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3.11.2 Validation
The Validation feature is designed for projects in critical environments and helps
protect against inadvertent changes that might damage system functions. For
procedures or workflows, see the step-by-step [➙ 169] section.
When you change or command a validated object in the management station, the
Validation Required dialog box might display, depending on several factors such as
the configured validation profile, the configuration of Four Eyes, and the
requirement of a comment. See the following table for more detail.
Validation Profile Required User Action
Four Eyes Not Enabled Four Eyes Enabled
Disabled No input No input
Monitored No input Supervisor name and password
Enabled Comment Supervisor name and password +
Comment
Supervised User password
Comment
User password +
Supervisor name and password +
Comment
Additional Information for Four Eyes Authentication
● Approval must occur on the same client machine on which the change or
command was initiated.
● Supervisors are limited to those designated as a supervisor by an administrator
in the user or user group configuration.
● Supervisor approval can be initiated by any designated approver as long as the
approver also has access to command that object.
● Supervisor must be a different user.
Log Viewer
Once you accept the entries to the Validation Required dialog box, the system
records the changes, which you can review in the Log Viewer. The log serves as
an audit trail record to achieve regulatory compliance for validation.
Object Version
The object version number will increment (increase) if a validated object is modified
or commanded, depending on the scenario. Modifications or commanding of
configuration attributes or properties will increment the object version.
Modifications or commanding of status attributes or properties will not increment
the object version.