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1. Select one of the form types in the Report Forms frame.
   
   
2. Select the Validate File button (or the menu item Validate –> File).
   
   

3. You will be prompted with a standard Windows dialog box to select a file from the report folder to validate.

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   Note The list of files displayed is filtered to show only those with the correct initial letter (see Report File Naming).

4. Either pick the file you want to validate or navigate to the folder containing the file you want and select the Open button.
   1. For larger files a dialog with a progress bar and an estimate of the time remaining for the validation run will display.  This dialog also contains a Stop button.
      
      

5. When file validation is finished, you will see a message box telling you whether or not the file passed validation and some other information.

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6. If the file did not pass, you have the option to open the exception report, fix the errors in the file and then re-try the validation. Regardless of the outcome, you can open the file in the editor where any cells with validation errors will display with a pink background.  If there are errors, a small dialog will show the number of errors before the editor opens.

To Validate a Report Folder

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1. Select the menu item Validate –> Folder.
   
   
2. You are asked whether you saved your files in the current report folder. If you answer Yes, the program proceeds with validation. If you answer No, you are shown a dialog box to select the folder that contains the report files.
   
   
3. When validation is finished, a message box informs you:
   
   
   1. How many files were checked.
   2. How many of those files passed validation.
   3. How many files had warnings.
   4. How many files failed validation.
      
      
4. Exception reports are created for any files with either Warnings or Errors.
   
   

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