Viewing Validation Results

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The results of the validation scan are displayed on the Validations tab of the Output window and are saved to a text (.txt) file in a ValidationFiles folder within the release folder. You can view this file either by navigating to your build directory, or by navigating to the Releases view and selecting the Validations folder under your release.

Validation Messages

Validation messages are broken down into three categories:

Error Messages—Describe problems with your installation database, such as having duplicate component GUIDS.

Warnings—Describe problems in your database that may occur in certain circumstances.

Failures—Occur when your database has severe enough problems that the validation tool might not be able to run.

If the scan results for your project include validation messages, the messages and associated codes are also listed on the Tasks tab of the Output window. Each validation code is a link to a Macrovision Knowledge Base article.

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You can click a validation code on the Tasks tab of the Output window to see the corresponding Knowledge Base article or HelpNet topic.

You can also double-click a validation message on the Tasks tab to jump to the area of the Direct Editor that corresponds with the validation message. This functionality is available for standard ICEs, as well as for ISICEs.