

After viewing the ScreenTip, your users can optionally display a detailed alert that you provide. Ways that users are notified about validation errorsįor a form that is designed to be filled out by using InfoPath, you can set a data validation message to be displayed as a ScreenTip. Users can save a local copy of the form, and then correct and submit the data later. If a form contains data validation errors, and it is connected to a database or Web service, users won't be able to submit the form until they fix these errors. For example, you can use data validation to let users know when the amount that they enter for an expense item exceeds the approved amount, or when they mistakenly enter their name in a box that is used for collecting phone numbers. By adding data validation to controls in your form template, you can ensure that the data that you collect is accurate and consistent, and that it conforms to any standards that are already in use by your company. Data validation is the ability to automatically check for errors while the user fills out a form.
