As the name suggests this validation rule provides the facility to check the rate of continuous change (rise/fall) within a specified time period or span. The configuration part is almost similar to that of Rate of Change with one exception i.e. giving a timespan as shown below.
<validationRuleSet validationRuleSetId="validationROCTimeSpantest1896" timeZone="GMT"> <rateOfChangeTimeSpan> <rateofRiseFallDifferent> <rateOfRise constantLimit="1.6667E-05"/> <rateOfFall constantLimit="-1.6667E-05"/> </rateofRiseFallDifferent> <timeSpan unit="minute" multiplier="60"/> </rateOfChangeTimeSpan> <timeSeriesSet> <moduleInstanceId>Validation-import</moduleInstanceId> <valueType>scalar</valueType> <parameterId>Q.m</parameterId> <locationSetId>Meteo Stations</locationSetId> <timeSeriesType>external historical</timeSeriesType> <timeStep unit="hour"/> <readWriteMode>add originals</readWriteMode> </timeSeriesSet> </validationRuleSet>