Validate an object manually

After you check an object in, you can verify that an object’s configuration is valid and update its status by manually validating it. You can use the Template folder, the Application views or the Find dialog box to find objects that need to be validated.

To validate all objects in the Galaxy, validate the Galaxy object.

Note: For a large Galaxy this is potentially a time consuming operation, and should be used only when necessary.

You can select more than one object for validation.

If an object is being edited, validation may not be performed. Also, if validation is in process on an object, other operations you start on the object will fail.

Note: You cannot cancel validation operations.

To manually validate one or more objects

1. In the Template folder, an Application view, or the Find dialog box, select the objects to validate.

2. On the Home ribbon, in the Save area, select Validate. The Operations view in the IDE opens and shows the status of the selected objects.

   

3. Continue using the IDE to perform other operations, if needed, while validation is going on, including work on other objects in the Galaxy. If you are validating a Galaxy, then you must leave the Galaxy alone until the validation process is complete.

4. When the validation process is complete, you see the results of the validation in the Operations view. If the validation failed on an object, you see a message. Correct the problem and validate again.

   Note: You can also see the errors or warnings that led to an object having a status that is not Good by looking at the Error/Warnings tab within the object's Properties.