Validation rules packages
The validation rules are an integral part of the EBA technical package covering the reporting requirements. These validation rules are updated:
- with each release of a new technical package (timeline depending on the planning on the reporting framework releases) or
- around two months before the first reference date of a framework release (for possible needed corrections) or
- as part of a ‘small validation rules package’ (published every quarter) for posible updates (more explanations below)
Updates to the files are announced via a news item and the date of the latest update is indicated in the file name.
The validation rules are split in two files depending on the framework releases to which they apply:
- (from 4.0) EBA Validation rules
applying to framework releases after and including 4.0 - (up to 3.5) Validation rules applying to framework releases up to and including 3.5
Small validation rule packages
Small validation rules packages can include deactivations of validation rules, reactivations of validation rules and changes to their severity status. The packages are published every quarter roughly 20 days before the reference date of the end of the quarter (i.e. around 10 March, 10 June, 10 September and 10 December). They can only impact framework release 3.0 and subsequent releases. Especially from release 4.0, for each deactivation exercise, we will need to publish the small validaition rule package to deactivate rules in taxonomy and in DPM in a consistent manner.
Where the small validation rules package includes changes to the severity of validation rules, the published material consists of the following items:
- A micro taxonomy package (containing only the set folder)
- DPM severity/deactivation status updates scripts
- the Excel file with the validation rules