Software Action Validation Rules for User-Specific Edit Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software validation techniques are inadequate for ensuring accurate and efficient validation of actions applied to objects, particularly in complex organizational environments where data visibility and editing permissions need to be decoupled and user-specific conditions applied.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for building software applications that incorporate validation rules based on object and action properties, allowing for both global and local validation rules that consider operator characteristics and organizational hierarchies, enabling precise control over data editing permissions and visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional validation techniques are used, then the system structure remains simple, but the validation accuracy and user-specific condition enforcement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system is segmented into multiple independent validation rules that can be selectively applied. Each rule operates independently on specific object properties or action parameters, allowing the system to maintain simplicity by only activating relevant validation segments for each specific operation context.
Solution Approach 2:
The validation system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on operator characteristics and organizational hierarchies. The same validation framework can adapt to different users, roles, and contexts without requiring system redesign, enabling high validation accuracy while maintaining manageable complexity through dynamic rule selection and application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data visibility and editing permissions are coupled, then the system operation is simple, but the flexibility to apply user-specific conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The permission system is segmented into separate visibility controls and editing permission controls. This allows independent management of data visibility and editing rights, enabling user-specific conditions to be applied to each function separately while maintaining clear operational procedures for permission administration.
Solution Approach 2:
Different permission rules can be applied locally to different object properties and action types. The system allows granular control where specific validation rules and permission settings can be tailored to particular operations, objects, or user groups without affecting the entire system, providing flexibility while keeping individual permission management straightforward.
3Reliability
If comprehensive validation rules are implemented, then the reliability of software operations improves, but the validation time and processing efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system applies comprehensive validation rules only when necessary based on the specific action being performed and the operator's characteristics. Rather than always executing all possible validation rules, the system selectively applies only the relevant subset, maintaining high reliability for critical operations while improving processing efficiency by avoiding unnecessary validation overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
Validation rules are pre-configured and categorized based on object types, action types, and operator characteristics. The system performs preliminary determination of which validation rules are applicable before executing validation, allowing for efficient rule selection and reducing processing time while ensuring all necessary reliability checks are performed.
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods for validations related to software. In some embodiments, a method for building software with software action validations, the method comprising: accessing a target object type, the target object type comprising one or more object properties; accessing an action type, the action type comprising one or more action parameters, the action type associating with editing a target object of the target object type; generating a set of validation rules associated with the action type, wherein the set of validation rules comprise a local validation rule associated with a rule parameter; and building a software application, wherein the software application comprises the target object type, the action type, and the set of validation rules.