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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Validate-Exp Step Properties

Reference: Validate-Exp Step Properties

Expressions Tab

Property
XML Attribute Name
Description
Value
expression
Enables you to enter MVEL condition expressions directly.
To add a new expression below any existing rows, click
Add
, then enter the expression.
To add a new expression above an existing row, place the cursor in that row, then click
Insert
on the
Add
drop-down menu.
Use the buttons to the right of the
Expressions
tab to delete rows or reorder them.
Failure Message
failure-message
Text to add to the exception message when a validation expression fails.
Error Number
error-number
An error number to add to the exception message returned when a validation expression fails.
Replace
replace
Indicates whether to replace the failure message returned by Workday with the text specified in the
Failure Message
property.

Common Tab

Property
XML Attribute Name
Description
Step ID
id
The unique ID of the
validate-exp
step within the assembly.
Filter
filter
Specifies whether to interrupt mediation message processing when validation fails. The default value is
false
, meaning Workday passes validation errors to error-handlers defined within the component.
If set to
true
, Workday executes response steps for the component but discards the message and invokes no further steps. It doesn't raise an error.

Advanced Tab

Property
XML Attribute Name
Description
Description
description
A description of the
validate-exp
step that displays in the consolidated log. You can use this feature to describe the step's function and the data on which it is operating.
Execute When
execute-when
A condition that determines whether the
validate-exp
step executes.