Validate Instance Data
Overview
During the process of testing a map, you may want to validate instance data against the source and destination schemas to verify that the instance data adheres to the schema structure. To validate an instance message against the source or destination schema, right-click the schema in the Solution Explorer, and then click Validate Instance.
Important
If you use custom data or constants in your output, you must verify that the data types of your source test data and target constant values are valid. When you validate a map, BizTalk Mapper does not check whether or not the instance data violates any data types defined by the schemas. This is done when you test the map or validate the instance data.
For more information about how to generate and validate instance data by using BizTalk Editor, see Instance Message Generation and Validation and Instance Validation. . The Value property of the node of a schema also affects how BizTalk generates instance data. For more information, see the Schema Node Properties in the UI guidance and developers API namespace reference.