Setting up a date or time to validate against

You can specify a date or time to validate against whilst setting up a validation rule for a date or time control on a form.

To set up a date or time to validate against:

  1. Open the Related Date/Time Validation Editor by clicking the ellipsis button on the Validation Rules Editor.
  2. Select a date / time field in the top dropdown list, or
  3. Tick the check box in the middle box and enter a specific date / time using the keyboard arrow keys or the calendar, or
  4. Enable the current date / time by ticking the Use current date / time checkbox.
  5. If required, add an offset by filling in the Offset section.
  6. To commit your changes, click OK. The dialog closes.

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