.. _validation-rules-term:

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Validation Rules
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Validation Rules contain the logic you create to confirm data is behaving the way you expect it to.  

Validation rules are created using the the standard AgileData :ref:`natural-language-rules-term` format.


Validation Rule Use Cases
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Reconciliation
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Unique Concepts
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Numerical values
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Unique Values
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In the data warehouse domain this is typically called distinct variables.