How to use

setPeriodType

method

in

org.hisp.dhis.validation.ValidationRule

@Override
public void save( ValidationRule validationRule )
{
  PeriodType periodType = periodService.reloadPeriodType( validationRule.getPeriodType() );
  validationRule.setPeriodType( periodType );
  super.save( validationRule );
}

@Override
public void update( ValidationRule validationRule )
{
  PeriodType periodType = periodService.reloadPeriodType( validationRule.getPeriodType() );
  validationRule.setPeriodType( periodType );
  super.save( validationRule );
}

/**
 * @param uniqueCharacter    A unique character to identify the object.
 * @param operator           The operator.
 * @param leftSide           The left side expression.
 * @param rightSide          The right side expression.
 * @param periodType         The period-type.
 * @param skipFormValidation Skip when validating forms.
 */
public static ValidationRule createValidationRule( String uniqueCharacter, Operator operator, Expression leftSide,
  Expression rightSide, PeriodType periodType, boolean skipFormValidation )
{
  Assert.notNull( leftSide, "Left side expression must be specified" );
  Assert.notNull( rightSide, "Rigth side expression must be specified" );
  ValidationRule validationRule = new ValidationRule();
  validationRule.setAutoFields();
  validationRule.setName( "ValidationRule" + uniqueCharacter );
  validationRule.setDescription( "Description" + uniqueCharacter );
  validationRule.setOperator( operator );
  validationRule.setLeftSide( leftSide );
  validationRule.setRightSide( rightSide );
  validationRule.setPeriodType( periodType );
  validationRule.setSkipFormValidation( skipFormValidation );
  return validationRule;
}

object.setPeriodType(
  PeriodType.getByNameIgnoreCase( getSafe( values, 8, MonthlyPeriodType.NAME, 255 ) ) );