System Validation Folder

Updated on 29 Sep 2022
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Overview

System Validation Folder shows all system validation errors and can be used to clear Import issues. This Folder contains information on changes and errors that are helpful for troubleshooting problems. The following document provides insight into the different types of information found within the Folder and where to find them.

Location

The System Validation Folder can be found under System > Administration > System Tools > System Validation.

User Actions actions are available on the top in the first three tabs of the System Validation Folder.

Action	Description
Run Full System Validation	This action will check for validation issues within the whole system. It will show a pop-up and state the number of issues found.
Clear All Import Issues	This will remove all Import issue notifications.
Dependencies	This will navigate the user to the Dependencies Folder.
Manage	Open Containing Folder: This will open the Folder (System Tools) in which the System Validation Folder is. Pin To Top Menu: This will pin the System Validation Folder to the top under the search bar. See Audit History: This will open the "All Audit Capture History" Report. {User Portal Visibility} Hide: This will Hide this Folder in the User Portal. {User Portal Visibility} Show: This will Show this Folder in the User Portal.
All	Contains all available User Actions.

All Validation Issues Tab

The first tab in the System Validation Folder, ALL VALIDATION ISSUES, displays a list of the NAME of each location in the system where a System Validation Issue has occurred, as well as the VALIDATIONITEMTYPE.

Validation Types

Below are the various Validation Issues that users may encounter.

Validation Type	Description
Data Structure	This will indicate an invalid Data Type is being used.
Designer Item- Flow	This will indicate the Flow is breaking at some point.
License	This Validation Type indicates that the License is expiring soon. Users will need to renew their Licenses.
Import Issues	This indicates that there were issues during importing.

When a user clicks on one of the Validations Issues listed, a panel will expand from the right, providing a full DESCRIPTION of the issue.

Additional ACTIONS

Depending on the type of Entity causing the issue, several additional ACTIONS will be provided to users to the right of this Description.

Import History Tab

The second tab, IMPORT HISTORY, provides information on all Importing actions and a Report of all the entities that were imported to this instance. As the name indicates, this Report provides a History of all the imported objects. It has the following fields:

Field Name	Description
NAME	This is the Name of the entity that is imported
ENTITY TYPE	This provided the type of element. For example, the following could be an Entity Type: PageData Unit Test Folder Defined Data Structure Document Element Registration Folder Access Rights Database Query
IMPORT DATE TIME	This is the Date/Time when the object was imported into the Instance.
IMPORTED BY	This will provide the user email for the User who imported the object.
HAS VALIDATION ISSUES	This field indicates if there were any Validation issues with the imported object.
ISSUES REMAINING	This field indicates if the Validation issues are still present or not.

Import Issues Tab

The third tab, IMPORT ISSUES, contains all the importing objects with Validation issues. Similar to the ALL VALIDATION ISSUES tab. When an Import Issue is selected, a panel expands, providing additional information regarding that issue.

Design Changes Tab

The Fourth tab, DESIGN CHANGES, contains all the modifications made to Decisions objects. This tab is useful for checking the progress of a project over time. The Page contains a Report of Recent Design Changes that lists the object's NAME, the CHANGE DATE, the user that made the object was CHANGED BY, and the TYPE of the object.

Charts

In addition to the Design Changes Report, this Page also features two Charts:

A Chart displaying the number of Recent Changes by Type.
A Chart displays Active Users and how many changes they made Last Week and This Week.

Data Changes Tab

The last tab, DATA CHANGES, provides information on modified objects. It contains two Reports. One for the Recently Changed Items and the other for Recently Deleted Items.