Diagnostic information about validators

Diagnostic information about validators includes information about when they begin to execute, when they end, and whether the validation was successful.

If you request diagnostic information about validators, these types of messages are included in the session log:

  • Component-level, bypassing validations: This type of message indicates that validations are not being performed for a particular component. The component name is provided, not the validator name.
  • Component-level, about to validate value: This type of message indicates that validations are to be performed on a component, and what value is to be validated. The component name is provided, not the validator name.
  • Component-level, failure: This type of message indicates that the value is invalid and includes the error message that is to be displayed to the user. The component name is provided, not the validator name.
  • Component-level, success: This type of message provides the component name, not the validator name.
  • Validator, output disabled: This type of message indicates why output is being disabled for the validator.
  • Validator, about to validate: This type of message shows the value that the validator is about to process.
  • Validator, result: This type of message shows the result of the validator's processing. A result of 1 indicates that the value was valid.
  • For IDO method validators, these types of diagnostic messages can appear:
    • The value was NULL.
    • The output parameters of the method are going to be set to NULL due to SONON.
    • The targets of SETC/V/P are going to be set to NULL.
    • The targets of SETC/V/P are going to be set from the list cache.
    • The method is about to be invoked; shows uninterpreted parameters.
    • The method result, including return code and error message.