I am using ArcGIS 10.2.1 with ArcFM extensions, and the ArcGIS validation tool.
I have a feature class (poles) with several subtypes based on construction materials. It is related to a table via a relationship class that also has several subtypes which indicate different equipment that can be attached to the poles. To troubleshoot, I have set up every rule in the relationship to the effect
"a [wooden/concrete/fiberglass] pole must have between 0 and 1 [thingies/doohickies/whatzits]".
Validation under this scenario work, but we're deprecating a pole subtype, so I do not want any related records attached to it. Essentially,
"a [wooden/fiberglass] pole must have between 0 and 1 thingies/doohickies/whatzits]".
"a [concrete] pole must have between 0 and 0 [thingies/doohickies/whatzits]".
Alternatively, I have tried leaving the checkboxes unchecked for all equipment where related to concrete pole subtype.
Either way, things get squirrely. When I encounter poles that do not have attachments, they validate successfully. If I validate a wooden pole with one whatzit attached, it fails with a message
"The feature pole (subtype: wood) may not be related to material(subtype: whatzit) because there is no relationship rule."
If I validate a wooden pole with two whatzits attached, I get
"The feature pole (subtype: wood) has 2 related material(subtype: whatzit) features, thus violating the equipment relationship rule that specifies 0-1."
Do I have to define cardinality for all pole sybtypes, even unused ones?
