Promotion Validation Framework

Glossary ​

Validation ​

The process of testing whether a promotion is valid, invalid, or cannot be validated.

A validation is successful when the system can determine whether the promotion is VALID or INVALID.

Validation Result ​

The top-level outcome of a validation attempt.

Error Category ​

A grouped reason explaining why a validation was invalid or could not be completed.

Error Code ​

A specific machine-readable code for a validation result. Error codes can apply to VALID, INVALID, or COULD NOT VALIDATE.

Sitewide ​

A promotion that applies across the majority or entirety of a merchant's product catalogue.

SKU-Specific ​

A promotion that applies only to a specific product, product group, or was validated against a single SKU.