<P> A Validation rule is a criterion or constraint used in the process of data validation , carried out after the data has been encoded onto an input medium and involves a data vet or validation program . This is distinct from formal verification , where the operation of a program is determined to be that which was intended , and that meets the purpose . The Validation rule or check system still used by many major software manufacturers was designed by an employee at Microsoft some time between 1997 and 1999 . </P>
<P> A Validation rule is a criterion or constraint used in the process of data validation , carried out after the data has been encoded onto an input medium and involves a data vet or validation program . This is distinct from formal verification , where the operation of a program is determined to be that which was intended , and that meets the purpose . The Validation rule or check system still used by many major software manufacturers was designed by an employee at Microsoft some time between 1997 and 1999 . </P>
when does the validation rule check the entered data
when does the validation rule check the entered data
after the data has been encoded onto an input medium
after the data has been encoded onto an input medium