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    Validation is the process of checking entered data against validation rules to ensure it is complete, reasonable, and within acceptable boundaries by using techniques like range checks, length checks, character checks, format checks, presence checks, consistency checks, check digits, and spell checks. Validation aims to reduce errors by verifying data types, formats, lengths, allowable values, and required field presence, though it cannot catch all human errors like transcription mistakes. Different validation techniques are used for different types of data entry fields and systems.

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    Validation is the process of checking entered data against validation rules to ensure it is complete, reasonable, and within acceptable boundaries by using techniques like range checks, length checks, character checks, format checks, presence checks, consistency checks, check digits, and spell checks. Validation aims to reduce errors by verifying data types, formats, lengths, allowable values, and required field presence, though it cannot catch all human errors like transcription mistakes. Different validation techniques are used for different types of data entry fields and systems.

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    Validation is the process of checking entered data against validation rules to ensure it is complete, reasonable, and within acceptable boundaries by using techniques like range checks, length checks, character checks, format checks, presence checks, consistency checks, check digits, and spell checks. Validation aims to reduce errors by verifying data types, formats, lengths, allowable values, and required field presence, though it cannot catch all human errors like transcription mistakes. Different validation techniques are used for different types of data entry fields and systems.

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    Validation is the process of checking entered data against validation rules to ensure it is complete, reasonable, and within acceptable boundaries by using techniques like range checks, length checks, character checks, format checks, presence checks, consistency checks, check digits, and spell checks. Validation aims to reduce errors by verifying data types, formats, lengths, allowable values, and required field presence, though it cannot catch all human errors like transcription mistakes. Different validation techniques are used for different types of data entry fields and systems.

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    *

    Wijdan Mohamed

    12-B

    DEFINITION:

    *Validation is a way of trying to reduce the

    number of errors in the data being entered into your system.

    *It is the process of checking the data against


    the set of validation rules which you set up when developing your new database or spreadsheet system.

    2Complete
    1Reasonable

    Validation aims to make sure that the data is


    4Within acceptable boundaries
    3Sensible

    Validation Check Range Check

    Description Checks whether data is within given/acceptable values. Checks if the input data contains the required number of characters. Checks that the input data does not contain invalid characters. Checks that data is in a specific format.

    Examples A persons age should be in the range > 0 but < 150.

    Length Check

    If a field needs six digits then inputting a five- or seven- digit, for example, should cause an error message. A persons name should not contain any numbers but a persons height should only contain digits. Date should be in the form dd/mm/yyyy

    Character/Type Check

    Format/Picture Check

    Limit Check

    Similar to range check except that only one of the limits (boundaries) is checked.

    Input data must be > 10.

    Validation Check Presence Check

    Description Check if data is actually present and has not been missed out.

    Examples In an electronic form, a persons telephone number may be a required field and f no data is present this should give rise to an error message. If Mr has been typed into a field called title then the gender field must contain either M or Male Check digits can identify three types of errors: If two digits have been inverted during input, e.g 13597 instead of 13579 An incorrect digit entered twice, e.g. 13559 typed instead of 13579 A digit missed out altogether, e.g. 1359 typed in instead of 13579.

    Consistency Check

    Check if fields correspond (tie up) with each other. Look at an extra digit which is calculated from the digits of a number and then put the end of the number.

    Check Digit

    * Once you collected some or all of your data you will


    need to enter it into your system. point when you enter data.

    * The validation is performed by the computer at the

    * It is at this point where many different types of errors


    can occur, coining the phrase;

    * Basically if you enter data which contains mistakes and

    errors then no matter how thorough or clever your queries are you will always get second rate, error laden results.

    * Whenever data is manually entered into the system


    there is a chance that an error will be made.

    * If you enter Smyth instead of Smith (Transcription


    error) or 07/08/07 instead of 08/07/07 (Transposition error) no amount of validation in the world will pick up that human error.

    * So while validation can help to reduce the number


    of errors when entering data, it cannot stop them be very clear about that.

    Validation type

    How it works the last one or two digits in a code are used to check the other digits are correct checks the data is in the right format checks the data isn't too short or too long looks up acceptable values in a table checks that data has been entered into a field checks that a value falls within the specified range

    Example of usage bar code readers in supermarkets use check digits a National Insurance number is in the form LL 99 99 99 L where L is any letter and 9 is any number a password which needs to be six letters long there are only seven possible days of the week in most databases a key field cannot be left blank number of hours worked must be less than 50 and more than 0

    Check digit

    Format check

    Length check Lookup table Presence check Range check

    Spell check

    looks up words in a dictionary

    when word processing

    * Validation is an automatic computer

    check to ensure that the data entered is sensible and reasonable. It does not check the accuracy of data.

    *
    Good luck

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