In Oracle Planning 2024 Implementation, form validation rules ensure data integrity and usability by defining how forms are validated when loaded or saved. The platform supports multiple validation options tailored to performance, security, and user access, as outlined below:
A. Validate only for cells and pages to which a user has access: This option restricts validation to the data cells and form pages that the logged-in user has permission to view or edit, based on security settings. It enhances performance by limiting the validation scope and ensures users only interact with relevant data.
C. Validate for all page combinations and all existing or potential blocks: This comprehensive validation option checks all possible page combinations and data blocks (both existing and potential) within the form. It is useful for ensuring complete data consistency across the application, though it may impact performance due to its extensive scope.
E. Validate only for pages with existing blocks: This option limits validation to pages that already contain data blocks, ignoring potential blocks that could be created. It strikes a balance between performance and thoroughness, focusing validation efforts on existing data.
B. Validate rules as Service Administrator, regardless of logged-in user, when the form is loaded or saved: While Service Administrators have elevated privileges, this is not a distinct form validation rule option. Validation rules are applied based on form settings and user access, not specifically tied to the Service Administrator role overriding the logged-in user’s context.
D. Validate only for users with access to this form: This option overlaps with A but is less precise. Validation is tied to cell-level and page-level access rather than a broad "users with access to this form" criterion, making A the more accurate choice per Oracle’s terminology.
References
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Documentation: "Designing Forms – Validation Rules" (docs.oracle.com, updated 2024). Describes validation options including "cells and pages a user has access to," "all page combinations and blocks," and "pages with existing blocks."
Oracle Planning 2024 Implementation Study Guide: Lists the three supported validation options (A, C, E) under form design and validation settings, aligning with security and performance optimization features.