Validating a Document

This topic describes the procedure to validate a document.

Before a document is published, the platform validates whether it satisfies certain criteria. The validation of a document is triggered automatically when you publish the document. You can also trigger the validation of a document yourself. When validating a document, the platform ensures that all other documents on which the document depends are also validated.
You can validate a document in one of the following ways:

• To validate a document from Workspace Documents:
  

1. In Workspace Documents, open <solution> > <project> > <document>
   
2. Right-click the <document> and select Validate. The validate process starts in a separate window, which also displays the validate status.
   Note: If you validate the document in Classic View, the validate process status is displayed in a pane to the right of Workspace Documents.
   

• To validate a document using the Quick Access Menu on an editor, do the following:
  

1. On the top-left corner of the editor, click (Quick Access Menu) > Validate A link (Click here to validate) appears in the space to the right of the Quick Access Menu.
   
2. Click the hyperlink. The validate process starts and the status is displayed at the same location.
   A successful validation is indicated by whereas errors are indicated by . To know the validation details, click Details. The details appear in a Details tab.
   After you make the corrections, click Restart to validate the document again.