# EDI Validation Errors again

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-validation-errors-again/108018>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** EDI\
**Created:** [September 26, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-validation-errors-again/108018 "2002-09-26T19:44:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@chris18](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/chris18)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-validation-errors-again/108018/1 "2002-09-26T19:44:56Z")

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How do you stop validate from failing validation if a segment that’s in EDI Record is not used.  
ie. I have CUR segment that will be populated sometimes. When it’s not populated validate returns a validation error. This is not a mandatory segment.

Help!

Chris

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/edi-validation-errors-again/108018/2 "2021-04-02T15:05:02Z")

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