Validate I/O references

Use the IO Devices pane and the Mapping pane to populate the Resulting References column in the Mapping grid. You can then validate auto-bound I/O attributes that have been assigned in Mapping. To begin I/O reference validation, press the Validate References button, available in the Mapping pane.

Validating I/O references is separate and distinct from the Validate function available in the Template folder and in the application views. That Validate function validates the object's references configuration against the the Galaxy Repository. It is a configuration validation.

In contrast, validating I/O references is a runtime validation, and performs a one-time "get" from the runtime subsystem to retrieve the value and quality of the resulting references. A reference string in the Resulting References column is validated if a valid value and good quality are returned for that string. Objects should be deployed for an I/O reference validation to be meaningful.

Note: As a best practice, it is more efficient to validate each reference while performing I/O auto-assignment than it is to perform a single validation after configuring and deploying the entire application.

An estimate of the time needed for validation is displayed. The time is updated as validation progresses. When validation completes, the total number of unresolved I/O references is displayed along with the total number of auto-bound references checked, for example, "2 out of 5000 reference(s) failed to validate." To view references that did not validate during the validation period, select the "Show Advanced Columns" button. This will reveal the Runtime Quality column.

You can sort the Runtime Quality column to aggregate unresolved I/O references at the top of the list of references. See How to use the mapping view for I/O auto assignment for additional information on sorting. You can then move the associated objects to a different scan group or apply overrides. Recheck the references after completing any required reassignments and overrides.