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# Naming Standards & Validation Rules

A Project Task represents an individual unit of work within a project. It can be associated with data objects such as tables, terms, and reports, or created independently to track governance, curation, and review activities.

#### Validation Rules

<table><thead><tr><th width="235.00006103515625">Property</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Blank Allowed</td><td>Not explicitly checked</td></tr><tr><td>Max Length</td><td>255 characters</td></tr><tr><td>Allowed Characters</td><td>No character restrictions</td></tr><tr><td>Disallowed Characters</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Start Character Restriction</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Regex / Notes</td><td>Only length validation is applied</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Supported Character Types

* Alphabets (A–Z, a–z)
* Numbers (0–9)
* Spaces
* Special characters and symbols

#### Validation Behavior

* Accepts any character combination.
* Supports free-form descriptive text.
* Does not validate:
  * Special characters
  * Character patterns
  * Starting or ending characters
  * Character sequences
* Validates only the maximum length of 255 characters.

#### Valid Examples

* Data Quality Check
* Validate Customer Table Data
* Fix Null Values in Orders\_Table
* Task #101 - API Validation
* Review Data @ Monthly Cycle
* !! Urent Task - Cleanup Required
* Check schema consistency (Phase-1)
* Task\_with\_special\_chars\_@#$%^&\*()

#### Invalid Examples

* Task names exceeding 255 characters

#### System Behavior on Validation Failure

* Prevents saving the Project Task if the name exceeds 255 characters.
* Displays a validation error message.
* Requires correction before saving.

#### Best Practices

* Use clear and meaningful task names.
* Follow structured naming patterns where possible.
  * Example: `<Action> + <Object>`
  * Example: Validate Sales Data
* Avoid excessively long names for better readability.
* Use special characters only when required.
* Maintain consistent naming standards across Project Tasks.

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