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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 containing the validation result and some other information.

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6. If the file did not pass or there were warnings, you have the option to open the exception report. 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.  Any cells with validation errors will display with a pink background.
   
   1. If you do open the file in the editor, you may fix the errors and save the file just like you would with a file created with Option A.  Alternatively you can fix the errors in the software you used to create it with the assistance of the exception report.

To Validate a Report Folder

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