WME Validator F.A.Q.
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New! How to exclude annoying reports?
Some areas on the map generate lots of minor reports like “unconfirmed speed limit”. There are few options to deal with those annoying reports: -
On the main Validator window, “Filter” tab (opens by default). At the very bottom click “Exclude notes”. This will stop Validator from highlighting/reporting any notes.
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On the main Validator window click “Search” tab (looking glass icon). There is a “Reported as” field at the bottom. Here we can exclude any check we want by its name, id or severity. For example, to stop Validator from highlighting/reporting checks #212 and #213, we should put in the “Reported as” field the following:
!212, !213, *This mean we do not want Validator to report check #212 (!212) and #213 (!213), but report all the rest (*)
Also we can use check title here, for example if we put in the “Reported as” field the following:
!*speed*, *Will prevent Validator from reporting any check with “speed” in the title.
- New! How to stop Validator reporting all but a specific check?
Use “Search” tab (looking glass icon) –> “Reported as” field. Say, if we want to concentrate solely on fixing checks #212 and #213, ignoring all other reports, we just put in that field:
212, 213Or if we want to concentrate on errors only:
error- Search for a specific username
Validator does support a search for a specific username. Click “search” tab and put a desired username(s) into the “Updated by” field.
For privacy reasons the feature is available for country managers only. Regular users and area managers have “Include only your edits” option instead.
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Validator stops scanning when I switch to another browser tab
Drag Validator’s tab out to create a new window. Do not minimize it, just switch back to the original window. -
What is the custom check?
Custom check is a powerful tool to highlight very specific map issues, not covered with built-in validations. See “Custom Checks Examples” for more details and examples: forum link -
Validator highlights closed roads
You can suppress highlighting by adding a country-specific keyword to the street name. The default keyword is “closed” (“travaux” for France, “remont” for Poland etc.)
Example: Main St (Closed) <– this street will never be highlighted
Note, Validator still reports those segments as #101 “Closed road”. So if you scan an area and click “Show report”, you will get a list of roads marked with the keyword.
Wiki reference: Long term closures (USA)
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Validator reports issues outside of my editable areas
Please make sure “Exclude non-editable segments” filter option is checked.
Note: Validator consider a segment as an editable if you are allowed to change segment’s properties AND change turns at both nodes. If a node is not loaded into WME (i.e. out of the screen OR current zoom level is 0-3), Validator assumes the node is EDITABLE. -
I’d like to enable/implement a check for my country
Great! Send in a permalink to your country’s wiki and the check will be enabled/implemented!
You may also translate/localize existing checks: forum link -
There are too many highlighted segments!
Apply more filters! For instance, to concentrate just on warnings and errors select “Exclude notes” filter options.
To completely switch the highlighting off, just click the main view title “Validator” or disable “WME Validator” layer in WME layer switcher. -
There are too many permalinks in the report!
Apply more filters! Close the report, select few more filter options and click “Show report” again.
The permalinks in the report are sorted by the road type, so more important (i.e. Freeway) segments always come first. -
Severities
██ NOTE - or a minor issue. It’s safe to skip notes.
██ WARNING - affects search, TTS or might affect routing. Please check it.
██ ERROR - broken routing. Please fix it. -
Validator reports “Might be incorrect city name”
It means that Validator saw few segments with very similar city names (i.e. “Renens” and “Renens VD”). See “Might be Incorrect City Name” Check Explained for more details: forum link -
How to fix reported segment?
Hover your mouse over the issue in the segment property panel to get a detailed description, reference link and “How to fix” instructions: