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Validate rows

To validate rows is to check each row in tabular data individually to determine whether it meets the format and content rules required for import.

In plain English

This means looking at one line of a table at a time rather than judging the whole set at once. Each line is checked against the required structure and the required information rules for an import.

In context

Here, it refers to the workflow step that examines each import row on its own to see whether it satisfies the required format and content rules before processing.

Situation
Connecting integrations, syncing data, and running imports or exports
What it communicates
workflow step for checking import rows before processing

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say what happens to rows that do not meet those rules.

Examples

“Before import, the clerk validates rows one by one to check that each has the required columns and values.”

Core meaning

“As part of the import workflow, the system validates rows before processing them.”

In context

  • validate data Broader Term

    This is a more general action of checking data against rules; validating rows applies that checking to each row.