Properties of Standard Validation window

Use this window to define standard validation methods for single fields.

If this validation method is in a sequence of validation methods, it is not fired if the previous validation method fails.

Options

This group has the following settings:

Check for minimum length

Select this setting to specify the minimum number of characters allowed for the result. If an extracted result is shorter than the minimum length, the field is marked as invalid. (Default: Cleared)

When this setting is selected, you can then specify the minimum number of allowed characters. (Default: 1)

Check for maximum length

Select this setting to specify the maximum number of characters allowed for the result. If the extracted result is longer than the maximum length, the field is marked as invalid. (Default: Cleared)

When this setting is selected, you can specify the maximum number of allowed characters. (Default: 10)

Restrict allowed character set

Select this setting to specify only those characters allowed in the result. If a field contains characters other than the restricted set, it is marked invalid and needs to be reviewed by a Validation user. (Default: Cleared)

When this setting is selected, you can type the expected characters in the extraction result for this field. (Default: empty)

Define unallowed characters

Select this setting to specify characters that are not allowed in the result. If a result contains one of these characters, it is marked as invalid and needs to be reviewed by a Validation user. (Default: Cleared)

When this setting is selected, you can type those characters that are not allowed in the extraction result for this field. (Default: empty)

Allow empty field

This setting is only available if one of the other parameters in the Options group is selected. (Default: Cleared)

Select this setting to allow an empty field to be valid. If this setting is not selected, and a field is empty, it is marked as invalid.

However, it is possible that even if this field is empty, it is marked as invalid. This happens if this standard validation method is in a sequence and the previous validation method in the sequence has failed.

Testing

Use this group to test the settings set above by typing some sample text into the Sample input text field and clicking on the Validate button.

A message is displayed below the input field telling you that the entered text is valid, or explains why it is not valid.

Definitions for the buttons at the bottom of this window can be found in Common Transformation Designer Buttons.