Researcher needs to validate experiment design when saving an experiment to ensure valid data for the client application.

[mswartzCL]

User Story

• Researcher needs to validate decision points, IDs, and conditions when saving an experiment to ensure valid data for the client application.

Acceptance Criteria

• Scenario: Context Metadata does not exist for AppContext

  • Given AppContext is selected for experiment and context metadata does not exist for that AppContext, when experiment is saved, then no validation will occur.

• Scenario: Context Metadata validation is disabled globally

  • Given Context Metadata validation is disabled, when experiment is saved, then no validation will occur.

• Scenario: Context Metadata exists for AppContext

  • Given AppContext is selected for experiment and context metadata exists for that AppContext, when experiment is saved, then decision points and conditions are validated against context metadata, and results will be displayed on the experiment detail screen.

Design - Link to design

Context Metadata Model Context Metadata Gist

[zackcl]

I don't think we need to validate the context metadata and provide feedback (e.g. showing error icons) when creating an experiment though the stepper UI because the fields that need validation (e.g. Site, Target, Condition) can be completed using the combo box, and the available options will be pulled from the metadata so it guarantees the validation anyway (unless the user intentionally wants to use invalid values). So I think we should validate an experiment and provide feedback after it is created or updated (in the detail page), and not during the creation or editing process (in the stepper UI).

[mswartzCL]

@zackcl Based on our conversation today about validation in the stepper and edit modals vs. displayed on the experiment detail, I am going to refine and combine stories #402 and #403.

[mswartzCL]

@zackcl What do you think about this user story now?

[zackcl]

@mswartzCL Thanks for updating the story. I think that looks good although I think we might want to still let the user know if the Context Metadata for an AppContext does not exist while the validation checkbox is enabled. Maybe we can show an error icon next to the experiment name (just like when validation failed) to indicate that something is wrong. Otherwise, the user might think that the Context Metadata exists and has been validated.