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title: "On-Screen Validation Message"
slug: "on-screen-validation-message"
updated: 2024-01-25T18:48:50Z
published: 2024-01-25T18:48:50Z
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# On-Screen Validation Message

### **On-Screen Validation Messages**

**On-Screen Validation Messages**

On-screen validation Messages are a useful tool to display information about the record a user is currently viewing such as a Contract Record, PO Record, eSourcing Record, Requests, and Vendor/ Customer Record. It is useful for Risk Management and as a preventative and detective risk control feature. For example, if a user is viewing a contract record, and you want to have an on-screen alert display a message if the contract value is over $20,000 (for example), on-screen messages may be helpful.

**Adding a Validation Message**

1. Log in as system admin user and navigate to **Manage/Setup** - **Workflow Manager**.

![Navigation to Workflow Manager](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/1(289).png)

2. Add a new workflow or edit an existing one.

![Add New Workflow Screen](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/2(217).png)

In this example, a Workflow Job on a Contract Record is being added. This work flow will not have any tasks alerts, rather this workflow will have an on-screen alert (workflow may have both on-screen alerts and tasks alerts). Be sure to click **Save & Continue**. The system goes to the **Manage Workflow Configuration** display screen.

3. Click the **Conditions** tab.

![Conditions Tab](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Workflow%20Conditions%20Tab%20No%20Conditions.PNG)

4. Click **Add Condition**.

5. Select the **Field** and set the conditions [criteria] to teach machine learning engine this rule. In this example, we are setting the rule to trigger when the Contract Amount field exceeds 20,000,000.00, so we set a between value of 20,000,000.00 and 9,999,999,999.00.![Field Value for conditions](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Workflow%20Condition%20Amount%20Between%2020000000%20and%2099999999999(1).PNG)

6. Click **Save**.

7. The screen refreshes and displays the new criterion.

![Conditions Screen](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Workflow%20Conditions%20tab%20with%20amount%20conditions.PNG)

8. Click the **Alerts** tab.

![Alerts Tab](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/5(78).png)

9. Select **On Screen** from the Alert Type dropdown. More information about Email alerts can be found [**HERE.**](/v1/docs/email-alerts-from-workflow)

![Alert Type](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Workflow%20Alerts%20Alert%20Type%20Dropdown(1).PNG)

10. Enter the desired **Alert Name** and **Message** to be displayed on the record if the established conditions are met. If you would like to reference a field on the record, you can use the **Merge Field** dropdown.

![Alert Type On Screen](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Workflow%20Alerts%20On%20Screen%20Alert%20Edit.PNG)

11. Click **Save Alert**.

**Testing**

We can test our configured alert by viewing a Contract Record and setting the **Contract Amount** over 20,000,000.00. The on-screen risk alert is displayed because the contract value is 20,000,000.01.

![On Screen Alert shown on Record](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/6(56).png)