Validation Rule Builder screen

Lets you configure validation rules for your eForm. You can put one statement inside another statement to create complex logical expressions.

Figure: Validation Rule Builder screen

Validation Rule Builder screen

Video: eForm Builder Interface

Examples

Good to Know

  • Rules have 2 main parts:
    • Condition - The circumstances that trigger the rule. The When section of a rule specifies the conditions. Conditions have 3 parts:
      • Fields - One or more form controls that trigger or give the context for the condition.
      • Comparer - The operator to used to compare the two input values.
      • Rule Value - The value or variable that specifies the context for the rules.
    • Action - The results that occur if the conditions for the rule are true. The Then section of a rule specifies the actions.

How to Start

  1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
  2. On the eForm Builder screen, click Sections Sections icon.
  3. On the General tab, add your sections, and click Validation Rule Validation Rule icon.

Fields

Field Name Definition

Add Rule

Function:
Lets you to add more than one rule.
Example:
Refer to:

Show fields from current section only
Function:
Specifies whether to show only the form controls that are used in the form section you are configuring.
Accepted Values:
  • Selected - Shows only the fields in the current eForm section.
  • Deselected - Shows the all the fields from all sections of the eForm.
Default Value:
Selected

Fields
Function:
Specifies a list of form controls used in your eForm.
Accepted Values:
A list of all the form controls on your eForm.
Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

When
Function:
Specifies when to apply the rule in your eForm.
Accepted Values:
  • All - The rule is applied when all the conditions are met.
  • Any - The rule is applied when any one of the conditions are met.
  • None - The rule is applied when all of the conditions are not met.
Default Value:
All
Example:
Refer to:

Comparer
Function:
Specifies the operator to used to compare the two input values.
Accepted Values:
  • is present
  • is blank
  • is equal to
  • is equal to (Ignore Case)
  • is not equal to
  • is not equal to (Ignore Case)
  • is greater than
  • is greater than or equal to
  • is less than
  • is lesser than or equal to
  • contains
  • contains (Ignore Case)
  • not contains
  • not contains (Ignore Case)
  • matches regex
  • files exist
  • files does not exist
  • does not contain data
  • contains data

The operators available are different for different form controls.

Default Value:
is present
Example:
Refer to:
Limitations:

The contains data option is available in these releases:

Rule Value
Function:
The value for the data variable.
To Open this Field:
In Comparer field, select one of these:
  • contains
  • not contains
  • is equal to
  • is not equal to
  • is greater than
  • is greater than or equal to
  • is less than
  • is less than or equal to
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Add Condition Add Condition icon

Function:
Lets you to add more than one condition.
Example:
Refer to:

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the condition.
Example:
Refer to:

Conditions Failure Message
Function:
Specifies the message to show if the rule condition is not met during validation.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes