Viewing Validation Error Messages

When you validate an instance document in list view, the validation status is shown in the Status field:

Table 18. Review Status Symbols and their Descriptions

Review Status SymbolDescription
Image shows accept status icon.Fatal error
Image shows Error Status
Error Status—Indicates an incorrect mapped item.
Image shows Warning Status
Warning
Image shows Inconsistency Status
Inconsistency
Image shows Informational Status
Informational
Image shows Success Status
Success

During the validation process, an incorrect mapping applied in the instance document is displayed with the status Image shows error status icon in the Status field next to the mapped item. Use the Validation pane to view the detail and suggested resolution for the error. You can view a list of validation messages for each individual mapping. Upon validation, a row is added to list of mappings that groups validation messages that do not belong.

Image shows Error Message pane

  To display the error message for an incorrect mapped item, double-click Image shows error status icon next to the mapped item.