Validation for in-place revisions

The following in-place revision changes cause validation warnings. If you make these changes using in-place revision, you must ensure that the changes do not result in data loss, do not compromise data integrity, and do not have regulatory impact.

Reduce the length of an alphanumeric, numeric, or float study object.
Reduce the minimum or maximum limit for a numeric or float study object.
Remove an item for which data was entered in the InForm application.
Note: The Central Designer application does not check whether data has been entered for a study in the InForm application. Oracle recommends creating or using an existing manual process to determine whether data loss, data integrity or regulatory impact occurs.
Modify the precision for a numeric or float study object.
Modify a codelist label.
Decrease the date range for a date control.
Remove a date part such as hours or minutes from a date control.
Modify item text to correct spelling or punctuation errors.
Add an item to an existing section.

The following in-place revision changes cause validation errors. You cannot deploy your study successfully if you make these changes by performing an in-place revision.

Remove a unit selection for an item.
Modify a codelist selection value.
Modify a fixed repeating section by doing the following:
- Add an additional row.
- Change a predefined value.
- Remove a row.
- Rearrange rows.
- Change an existing item cell from non-blank to blank.
- Change an existing item cell from blank to non-blank.
- Add new items that have blank cells.
Modify the structure of a control by adding a level of nesting or changing a radio control to a pulldown control.
Remove a special item.