Validations Tab

Validations Tab for Controls

Property Description
Name The name of the validation.
Execute When When the validation is executed. The options are:
  • On Form Submit
  • On Value Change
Script The validation script.
Message Type The type of validation message. The options are:
  • External Reference
  • Custom
Message The error message that is displayed in the message pane if your entry is invalid.
List Check box used to specify whether the validation is to be executed on the complete list or for each value in the list for a multi-valued control. The functionality of the two states is as follows:

true : The validation is invoked when the context.value is set to the list value for a multi-valued control.

false : The validation is executed once for each value in the list, with context.value set to a specific value each time.

This button opens the Define Validation dialog box. The dialog box contains two parts, a Script area for writing the validation script, and a Message area for typing the message that is displayed in a message pane if your entry is invalid.

The Define Validation dialog allows you to specify when the validation script is run.

This button deletes the selected validation.