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Validate the validity definitions

The validation routine ensures that field, file, form, and application names referenced in the definition are valid. It also prompts for a data type if you have left the Field Type field blank.

To validate the validity definitions:

  1. Open a validity record.
    1. Click Tailoring > Database Manager.
    2. Type validity in the Form field, and then click Search.

      A list of the validity form records in your database opens.

    3. Double-click a validity Format Name record, and then click Search.

      The Validity Table Specifications form opens.

    4. Click Search.

      A list of data validation records opens.

    5. Select a record.
  2. Click More or the More Actions icon, and choose Validate.

If the validation routine detects an invalid entry, a message appears in the status bar and a form opens with a list of field names to select the correct entry.

If all the record entries are valid, a message appears in the status bar stating that the validity record entries are valid.