Checklist for Field Validation

The following is the checklist that can be used to validate the fields for any given UI. This should be helpful for any application that has predominant number of fields.

Checklist for field validation

Field Validation	Field Characteristics	Mandatory/Optional
		Editable/Not Editable
		Dependant
		Unique
		AutoComplete
		Data from External entity	Any charset including `~!@#$%^&*()-_+={}|[]\;’:”,./<>? –
		Information Bubble Message
		Validation Messages
		HoverOver (Text/image etc)
		Tool Tip (text)
	Char set	Alpha-numeric
		Numeric/Decimal
		Currency
		Default Value
		List
		Text
		Length
		Min  Number of chars
		Allowed Special chars	any charset including `~!@#$%^&*()-_+={}|[]\;’:”,./<>? –
	Format	Email
		Date
		Range
	File Input	Allowed file extensions
		File path not/to be shown
	File Download	Save as  <format>
		Naming Convention
		Default/Specific Location
Navigation	Menu Items	Category
		Text
	Bread Crumb	Not/Clickable
Page	For each page	Spell check
		Alignment
		Font
		Size
		Style
		Info Containers
		Error containers
	General feature Items	Quick Links
		Quick Search
		Favorites
		Help /KB links
		Print
		Hyperlinks
		Reset
		Back
		Cancel
		Settings [Basic, Expert, Advanced etc]
	Login	Marketing content
		Home page
		Masthead
		Copyright
		Privacy and Legal
		Sitemap
Search	Search Criteria	Blank Search
		With all Search criteria
		With specific search criteria
		Search with wild cards and spl chars
	Search results container	Column Header
		Default Sort
		Sorting
		Export
		Pagination
		Actions on records [View, edit, delete etc as applicable]