Displays a report of all validation rules (Data Rules) applied to Data Elements in the current Content Type and its descendants.

Remarks

The Validation Rules report provides a comprehensive listing of all Data Rules configured as validation rules on Data Elements within the selected Content Type and its descendant types. Validation rules are essential for enforcing data quality, business logic, and compliance requirements during data extraction and review.

This report helps users audit, review, and manage validation logic across complex content hierarchies, ensuring that all required rules are present and correctly assigned.

Report Layout and Features

• Header:
  Displays the total number of validation rules found in the current Content Type and its descendants.
• Table:
  Each row represents a single validation rule assignment and includes:
  • Content Type: The Content Type where the rule is defined, shown as a clickable link for navigation.
  • Data Element: The Data Element (typically a Data Section or Data Table) to which the rule is applied, shown as a clickable link.
  • Kind: The type of Data Element (e.g., Section, Table).
  • Data Rule: The Data Rule object referenced as the validation rule, shown as a clickable link for direct access.
• Navigation:
  Clicking any link opens the corresponding configuration in the design interface for further review or editing.

Usage Guidance

• Use this report to review all validation rules in your Content Type hierarchy for completeness, accuracy, and maintainability.
• Identify missing, duplicate, or potentially conflicting rules that may impact data quality or business compliance.
• Click any Content Type, Data Element, or Data Rule link to jump directly to its configuration for detailed inspection or editing.
• This report is especially useful when designing, refactoring, or troubleshooting validation logic in complex document models.

Example

3 Validation Rules

Content Type	Data Element	Kind	Data Rule
Invoice	Line Items	Table	Validate Line Items
Invoice	Vendor Info	Section	Vendor Validation
Purchase Order	Line Items	Table	PO Line Item Validation