Anotherpart of the validation process is reasonability checks. Reasonabilitychecks are done on data being supplied in attributes such as GrossWeight. Sterling Data SynchronizationManager checksto validate that the Gross Weight you entered is reasonable basedon the information that was supplied at other levels of the producthierarchy. For example if you declare the Weight of the Base Unit(Consumer Level) to be 1 pound and the quantity (number of base unitscontained in the Case) of the Case Unit to be 10 then reasonabilitywould dictate that the Gross Weight of the Case must be at least 10pounds it can be more than 10 pounds but it cannot be less.

The validation process confirms that if you supply a ConditionalAttribute you must also supply a corresponding attribute. If youuse the toolkit to submit data Conditional Attributes are highlightedin Yellow. For example if you enter a value for Net Content thenyou must supply a Net Content UOM as well.

Once the validation process is complete the results of the validationare posted to the Sterling Data SynchronizationManager Website. If the Validation process detects issues a Data ComplianceEngine (DCE) Report is generated and that report is posted to thesite for your review. You have the option to receive your DCE reportin an e-mail also. Update your preferences from the Administrationtab.

The DCE Report outlines errors that were detected during the validationprocess. The report will advise you what errors were encounteredprovide a description of the error outline steps to rectify the errorand display which GTIN(s) generated this error. If you have any questionsabout how to correct an error contact your dedicated Business Analyst.The contact information for your Business Analyst is located on theSterling Data SynchronizationManager Website under the Quick Stat section. For more information see Sterling Data Synchronization Manager Portal Home Page.

After you have addressed the errors submit the file for processingagain. To review these steps see Submit a Toolkit.

Once it completes the validation process successfully (no errors) the file is ready to move on to the next phase of Data Synchronization:Registration.