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Validate Data Module Against the BREX
To validate the current data module against the product’s business rules, as specified in the BREX data module:
1. In Windchill Arbortext Editor, select S1000D > Brex Validate.
2. A message box is displayed, indicating if the validation was successful.
If not, the Brex Validation dialog box displays information and error messages as applicable.
For more information, see Brex Validation Dialog Box.
Business rules in a BREX data module are based on values of the allowedObjectFlag attributes for permitted objects or elements in a project data module. Messages are generated for the objects or elements during BREX validation:
Value
Meaning
Message Generated
0
Object is not allowed in context
Error
If object is present in context
1
Object must be included in context
Error
If object is not present in current context
2
Object is optional in context
(Issue 4.1 only)
Information
If object is present in context
Not set
Object is optional in context
(Assumed)
Information
If object is present in context
You can specify that a BREX validation rule should only be processed when validating a certain context. Include a rulesContext attribute for the contextRules element that represents a BREX rule, to define the schema of its target data module type.
For example, this rule will only be processed for a comment 4.1 data module:
<contextRules rulesContext="http://www.s1000d.org/S1000D_4-1/xml_schema_flat/comment.xsd">
<structureObjectRuleGroup>
<structureObjectRule>
<objectPath allowedObjectFlag="2">//comment</objectPath>
<objectUse>The comment object is not applied to these projects</objectUse>
</structureObjectRule>
</structureObjectRuleGroup>
</contextRules>
If the rulesContext attribute is not set for a rule, it is assumed that the rule is valid for all contexts.
After BREX validation, check in of the project data module is permitted if:
• Validation resulted in no messages
• Only information messages were generated during validation
• The product attribute Allow Check In With Invalid Brex is set to Yes (if errors were generated during validation)
A Release for Verification task for a data module can also be completed if only information messages were generated during validation..
You can generate debug information about a BREX validation action. For more information, see Troubleshoot a BREX Validation Action.