Viewing the validation results

When the alignment is complete, the items are checked to ensure that they are ready to be extracted.

Items are marked in one of the following possible states:


  • Success

    The item is ready to be extracted.


  • Warning

    The item is ready to be extracted but might match another item that is either included in the extraction, or an existing record.

    Note: Any duplicates that are detected can be merged after extraction.


  • Error

    An issue with the item must be addressed or the item cannot be extracted.

The following messages indicate an issue that prevented an item from being imported:

  • Excluded

    The item is manually set to be excluded in the options.

  • Not aligned

    The item is not matched to an iBase type.

  • No aligned fields

    The item is matched to an iBase type, but no fields match.

  • One or both link ends are not valid

    The link ends are not matched to valid entity types.

  • The length of the <field name> field must not exceed <field length> characters

    The item has a field that contains more data than can be stored in the field type so cannot be included in the extraction.

    Note: You can use the validation options to truncate the field.

  • No value was specified for the mandatory field - <field name>

    The item is missing mandatory information and so cannot be included in the extraction.

    Note: You can use the validation options to auto-populate the mandatory field.

    Auto-populating the field uses the default value if one is specified within the field definition, or populates the field with:

    • '-' for text fields

    • '0' for number fields

    • The current date for date fields

    • The current time for time fields

  • <invalid value> is not in the defined list of values for this field

    The item has information that matches a code list field type but the value does not match a code list option.

    Note: You can turn off the validation of Selected from Code List value by deselecting the option in the Validation options dialog.

  • Invalid date/time entered for <field name>: <invalid value>

    A field is aligned with an iBase date field but does not contain a recognized date format.

  • <invalid value> is not a valid value for <field name>

    A field is aligned with an iBase field but does not match the expected data format.