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What are the Model Validations?

Model validations are methods to check the integrity of the information that was input into fields while interacting with a digital process. The implementation of different validations is done by using Webflow components and data items from the Model.

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How to Implement Validations?

A validation is implemented on a transaction data item associated with different Webflow components, such as Text Input and Radio Question components. For example, using validations, you can check if an email address was input according to the email address format or to turn a Webflow component into a required field for inputting information.

Validations Usage Example

Figure 1 displays a Webflow with three Text Input components and a Radio Question component. The email information that the user needs to fill in must be checked and validated that it is written correctly according to the address structure of an email. In addition, it is mandatory to select a marital status to proceed with the Webflow:

Figure 1: Webflow Components

Figure 2 displays the Model of the Webflow. The Model contains four transaction data items, The email (1) and the maritalStatus (2) transaction data items need to be implemented with appropriate validations:

Figure 2: The Model

When clicking the Validations tab (3) an Add field appears (4) where all the existing validations are searchable according to their name (see Figure 3):

Figure 3: Validations

For the email transaction data item, the appropriate validation is email_eng () (5) (see Figure 4):

Figure 4: Email Validation

For the maritalStatus data item, the appropriate validation is required_eng () (6) (see Figure 5):

Figure 5: Marital Status Validation

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When a transaction data item is implemented with a validation, the

icon appears next to it.

Each added validation can be configured (7) with a custom validation message, instead of a default validation message, which will be displayed when the input information is not valid (see Figure 6):

Figure 6: Validation Configuration

The Edit custom validation message window enables to override the default validation message by checking the checkbox (8) and by entering a new custom message (9) (see Figure 7):

Figure 7: Edit custom validation message

Figure 8 displays the validation message when the input data is not valid (10) and when required information is not filled (11):

Figure 7: Validation messages

Appendix - Commonly Used Validations Table

Table 1: Validations

Number	Name	Description
1	required_eng	Enables to turn a field into a required field
2	email_eng	Validates an email according to the email address format
3	landline_eng	Validates a landline number
4	cellphone_eng	Validates a cell phone number
5	landlineOrCell_eng	Validates a cell phone or landline number
6	futureDate_eng	Validates that the entered date is a future date
7	pastDate_eng	Validates that the entered date is a past date
8	numeric_eng	Validates that the entered characters are numbers
9	validDate_eng	Validates that the entered date is valid
10	IBANOnly_eng	Validates that the entered IBAN is in the right format
11	validBic_eng	Validates that the entered BIC is in the right format
12	exactLength_en	Validates that the Input needs to be at an exact length
13	XDigitsAfterDot_en	Validates that the entered number has an X number of digits after the dot
14	untilMaxNumber	Validates that the entered number less than X
15	numberORNumberWithDot	Validates that the entered number is a valid number, or a valid decimal number
16	idNumber	Validates that the entered ID number is valid according to the format
17	noNumber	Validates that the entered characters are not numbers
18	minNumChars	Validates that there are at least X amount of entered characters
19	maxNumChars	Validates that there are no more than X amount of entered characters
20	validYear	Validates that the entered year is valid
21	pastYear	Validates that the entered year is a past year
22	Date_of_claim	Validates that the claim date is prior to the policy Date of commencement