eBay Trading APIVersion 1247
 

Applicable values for GetCategorySpecificsResponse.Recommendations.NameRecommendation.ValidationRules.ValueType

CustomCode
(out) Reserved for future use.
Date
(out) This value indicates that the value(s) of the recommended Item Specific is a date value, which will should use the date format specified in the ValueFormat field.
Decimal
(out) This value indicates that the recommended Item Specific should have numeric values with a decimal point, like 3.14159. Item Specific values cannot be expressed as float or double types.
EAN
(out) This value indicates that the recommended Item Specific is a European Article Number (EAN). EANs contain 13 characters.
ISBN
(out) This value indicates that the recommended Item Specific is an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) value. ISBNs can contain either 10 or 13 characters.
Text
(out) This value indicates that the value(s) of the recommended Item Specific should be free-form text. This is the default value. The maximum length of a text-based Item Specific is general 65 characters, but instance aspects (like 'Bundle Description' or 'California Prop 65 Warning') are allowed longer lengths.
UPC
(out) This value indicates that the recommended Item Specific is a Universal Product Code (UPC) value. UPCs contain 12 characters.
(Not all values in ValueTypeCodeType apply to this field.)