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Add a field validator

See Field validators.
  1. Navigate to Capture > Field validators.

    The Field validators page appears.

  2. Click New.

    The New field validator dialog box is displayed.

  3. Enter a unique Name for the field validator.
  4. On the Category list, select a category in which to save the validator.

    By default, the validator is added to your working category.

  5. On the Type list, select a validation method and configure.

    Available methods are:

    • Date

    • Regular expression (default)

    • Standard

    See Validation methods for more information.
  6. To override the execution of validation rules when a field is not extracted confidently or has been modified, select Rule makes uncertain extraction results valid. (Default: Clear)
  7. Click Save.

    The newly created field validator is added to the table.

Manage field validators

You can modify and delete a field validator.

  1. Navigate to Capture > Field validators.

    By default, the field validators available within your working category are displayed.

  2. To display the field validator within a specific category, select the category on the Category list.
  3. To modify a field validator:
    1. Click the field validator to modify.

      The Edit field validators dialog box is displayed.

    2. Make changes as needed.
    3. Click Save.
  4. To delete a field validator, on the context menu of the field validator to delete, click Delete.

    On confirmation, the selected validator is deleted.

    Note You cannot delete a field validator if it is used in a folder type or extraction group field. You must un-assign the validator from all the fields where it is used before deleting it.