To validate the SCDS or any of the ACS routines, select option 4, Validate, from the CDS Application Selection panel. This displays the status of the SCDS.

You should validate an SCDS before you activate it. The SCDS Status field tells you whether the SCDS is valid or not valid. SMS sets the status when you save an SCDS with the END command or when you select the validate option from the CDS Application Selection panel.

Validating an entire SCDS lists conditions that cause an SCDS to be not valid. Validating ACS routines or an entire SCDS provides more information about the validate option.