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These function have to do with Shape-DBF file configuration. See here
Location dependency
For extremeValues, rateOfChange, sameReading and temporaryShift a locationId can be given to make the rule location specific. Before 2014.02 this functionality was used to make multiple location-specific rules of the same type within a single validationRuleSet.
From 2014.02 on multiple rules of the same type within a single validationRuleSet can be given to apply to all locations within the timeSeriesSet instead of them to be location specific. Also from 2014.02 on multiple rateOfChangeFunctions, sameReadingFunctions and temporaryShiftFunctions can be used within the same validation rule set.
Validation on extreme values
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