How to validate item

Hi,
I have two items in creation form--Finish Date and Status.
If Finish Date is not null, Status should be 'Closed' but if Finish Date is null, Status should not be 'Closed'.
Case 1
Finish Date: 01-Mar-09
Status: Closed
Case 2
Finish Date:
Status: Open or On Hold
What kind of validation type should I select and what's next step?
Thanks,
Guy
Edited by: GUY3 on Mar 11, 2009 9:41 AM

Hello,
You could use a PLSQL expression: Function Returning Boolean
And as code you could have something like:
IF finish_date IS NOT NULL AND status = 'Closed'
THEN
return TRUE;
ELSE
return FALSE;
END IF;You can add IF statements etc the important bit is return true or false.
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Dimitri
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