Which of the following is not a time when metadata is validated?

Metadata validation in the context of Profitability and Cost Management Cloud occurs at specific points to ensure the consistency, accuracy, and integrity of the application. When metadata is added to the application, it undergoes validation to ensure that what is being introduced conforms to the application’s predefined structures and rules. Similarly, during application calculations, this validation is critical to ensure that all metadata elements are accurately referenced and utilized in the calculations.

When adding a point of view to the application, validation checks are also necessary to confirm that the context in which the data operates aligns with the metadata definitions, ensuring coherent analyses can be conducted.

In contrast, the process of entering data does not invoke a validation of the metadata itself. While the data being entered may have quality checks, it does not require the real-time validation of metadata to occur at that moment. The data can be influenced by existing metadata definitions, but it doesn't trigger a validation of those metadata definitions themselves; rather, it is the state of the metadata that impacts the interpretation of the entered data later during calculations or other processes. Therefore, this context supports the conclusion that data entry is not a time when metadata is validated.