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Validation (Box period change)
Introduction
Changes in the Box start/end date trigger a validation check.
Sequentiality
Sequentiality settings affect same-level Boxes (can potentially prevent Box periods from overlapping).
Auto bottom-up and auto scope-based Boxes are never sequential - they can always overlap.
Only "manual" and "auto top-down" Boxes can be sequential - if set to 'sequential', same level sequential Boxes can't overlap.
Period mode
Box type period mode can affect if a new child Box can be created with a specified start/date.
Period of a Box vs period mode of its sub-Boxes
Boxes in an "auto bottom-up" period mode are affected by the period of their children (regardless of a child period mode).
Period of a Box vs period mode of its parent
An "auto top-down" parent →
limits the period of an "auto top-down" child Box
child Boxes in "manual"/ "auto scope-based" period mode are not affected
"auto bottom-up" child overrides an "auto top-down" parent
Effects of the parent Box period mode on a child Box period are outlined in the table below.
Parent Box → | Box period |
|---|---|
auto bottom-up | unaffected (regardless of child period mode) |
auto scope-based | unaffected (regardless of child period mode) |
auto top-down | An "auto top-down" parent limits the period of an "auto top-down" child Period of an "auto bottom-up" child unaffected ("auto bottom-up" child has priority over an auto "top-down parent") Periods of "manual" and "auto scope-based" Boxes unaffected |
manual | unaffected (regardless of child period mode) |