After building a Data Table, the user can move on to the Validations step in the workflow. This step is accomplished primarily through the Edit Rules interface (Edit tab) and the five interfaces in the HPMS Validations section (Validations tab).

Edit Rules

Before using the validations checks, the user can navigate to the Edit Rules interface to outline the parameters of certain data items, implementing rules that will trigger errors if these item types do not comply. The Edit Rules interface is accessible under the Edit tab in the Management section. Once entered, the user can edit the rules for the Import, Cross, and Coverage Validations, as well as validations for SCDOT's Inventory Manager. Click here to learn how to edit these rules.

Validation Types

The Validations tab provides tools to run a series of different validation checks on HPMS data items before submitting data. These checks could indicate where incorrect or missing values are located or if a route has an invalid geometry. Four Validation Checks are embedded into the "HPMS Validations" section to aid with the validation step of the workflow:

Icon	Name	Description
	Sample Sections and TOPS	Runs validations for Sample Sections and TOPS items.
	Import	Runs import validations for the HPMS Data Items.
	Cross	Runs cross validations for the HPMS Data Items.
	Coverage	Runs coverage validations for the HPMS Data Items.

Click on the links above to get more details on the specific Validation Checks.