Check if the format of the period is conform the specifications of VMM
Arguments
- period_string
input string according to format required by waterinfo: The period string is provided as P#Y#M#DT#H#M#S, with P defines `Period`, each # is an integer value and the codes define the number of... Y - years M - months D - days T required if information about sub-day resolution is present H - hours D - days M - minutes S - seconds Instead of D (days), the usage of W - weeks is possible as well Examples of valid period strings: P3D, P1Y, P1DT12H, PT6H, P1Y6M3DT4H20M30S.