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ERRORGTFS Schedule notice

A booking start time has no start day

forbidden_prior_notice_start_time
Severity
ERROR
Files to check
1
Report fields
3
Documentation
Curated

Diagnosis

What this notice means

prior_notice_start_time is filled in without prior_notice_start_day.

Operational effect

Why it matters

The time alone does not identify when advance booking opens.

Scope

Files to check and report fields

Report fieldTypeMeaning
bookingRuleIdstringThe `booking_rules.booking_rule_id` of the faulty record.
csvRowNumberintegerThe row number of the faulty record.
priorNoticeStartTimestringThe value of the `prior_notice_start_time` field.

Repair

How to fix it

  1. 1

    Find the reported rule in booking_rules.txt.

  2. 2

    Add the real start-day offset when using a day-based opening limit, or clear the orphan start time. Check that the chosen limit is compatible with prior_notice_duration_max.

  3. 3
    Check the result

    After a repair, rebuild the archive and validate it again. Confirm that the affected records are correct and that no new related notices appeared. A reviewed warning or informational notice may remain when it describes intentional, supported data.

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