What is a Validation Process?
A validation process defines when and how error messages appear as users complete a gate.
Validation ensures users enter correct information. The process you choose affects how users interact with errors.
Formulayt provides three validation approaches:
Standard Validation (One-by-One)
Show All Errors Simultaneously
Live Validation
Standard Validation (One-by-One)
Standard validation shows errors one at a time after the user clicks Submit.
When a user submits a gate:
The first incorrect field is highlighted
The user must correct that field before continuing
The next error appears only after the previous one is fixed
This is the default validation behavior.
Show All Errors Simultaneously
This option changes the standard submission behavior so that all validation errors are displayed at the same time after submission.
When a user clicks Submit:
All incorrect fields are highlighted
All error messages appear at once
The user can fix multiple issues in any order
Live Validation
Live validation shows errors as the user moves between fields.
When a user completes a field and moves to the next:
The system checks the input immediately
Errors appear before the user submits the gate
Users can correct issues in real time
Live Validation can be enabled in addition to either submission validation behavior described above. When the user submits the gate, the configured submission validation behavior still applies.
How to Change Your Validation Settings
Admins can change the standard submission validation behavior or add live validation in your settings.
Go to Setup > Settings > Forms
Toggle your chosen validation option to “Yes”
Click Update
You can update your validation settings at any time to match your preferred user experience.
Live Validation runs alongside your chosen submission validation behavior. If Simultaneous Validation is enabled, it replaces the default One-by-One Validation behavior.