Managing and Editing Validations 

Use

MDM allows you to create and manage any number of validations in Record mode, for any table. You can add, modify, rename, delete, and duplicate validations as described in this section.

Procedure

To add a new validation to the list of validations:

       1.      If necessary, click on the Validations tab to make it the active tab.

       2.      Right-click in the Validations pane and choose Add Validation from the context menu, or choose Records ® Validations ® Add Validation from the main menu.

MDM adds a new validation named New Validation to the list of validations, and highlights it for editing (figure below).

       3.      Type the name you want for the validation and press Enter.

       4.      Specify the other properties of the validation.

       5.      Press Shift + Enter to save the new validation.

To change the new validation name after you press Enter, press F2 to edit and type it again.

There is no explicit command to modify a validation. To edit the properties of a validation, select it in the Validations pane of the Validations tab, move the focus into the Properties pane, edit its properties directly, and press Shift + Enter to save the changes.

To rename a validation:

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       1.      If necessary, click on the Validations tab to make it the active tab.

       2.      In the Validations pane, select the validation you want to rename.

       3.      Right-click on the validation and choose Rename Validation from the context menu, or press F2, or choose Records ® Validations ® Rename Validation from the main menu.

MDM highlights the name of the validation for editing (figure below).

       4.      Type the new name you want for the validation and press Enter.

 

To permanently delete a validation from the list of validations:

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       1.      If necessary, click on the Validations tab to make it the active tab.

       2.      In the Validations pane, select the validation you want to delete.

       3.      Right-click on the validation and choose Delete Validation from the context menu, or press Del, or choose Records ® Validations ® Delete Validation from the main menu.

       4.      MDM prompts you to confirm that you really want to delete the validation. Click OK to remove the validation from the list of validations.

 

To duplicate a validation:

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       1.      If necessary, click on the Validations tab to make it the active tab.

       2.      In the Validations pane, select the validation you want to duplicate.

       3.      Right-click on the validation and choose Duplicate Validation from the context menu, or choose Records ® Validations ® Duplicate Validation from the main menu.

MDM adds the duplicate validation to the list of validations and highlights the name of the validation for editing.

       4.      Type the name you want for the duplicate validation and press Enter.