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title: MPE_VALIDATIONS
description: The `MPE_VALIDATIONS` table enables a number of validations to be applied to the data at the point of entry - such as casing, min/max values, nullability, and the ability to generate dropdown values directly from source tables or dynamically from SAS programs.
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# MPE_VALIDATIONS

The `MPE_VALIDATIONS` table enables a number of validations to be applied to the data at the point of entry - such as casing, min/max values, nullability, and the ability to generate dropdown values directly from source tables or dynamically from SAS programs.

A detailed breakdown is available in the [validations](/dc-validations/) section.

![validations](/img/mpe_validations.png)

## Columns

 - 🔑`TX_FROM num`: SCD2 open datetime
 - `TX_TO num`: SCD2 close datetime
 - 🔑 `BASE_LIB char(8)`: SAS Libref (8 chars)
 - 🔑 `BASE_DS char(32)`: The library member name
 - 🔑 `BASE_COL char(32)`: The column name
 - 🔑 `RULE_TYPE char(32)`: The name of the rule to apply.
 - `RULE_VALUE char(128)`: The value of the rule
 - `RULE_ACTIVE num`: Set to 1 for an active rule.  Set to 0 to disable the rule.