Validate assets

Validating an asset executes all the validation rules that are assigned to the asset type. If an asset doesn't meet all the validation rules, the asset is invalid.

Important 

In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.

Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:

Prerequisites

  • You have a global role that has the Product Rights > Reference Data Manager global permission.
  • You have one of the following:
    • You have a resource role that has the Validation > Validation Execution resource permission, for example, Community Manager.
    • You have a global role that has the Resources > Manage all resources global permission.

Validate an asset from the asset page

  1. Open the asset page.
  2. Click (validate).
  3. In the At a glance sidebar, in the Validation field, click Validate. Alternatively, you can click Actions → Validate.
    Tip If the At a glance sidebar is hidden, click Info icon.
    The validation result is shown in the Validation field.
Tip  To view the details of a validation result, in the Validation field, click Info icon next to the result.

Validate assets from an asset view

  1. Open the asset view in the table or tile display mode.
  2. Select the checkboxes next to the assets that you want to validate.
  3. Click Validate.
    A message appears to indicate that the validation activity has started.
Tip 
  • To view the validation results, add the Validation Result column or field to the view. For more information, go to Add columns to a table or Add fields to a tile.
  • If the results aren't shown yet, refresh the page or check if the validation activity is completed.
  • To view the details of a validation result, in the Validation Result field, click or .
Note 
  • By default, validation isn't automatically triggered when an asset is edited. Therefore, after editing an asset, you need to revalidate it. You can also create a workflow to automatically revalidate assets based on certain events, for example, when an asset is added or an attribute is edited. For more information, go to Getting started with workflows.
  • The dgc.log file contains more detailed information about the validation. For information about how to configure validation logging, go to Logging.

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