Automation and validation
Automated network validation
Govern rules, exceptions, and acceptance evidence.
Version 1.0
Rule comparison
| Result | Meaning | Workflow response |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking error | The network state cannot be accepted safely or consistently. | Stop approval and identify the exact object, failed rule, and required remediation. |
| Review item | The data may be valid, but an engineer must assess the context. | Assign an owner, preserve the evidence, and record the decision. |
| Missing evidence | The work may be complete, but the acceptance packet is incomplete. | Return the work package with the missing photo, measurement, form, or identifier named. |
| Approved deviation | A known exception has been reviewed against the design intent. | Retain the reviewer, reason, evidence, and resulting operational state. |
Worked example: route continuity
Failed-rule worked example
A proposed route reaches a cabinet but leaves one downstream segment disconnected from the accepted topology. The validation result identifies the segment and upstream object, shows the expected relationship, and blocks handover without claiming that the whole design is invalid.
The designer corrects the connection or records a justified deviation. A reviewer then accepts or rejects that decision, and the result remains attached to the same route version used for the work package.
Acceptance checklist
- Name the owner, scope, inputs, and version for every rule.
- Separate blocking errors, review items, missing evidence, and justified deviations.
- Show the object, measured or observed value, expected condition, and source data for each result.
- Run the relevant checks before design approval, field submission, and operational handover.
- Record overrides, reviewers, reasons, evidence, and the accepted resulting state.