Validations and Substitutions

[Former Member]

hi all:

can any one explain me the use of validations and substitutions? and what all are the configurations steps required?

thanks in advance

[Former Member]

Hi ankitha,

1. VALIDATION

, Now please follow the steps below:

1. Forget about your earlier transport & create a new fresh transport.

2. Go to OB28,from the front screen, select your validation rule line (combination of company code,callup point,validation etc),click environment & then click validation.Now you will reach the screen where you could see the validation rule under which you have added the steps.

3. Click the Validation Rule (not the Steps),now click validation on the top screen & click transport.You will reach to the screen where you could see :

Validation name:XXXX

Validation Information:

a) Logical rules

b) Transport Sets

c) Messages

d) Message Class

e) Boolean class

All the above Validation information check box would be marked by default,(if not then select all the check boxes above).

4. Now you would see the execute (a clock type iCON) on the left side top. Just execute that. It will now prompt you the workbench request, Click create, give your transport description(whatever logical description you want).

5. After that your Work Bench request is ready for release, just release it.

6. Please note that, for validation rule, always the system generates the WorkBench request & NOT the Customizing request.

I Hope, the above steps should resolve your problem.:

[Former Member]

Hi,

[Validations, Substitutions, and Rules|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/27/06e23954d9035de10000000a114084/content.htm]: With the validations and substitutions software, you can validate and/or substitute data at the time of entry in the FI-SL System and other SAP Systems.

You do not need to change the standard system to customize your validations and substitutions. For each installation, you can define exactly which validations and substitutions are necessary to ensure the integrity of your data.

Validation

In the SAP System, almost all input values are validated by a program or against tables or master files. Since some types of validations cannot be standardized, you can use FI-SL's validations program to create validations for your system.

With validations, you can check values and combinations of values as they are being entered in the SAP environment. Validation rules are stored in the Rule Manager; as data is entered, the Integration Manager validates the data against the validation rules stored in the Rule Manager. Because data is validated before it is posted, only valid information enters the FI-SL System.

You define validation rules using Boolean logic. When you define a validation rule, the system checks the validation rule to ensure that it is syntactically correct.

You can also define the result of breaking the validation rule. For instance, you can specify that a message is issued but the user can continue processing. You can also force the user to correct the error before processing can continue.

Substitution:

Substitution rules are stored in the Rule Manager. When data is entered in the system, it is substituted by the Integration Manager. The Integration Manager calls the Rule Manager. Substitution occurs before the data is posted to the FI-SL databases.

You define substitution rules using Boolean logic. When you define a substitution rule, the system checks the substitution rule to ensure that it is syntactically correct.

Rules:

rule is a Boolean expression that you can use as a condition, as a check, or in another rule. Rules enable you to refer to frequently used Boolean statements simply by specifying the rule name.

The FI-SL Integration Manager uses Boolean logic. When you use Boolean logic and syntax, you can:

Validate data

Substitute data

Select ledgers for posting

Transfer substitution data to a rollup ledger

Select report data

The Rule Manager stores the Boolean rules used to analyze data. The Integration Manager calls the Rule Manager and determines whether entered data should be used. If a Boolean statement is true, an action is taken; if a statement is false, no action is taken.

Boolean logic is used in the following FI-SL modules:

Validation

Substitution

Ledger selection

Report Writer

Rollups

Visit following links:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/5b/d231a843c611d182b30000e829fbfe/content.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0bc693c-76d8-2910-fd81-e891248a...

http://fuller.mit.edu/SAPDocs/configuration/validation_rules_user_exit.htm

Regards,

Srilatha.

[Former Member]

HI,

Please find below.

Boolean statement that you can use as a prerequisite, as a check, or in another rule.

Allow you to refer to frequently used Boolean statements by using the rule name.

Separate Rules have to define for each Validation & Substitution.

If a rule does not exist but is defined for a validation and/or substitution, the Rule Manager displays an error message.

You can use a statement in one process and then use the same statement in another process by linking the statement to another statement.

The rule name can be a maximum of 11 characters long.

A Rule is limited to 33 lines

You can also enter an authorization group to limit the number of users that can process this rule

You can use Rule in:

Validations

Substitutions

Another Rule

Hope understood.

Thanks,

Vasu..

[iklovski]

Hi,

You can find the explanantion here:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/27/06e23954d9035de10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Regards,

Eli