# Defining the general properties of a validation rule

Available in...

* Big Data
* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Integration
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Integration
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Premium Edition
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

## About this task

To create a validation rule, complete the following:

## Procedure

1. In the Repository tree view, expand Metadata and right-click Validation Rules, and select Create validation rule from the contextual menu.

   Or

   In the Repository tree view, expand Metadata and expand any metadata item you want to check, either directly right-click the schema of the metadata item or right-click a column of that schema, and select Add validation rule... from the contextual menu.

   For more information about metadata compatible with validation rules, see [Selecting the trigger and type of validation](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/selecting-trigger-and-type-of-validation).

   ![Add Validation Rule... option selected by right-clicking.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/ValidationRule_wizard0_1.png)

   The validation rule wizard displays.
2. Fill in the general information of the metadata such as Name, Purpose and Description. The Status field is a customized field that can be defined. For more information, see [Status settings](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/status-settings).
3. Click Next to proceed to the next step.