How to create a validation for the project coding mask

[Former Member]

Hi,

Would just like to ask how to create a validation for the project coding mask wherein the WBS elements hierarchy will be checked against the template saved. For example,

project coding mask is XXXX-XXXXX-XX-X-X-X-00-X

mother WBS should be XXXX-XXXXX-X and lower level WBS would be XXXX-XXXXX-XX.

The validation should not allow a mother WBS to be XXXX-XXXXX-XX.

How can we go about this?

[srinivasan_desingh]

Hi Jacquiline Bersamin,

You can use validation with the combination of the level and the coding mask.

In the validation:

Pre requisite: WBS level = 1

Validation: Prps-posid = prps-posid :1-12:

Message : Error

If required you can give the parameters for your detail error message.

Please let me know if this does not work.

Thanks

Regards

Srinivasan Desingh

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivasan,

Thank you so much for the reply.

We will try this. By the way, i have an additional inquiry if it is alright. How can we make the PRPS-POSID field on display mode only?

Again, thank you.

[srinivasan_desingh]

Hi Jacquiline Bersamin

Go to the field selection for WBS elements in configuration. Here you can switch the field to display/change/mandatory..

Thanks

Regards

Srinivasan Desingh

[Former Member]

Thank you.

[Former Member]

project coding mask is XXXX-XXXXX-XX-X-X-X-00-X

mother WBS should be XXXX-XXXXX-X and lower level WBS would be XXXX-XXXXX-XX.

The validation should not allow a mother WBS to be XXXX-XXXXX-XX.

Hi,

I don't think you need a validation here. If you can Make the coding mask as XXXX-XXXXX-X-XX-X-X-00-X will solve your problem. Any way please check and post back in this thread.

Regards

Sagar

[Former Member]

Hi Sagar,

Thank you for the reply.

Changing the coding mask is ideal, however, we are restricted to do such since we already have existing projects and we do not know what will be its effect once we reconstruct our existing coding mask.