Validation Panel
Every finding, filterable, with links back to the field
The list of everything the validator found. Filter it, search it, and click through to the source.
The Validation pane with findings for the sample message (including the PID-8 length and table issues) plus the severity, category, and type filters.
The Validation pane collects every finding for the active message. Each entry names the field, the rule, and the severity, and links back to the exact spot in the editor. Turn on the Validate toggle in the toolbar to validate as you type.
Filtering the Findings
Severity
Show only errors, warnings, or informational findings.
Category and type
Narrow to a validation category (Value Set, Format & Length, Structure, Required & Cardinality, …) or a specific rule type (Required Fields, Tables, Field Lengths, …).
Source
Limit findings to Parse, Schema, or Profile validation. This filter only appears when more than one source is present.
Pass toggle
Include the checks that passed, not just the failures, to confirm what was verified.
Search
Filter the list by text to find a field or message quickly.
Findings tied to a spec section, such as withdrawn (W) and backward-compatible (B) fields, get a § link to that section plus a "More" expander that pulls the section text inline. Terminology findings have their own "More" expander with code details, synonyms, hierarchy, and mappings.
Header Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Validation layers | Opens the layers dropdown to switch strictness profiles and toggle individual validation layers. |
| Terminology server | Turns server-backed terminology validation on or off. When off, coded values are checked against the built-in HL7 tables, with a fallback to HL7 Terminology (THO) for codes or tables missing from the local schema. Only the terminology server tier is skipped. Use offline mode to disable THO lookups as well. |
| Settings | Opens the settings panel. |
Validation Layers
The layers dropdown switches between three strictness profiles: Quiet, Medium, and Strict. Quiet suppresses informational and pedantic findings; Strict promotes length and primitive-component checks to errors and additionally turns on the minimum-cardinality (recommended-field) and full message-structure checks that Medium leaves off; Medium is the baseline the other two are derived from. You can also toggle individual layers on top of the profile.
The layers dropdown: pick a Quiet, Medium, or Strict profile and toggle individual validation layers.
The Validation pane is the summary. For what each check means and how to tune severities, see the Validation Guide and its sub-pages.