Viewing and Resolving Data Validation Errors

For data forms that include data validation, your administrator can include data validation messages that display in tooltips, and can specify colors that display in cells when data validation errors occur. For example, a tooltip can instruct you to enter data that meets certain criteria or data that fits within a specific range.

If data forms contain data validation errors, a Data Validation Messages pane displays on the right side of the data form. You can expand the pane to view messages specified by your administrator, and click links to correct errors. For detailed information on how rules are set up and processed, see the Oracle Hyperion Planning Administrator's Online Help.

  To view and resolve data validation errors:

  1. In a data form that contains data validation errors, click Data Validation Messages icon on the right side of the data form.

  2. In the Data Validation Messages pane, view any informational messages and error messages provided by your administrator.

    For composite data forms, select a data form from the drop-down list.

    Informational messages are displayed as hyperlinks. You can click the message to go to the appropriate location in the data form.

    Error messages are displayed with a bracketed number showing the number of errors, and hyperlinked numbers that go to the cells with errors. For example, if an error message displays Number 5 in brackets, there are five errors related to this issue, and the following hyperlinks Hyperlinked numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 go to the errors.

  3. For each error, click the hyperlink to go to the cell that needs to be corrected.

    If the administrator provided a data validation message, you can hover the mouse over cells in the data form to view information to assist with resolving the error.

  4. Update the data form as necessary to resolve the errors, and then save the data form.

    After an error is resolved, it no longer displays in the Data Validation Messages pane. When all errors are resolved, the Data Validation Messages pane is not displayed in the data form.