The validation tab is used for specifying validation for the field element. Validation for the field element is only performed when is submitted or progresses from one state to another. It is possible to turn off field element validation from the Edit Workflow screen for the specific workflow step by not checking the Perform Validation property.
Validation Tab
Property Name |
Description |
Mandatory |
Indicates if the field element is mandatory. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is missing |
Numeric |
Indicates if the field value is a numeric value. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is not a numeric value |
AlphaNumeric |
Indicates if the field value is alpha numeric value. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is not an alphanumeric value. |
Indicates if the field is an email address. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is not a valid email address |
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Decimal |
Indicates if the field value is a decimal value. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is not a decimal value |
URL |
Indicates if the field value is a URL address. If selected also provide a message to display when value of the field element is not a URL value |
Regular Expression |
Provides a custom regular expression to perform validation on the field. |
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It is possible to select multiple validations per field element. The above lists all the supported validations for a field element. However some field elements may only contain a subset of the above validations.