Starter contract

retail_product

14 rules · plain YAML · starts in observation mode

OpenDQV Cloud starter template (v0.1) — your tenant inherits this baseline. First customer edit creates v1.0 in your audit trail; pin by yaml_hash for replay. Retail product catalogue record validation for merchandising, replenishment, and e-commerce pipelines. Enforces GS1 GTIN barcode format (8, 12, 13, or 14-digit numeric identifiers used across UK retail EDI), product lifecycle status classification, department taxonomy for planogram and space management systems, ISO 4217 currency codes, and product name length constraints for POS system compatibility. Prevents uncategorised products, invalid barcodes, and products without lifecycle status from entering EPoS, WMS, and retailer catalogue exchange pipelines.

These are starting points you own. Every rule below ships in the trial, starts in observation mode, and is yours to read, edit, or delete from day one. Rules that reference a lookup list (lookup_file) validate against reference data you control in your tenant.
Rules as at 29 August 2026 — starting points you own, not a maintained regulatory feed. We correct errors in these samples; tracking regulatory change in your active contracts is yours.

Rule	Field	Severity	What it enforces (the message your team sees)
sku_required	sku	error	sku is required
product_name_required	product_name	error	product_name is required
product_name_max_length	product_name	warning	product_name exceeds 100 characters — will be truncated in POS systems and retailer catalogue APIs
category_required	category	error	category is required
category_values	category	warning	category should be a standard retail department — use one of the defined GS1 UK taxonomy values for space planning and category reporting
price_min	price	error	price must be >= 0
currency_format	currency	error	currency must be a valid ISO 4217 three-letter code (e.g. GBP, EUR, USD)
stock_quantity_min	stock_quantity	error	stock_quantity must be >= 0
barcode_required	barcode	error	barcode is required
barcode_gtin_format	barcode	error	barcode must be a valid GS1 GTIN: 8, 12, 13, or 14 numeric digits (EAN-8, UPC-A, EAN-13, or ITF-14). e.g. 9521234567899 (GS1 demonstration prefix 952)
barcode_gtin_valid	barcode	error	barcode has an invalid GS1 check digit (e.g. valid: 9521234567899, GS1 demonstration prefix 952) — full check-digit verification (was: shape-only format check)
product_status_values	product_status	warning	product_status must be one of: active, out_of_stock, discontinued, end_of_life, recalled, pending_launch, delisted
supplier_id_required	supplier_id	error	supplier_id is required
last_updated_format	last_updated	error	last_updated must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)

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