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Ignoring/Unignoring Validation Problems

If the Enable support for ignoring validation problems option is selected in the Ignored Validation Problems preferences page, validation problems can be ignored using quick fix actions that are automatically added to the list of proposals for fixing the problem. These quick fix actions are available for validation problems that have an ID in the following places in the interface:
  • When the cursor is placed at the location of the problem in the main editor pane, a Quick Fix icon () is displayed in the stripe on the left side of the editor. Clicking that icon opens a pop-up window where the quick fix proposals are presented.
  • When you hover over the problem in the editor, the proposals are presented in a tooltip.
  • When you right-click a problem in the Results view, the proposals are available in the contextual menu.
Note: For Schematron-based validation, these quick fix actions for ignoring problems are available for validation problems that have an ID set on the Schematron <assert> or <report> elements. That ID, prefixed with the name of the Schematron, is used as the error code (e.g. flowers.sch:xrefFormatID).

The quick fix actions for ignoring problems are:

Ignore this problem in this document
When validating this document, this problem will be ignored based on the message, error code, and file location.
Ignore this type of problem in this document
When validating this document, this type of problem will be ignored based on the error code and file location.
Ignore this type of problem in all documents
When validating any document, this type of problem will be ignored based on the error code.
Figure 1. Schematron Ignored Problems Quick Fix Proposals
When a validation problem is ignored:
  • It is added to the Ignored Problems Table in the Ignored Validation Problems preferences page. The table displays all the problems that you have specified to be ignored and you can remove items from the table by selecting them and clicking the Delete button located under the table.
  • It will no longer be highlighted in the editor pane.
  • In the vertical range ruler on the right side of the editor, the problem will be marked with a gray color.
  • In the Results view, the problem will be marked with a disabled (grayed out) action.
  • The ignored problem will also be marked when a batch validation operation is executed.

How to Unignore Validation Problems

Validation problems that have previously been ignored (hence, they are added to the Ignored Problems Table) can be unignored (removed from the table) using the Remove from ignored problems list action from the problem's contextual menu in the Results view.

Another way to unignore a problem that has been ignored is to hover over its gray marker in the vertical ruler on the right side of the editor until a tooltip is displayed, then use F2 to change the focus to the tooltip, then click the Remove from ignored problems list quick fix link. This results in that problem being removed from the list and the problem is no longer ignored.