2024:Validate Branch (Command)

The Validate Branch command verifies all nodes in a selected branch of the Grooper node tree are configured without obvious errors.

About

Validate Branch helps ensure Grooper nodes are configured correctly. When executed, it checks the property configurations of each child at every level below the selected node. If any node has a "validation error", Grooper will inform the user.

What is a validation error?

Example validation error

A validation error is any Grooper generated warning indicating some required property configuration is invalid or missing.

For example, the Classify activity must have its Content Model Scope property configured. The activity wouldn't be able to do anything without this property configured. So, Grooper generates an error warning the user there is something wrong with the property configuration.

Using the Validate Branch command to catch errors

Validating nodes is a good way to catch misconfigured nodes in Grooper. The "Validate Branch" command can be applied to a Project or any node in a Project. It will validate the selected node as well as all the node's descendants (or in other words that "branch" of the tree).

1. Right-click the branch you want to validate. Here, we've selected a Project.
2. Select "Validate Branch".
3. If any validation errors are found, a window will pop up showing us the validation error.
   • If you double-click an item in the list, Grooper will take you directly to that node in the node tree.

Improperly configured nodes can cause various issues in Grooper, particularly when upgrading to a new version. The Grooper Development Team strongly recommends correcting all validation errors prior to upgrading.