system.mes.material.validateMaterial

Description

Validates the specified parameters for a Materials record and returns any validation errors. This only checks if the material object can be saved based on the attributes given.

Syntax

system.mes.material.validateMaterial(**material_data)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the material.
description	String	The description of the material.
path	String	The path to the material.
materialClassId	String (ULID)	The ULID of the material class associated with this material.
erpId	String (ULID)	The ULID of the erp associated with this material.
unitOfMeasureId	String (ULID)	The ULID of the unit of measure associated with this material.
shelfLifeDays	Integer	The shelf life in days of this material.
id	String (ULID)	The ULID of the material (optional, used for updating an existing material).
notes	String	Notes related to the material.
enabled	Boolean	Indicates if the material is active and enabled.
spare1	String	Additional field for user-defined context.
spare2	String	Additional field for user-defined context.
spare3	String	Additional field for user-defined context.

Returns

Returns a JSON object where keys are field names and values are lists of validation violation messages.

Code Examples

# Generate the object structure for a new material object
material_data = system.mes.material.newMaterial()

# Set basic attributes for the new material
material_data['materialClassId'] = '01JCH3ENEB-SV2X8B3W-NFY8WZNK'
material_data['name'] = '5391537510212'
material_data['unitOfMeasureId'] = '01JCH3ENDJ-351WQQPX-WRBNTY4C'
# (You can continue setting other properties as needed here)

# Validate material parameters
validation_errors = system.mes.material.validateMaterial(**material_data)

if len(validation_errors) > 0:
    print('Validation errors found:', validation_errors)
else:
    print('Material parameters are valid.')