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title: "Data Validation using Smart Tips"
slug: "data-validation-using-smart-tips"
updated: 2026-08-14T03:38:00Z
published: 2026-08-14T03:38:00Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/data-validation-using-smart-tips"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.whatfix.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Validation using Smart Tips

Use Validation Smart Tips to verify your end user's inputs on form fields in your application. Whatfix enables you to define a valid input format and then evaluate your end user's response. If your end-user input does not match the set format, then Whatfix displays an error message. Validation Smart Tips are real-time feedback that minimizes errors in forms, fields, and more before submitting them.

## Use Cases

You can use validation tips to check whether:

- The end user has filled mandatory fields in a form correctly or not
- Dates are put in a valid date format, for example, dd/mm/yyyy
- Valid entries are made in a numeric field
- The end user has put a valid 10-digit number in the phone number field
- An email or web address is put in a valid format

Use the following steps to enable data validation using Smart Tips:

1. Go to the application where you want to create content, and then launch the Whatfix Desktop Studio.
2. Click **Smart-tip**. ![clm_studio_smart tip1](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/clm_studio_smart%20tip%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
3. Enter a name for the Smart tip Collection. ![Studio_editor_enterSTname](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_enterSTname.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)

> [!NOTE]
> Info
> 
> - A Smart Tip Collection is a group of Smart Tips created on the same page of an application.
> - The Smart Tip Collection name is solely for your (Creator's) reference and is not visible to the end user.

1. Click **+ Add Help Tip** to create a new Smart Tip. ![Studio_ST_help_tip.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_ST_help_tip.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
2. Click **+ Add validation tip**. ![Studio_editor_AddValidationTip](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_AddValidationTip.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
3. Select an element on the application that you would like to add the validation to.
4. In the **Display validation rules** section, click the **+ Add Rule** button. ![Studio_editor_STConfig_ClickAddRule](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_STConfig_ClickAddRule.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
5. To add multiple rules, click the **+ Add Rule** button. ![Studio_editor_AddMoreRule](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_AddMoreRule.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
6. Click **Save Tip**. ![Studio_editor_saveTip](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_saveTip.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)
7. To add additional data validations, repeat steps 4 to 9.
8. After all the data validation tips are created, click the **Save Tip** button. ![Studio_editor_saveSTcollection](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_editor_saveSTcollection.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D)

| **Rule** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Numeric** | Validates whether the user input is numeric or not. |
| **Character Length** | Validates the user input based on the set minimum/maximum character length.![Studio_st_VT_character length](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Studio_st_VT_character%20length.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D) |
| **Email Address** | Validates whether the user input is in an email address format or not. |
| **Web Address** | Validates whether the user input is in a web address format or not. |
| **Date Format** | Validates the user input based on the set date format. ![studio_st_vt_date format](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/studio_st_vt_date%20format.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A49%3A23Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A49%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=T1e8LXUeXsQRzXItrYmXQw%2FcwKVlOkQqwcd1HicvALM%3D) |

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> - Whatfix does not capture and store any data during validation, instead Whatfix reads the text and evaluates it using the validation rules in real-time.
> - The validations can additionally have multiple rules with AND/OR conditions between them.
> - An error message is mandatory if validation rules are configured.
> - The validation does not work when no data is entered in the text box.
> - API validation within the scope of an iFrame is NOT supported.
> - Locale or language-based error message over-rides need to be handled in the code.