Working with Validation Messages

The Validation Results provides commands to help you work with messages. To use the commands, right-click a message or the message list and then select a command from the menu that opens.

The messages could include information and warnings that you can choose to ignore. The Dismiss command marks the message as dismissed. If the Dismissed check box is cleared, then dismissed messages are hidden. Otherwise, they are crossed out and a lighter shade so you can easily distinguish them from other messages.

The following table describes commands that are specific to the Validation Results; see Context Menu Options for Lists and Tables for a description of other commands in the menu.

Command Description
Go to Location Opens the editor (and in some cases, the Property Editor) for the applicable design element, and selects the design element. Alternatively, you can double-click the message to invoke this command.
Show Message Help If available, opens a help topic that explains the message in more detail.
Dismiss Strikes through and shades the message text so you can ignore the messages.
Dismiss All Like Dismisses all messages that report the same basic problem.
Undismiss Reverses the Dismiss command. The Dismissed check box must be selected to see dismissed messages and use this command.
Undismiss All Like Reverses the Dismiss All Like command. The Dismissed check box must be selected to see dismissed messages and use this command.
Show Details Expands each message so complete information about it can be viewed.
Clear Removes all messages from the Validation Results.