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Express employs a two-tiered method of error identification. Once identified, you can locate and correct the error quickly and easily. In addition to error checking, Express locks modified records to prevent one individual from unintentionally overwriting the work of another individual.
The first tier of the system's error identification method examines the data you entered when you attempt to advance from the page you are currently browsing. When you click Save, Next, or Continue after entering data into an Express page, the system performs validation to ensure that the data in each field is of the correct data type. Fields containing errors are highlighted.
The second tier of the system's error identification method examines the data when you attempt to validate it for processing. When you click Validate at the end of a boarding process or after a modification to an existing entity, the Errors page displays if errors were detected. Clicking the error hyperlinks on the Errors page navigates you to the page on which the error occurred. These errors can apply to the data's format, inconsistencies in data entered on different pages, or a violation of business rules, for example.
Clicking an error alert navigates you to the page on which the error was detected, allowing you to correct the error and validate again.
Errors that are detected when you click Validate cannot be bypassed in any case. In order to complete the task you are performing, you must correct all errors that were detected on validation. After you have addressed each highlighted error, validate the record again to repeat the validation process.
Entities that have an error status are included in your works in progress. Records that reside in your works in progress are on hold. This functionality allows you to continue working on other tasks as you wait for any additional information needed to resolve an error. Once you have the information that you need, you can recall the record from the Work in Progress page, correct the error, validate, and board the record.
To add a record to your work in progress, save the record and return to the Express Homepage. Saving the record is not necessary if errors were detected on validation, as this process saves the record into work in progress automatically. Returning to the homepage takes the entity that you were trying to validate out of context, and allows you to begin another task.
Express allows multiple users to edit the same record concurrently. However, when multiple users are editing the same page (or related pages) for the same entity, only the first changes that are validated successfully will be allowed by Express. Changes that are validated after the initial successfully validated changes will result in a message stating Record is out of date. Validate failed. If you receive this message, return to the Express Homepage, search for the entity that you want to modify, then make your changes.