An Edit Validate rule is used more for pattern masking, for example a phone number has a pattern of (###) ###-####, so you can use an Edit Validate rule to implement. Therefore, when you reference an Edit Validate rule on a property, this pattern is enforced wherever the property is used.

A Validate rule can do more, and can be used for performing conditional evaluation to validate fields. Since Validate rule require an explicit call to execute, it is typically called in a Flow Action, after users have populated some values via a Section rule. Therefore, the validation is done only when it is called in a Flow Action.

So, to summarise:

- Edit Validate Rule: used for pattern-masking on properties, hence referenced on property rule itself and is always called when property is updated.

- Validate Rule: used for validation of property values via conditions, hence this is referenced where needed, usually in a Flow Action rule.

Ahh thankyou for clarifying!

You have helped me a lot.

One Validate rule contains many validations inside it and satisfying all the conditions only would process that flow.

Edit validate can be applied on a property to decide how it should behave.

Thanks

Jibran