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Validating the Data That Users Enter

This topic describes how to validate the data that the user enters in Siebel CRM Desktop. It includes the following topics:

• Preparing to Use Validation
• Making Sure Users Enter Information in a Field
• Making Sure Users Enter Unique Values
• Making Sure Users Do Not Exceed the Maximum Number of Characters
• Creating Custom Validations

A validator is a type of form handler that you can specify to validate the information that a user enters. You typically specify a validator in the following section of the forms.js file:

//FORM VALIDATION