private final short validatePermSplitFactor(String splitFactor) throws AdeFlowException {
  short permSplitFactor=Short.parseShort(splitFactor);
  if (permSplitFactor <= 0 || ((m_outerFramingFlow.getDuration() / permSplitFactor) < MILLISECONDS_IN_ONE_MINUTE)) {
    throw new AdeFlowException("Permanent Split Factor cannot be negative or 0.");
  }
  return permSplitFactor;
}

private final short validatePermSplitFactor ( String splitFactor ) throws AdeFlowException { short permSplitFactor = Short . parseShort ( splitFactor ) ; if ( permSplitFactor <= 0 || ( ( m_outerFramingFlow . getDuration ( ) / permSplitFactor ) < MILLISECONDS_IN_ONE_MINUTE ) ) { throw new AdeFlowException ( "Permanent Split Factor cannot be negative or 0." ) ; } return permSplitFactor ; }
validation for the permanent split factor . the split factor must be a positive short number and must be less than or equal to the number of minutes in the analysis flow duration .
