Create a Validation Procedure

Create a new validation procedure that can be attached to any non-validated field, standard or custom (user-defined).

  1. From the Info tab on the UD User Validation form, click the New Record icon ().
  2. Enter a name and description of the validation procedure.
  3. Use the Tables tab to specify the validating table(s). For example, a job validation procedure would use the JCJM table.
  4. For each table specified on the Tables tab, enter the Error Message that displays when an invalid input is entered. This message should be brief and appropriately informative. For example, if an invalid job is entered, the error message might say, “Not a valid Job” or “Job not set up in JC Jobs (JCJM).”
  5. In the Description field, enter the column from the validating table that displays as a label when a valid entry is accepted. Using the job validation example, the JCJM Description field would be specified to display next to the job number for a valid entry. Pressing F4 shows all available columns from the table specified in step 2.
    Note: If an invalid job is entered, and the validation level is set to blank (no validation) or “Warning, allow save,” the error message displays in the Description field. For more information on setting the validation level, see the “Assigning a Validation Procedure” section below.
  6. Configure the validation parameters on the Parameters tab.
  7. On the SQL tab, click Initialize to generate and display the SQL view. Procedures can be changed after initialization, but clicking Initialize again removes any changes.
    Note: For security reasons, certain commands cannot be used in custom (user-defined) validation procedures. If any of these words are found, the Compile process displays the following error message (where XXX equals the disallowed word): “Illegal command: XXX. For security reasons, you may not use this command in your validation procedure.” All disallowed words must be removed before a successful compile can occur. The following is a list of disallowed words:

    • alter

    • execute

    • sys.

    • create

    • grant

    • truncate

    • dbcc

    • insert

    • update

    • delete

    • kill

    • use

    • deny

    • revoke

    • xp

    • drop

    • shutdown

    • exec

    • sp_

  8. Click Compile to generate the validation procedure. This creates a new SQL procedure within the database.
  9. Click Save () to save the validation procedure.
  10. Assign the validation procedure to the field using the F3 window (System Overrides tab, Validation section). See Customizing Validation using the System Overrides tab.