---
title: "Set up validation rules - EDI Studio"
slug: "set-up-validation-rules"
description: "Set up staging journal validations with tailored rules for document flow types and legal entities to streamline your EDI processes effectively."
tags: ["Task topic"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-05T12:20:26Z
published: 2026-10-05T12:20:26Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-validation-rules"
---

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# Set up validation rules - EDI Studio

If you use staging journals, you can set up the applicable journal validations. For each staging journal-related table, you can define the applicable validation rules.

You define:

- The journal-related table for which to set up validation rules.
- To which document flow type the validation rules apply.
- The validation rules to be applied. You can select from pre-defined or customized validation rule classes.
- The sequence in which the validation rules are applied.
- For each validation rule, to which legal entity it applies (optional).

### Steps

1. Click **EDI party setup**.
2. Click **Validation rules**.
3. Click **New**.
4. You can set up validation rules for each staging journal-related table.

Each staging journal has at least a journal and a trans table. The sales order staging journal also has an address table.

In the **Table name** field, enter or select a value.
5. Define the document flow type to which the validation rules for the selected table apply.

Select the document flow type. For example:

In the **Document flow** field, select an option.
  - **Order** for the EDI sales order staging journal.
  - **Confirmation** for the EDI purchase confirmation staging journal.
  - **Advance Ship Notice** for the EDI purchase arrival journal.
  - **Picking** or **Product receipt** for the EDI inventory order staging journal.
  - **Transportation tender** for the EDI transportation tender staging journal.
6. Sub-task: Select validation rules.
  1. In the **Validation rules** section, click **Select rules**.
  2. A validation rule can apply to all legal entities or to specific legal entity. If the selected validation rules apply to a specific legal entity, define the legal entity.

In the **Company accounts ID** field, enter or select a value.
  3. In the list, find and select the desired record.
  4. Click **OK**.
7. Sub-task: Manually add a validation rule.
  1. In the **Validation rules** section, click **New**.
  2. Define the validation rules to be applied for the selected table.

In the **Name** field, enter or select a value.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> You can only select validation rule classes that are related to the selected table.
  3. For each validation rule, you can define to which legal entity it applies.

In the **Company** field, enter or select a value.
8. Sub-task: Change validation rule sequence.
  1. Make sure, the validation rules are sorted in the sequence in which these must be applied.

In the **Validation rules** section, in the list, find and select the desired validation rule.
  2. Click **Move up**.
  3. In the **Validation rules** section, in the list, find and select the desired validation rule.
  4. Click **Move down**.
9. Close the page.

## Related

- [Predefined validation rules](/predefined-validation-rules.md)
- [Predefined validation rules (Delfor)](/predefined-validation-rules-delfor.md)