading import
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Data imported by standard import tasks with a defined data collection window (DCW)
The primary validation slot is ValidationSlot1(Billing). For more information, see Validation slots.
Typically, about a dozen validation sets are created during initial IEE configuration. During initial configuration, validation sets are typically assigned to service point channels through the program-based configuration XML API. IEE also allows you to assign validation sets to service point channels from the Application Data section of the Meter Data Management workbench. Validation set assignments are typically determined by the meter type, revenue class, or other characteristics common to large numbers of channels.
A single validation set includes one or more validation rules for interval and register channels. When IEE processes a validation set on a register channel, IEE ignores the rules that apply to interval data. Similarly, when validating an interval data channel, IEE ignores the validation rules that pertain to register data.
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