None: Automated validation switched off

Attribute: Only validates the attributes being edited using the Attribute Explorer

Attribute and Element: Continuously validates both attribute and element editing

Diagram: Continuously validates the whole diagram

Visibility of violations:

Show errors:
If this checkbox is selected, messages of type “Error” will be shown in the ToDo List and an icon will be displayed on the shape (if the corresponding option Show violation icon on elements is enabled).
Factory setting: activated.

Show warnings:
If this checkbox is selected, messages of type “Warning” will be shown in the ToDo List and an icon will be displayed on the shape (if the corresponding option Show violation icon on elements is enabled).
Factory setting: activated.

Show informations:
If this checkbox is selected, messages of type “Information” will be shown in the ToDo List and an icon will be displayed on the shape (if the corresponding option Show violation icon on elements is enabled).
Factory setting: activated.

Violation shape icons:

Show violation icon on elements:
By activating this option, all the elements, for which the validator has found violations, shows a violation icon on the shape.
Factory setting: activated.

To change the default violation shape icons, simply press one of the three Browse… buttons to choose an image from the filesystem.