The Pega Platform contains more than 60 standard edit validate rules. You can use these as is in your application, or copy them and tailor them for your needs. The table describes a few of them.
Name |
Description |
| DoesClassExist | Checks whether a text string identifies a Pega Platformclass. |
| FileName | Checks whether a text string is a valid Windows file name. |
| FileType | Checks whether a text string is a valid Windows file type. |
| InternationalPhone | Validates the format of an international phone number. See PDN article 25416 How to add automatic field formatting to input fields. |
| IsNonNegative | Checks whether a value is greater than or equal to zero. |
| NotFutureDate | Expects a string in theValue in the format YYYYMMDD. This rule returns true if that date is today's date or a past date, or false if the date is a future date or not in the expected format. |
| pyMinimumLength-Enforce | When applied to the value of a property that is associated with the pyMinimumLength property qualifier, compares the actual length of the value to the minimum and returns false (with a message) if the value is too short. |
| SSN | Validates the format of a U.S. Social Security Number. See PDN article 25416 How to add automatic field formatting to input fields. |
| TIN | Validates the format of a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number. See PDN article 25416 How to add automatic field formatting to input fields. |
Use the Records Explorer to see a complete list of the edit validate rules available to you.