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description: Validation rules verify that data entered by a user meets the criteria you specify before the record can be saved. It can also prevent users from editing records that meet certain criteria, such as when a Disbursement is considered Paid.
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# Create Validation Rules

Validation rules verify that data entered by a user meets the criteria you specify before the record can be saved. It can also prevent users from editing records that meet certain criteria, such as when a Disbursement is considered Paid.

![Example of a validation rule.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-outbound_funds_module-264-0-0-production-enus/2f847b24-f1f1-4ef3-9181-163efc8e0a07/outbound_funds_module/images/ofm_validation_rule.png)

1. Click ![Setup](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-outbound_funds_module-264-0-0-production-enus/2f847b24-f1f1-4ef3-9181-163efc8e0a07/resources-product/images/setup.png), then click **Setup**.
2. Click **Object Manager**.
3. Select the object name to create a validation rule for. For example, **Disbursement**.
4. Click **Validation Rules**.
5. Click **New**.
6. Enter a Rule Name.
7. Select **Active** to activate the rule.
8. Enter a Description.
9. Enter an Error Condition Formula that will trigger an error message if the formula is true. For example, ISPICKVAL(PRIORVALUE(outfunds\_\_Status\_\_c,“Paid”) displays an error if a disbursement is Paid and a user tries to edit the record.
10. Click **Check Syntax**.
11. Enter an Error Message.
12. Select the Error Location.
13. Click **Save**.