Prerequisites

The Validation and Design Guidance tabs display information only if the current component has been costed in one of the supported Process Groups.

If you click on the Validation or Design Guidance tab while displaying an uninitialized (uncosted) component, aPriori displays an error message:

If you click on the Design Guidance tab while displaying a component that has been costed in an unsupported Process Group, aPriori displays an error message.

Use the Cost Guide to initialize the component with one of the supported Process Groups (if appropriate). See Initial costing: the Cost Guide for more information.

Note: The Validation and Design Guidance tabs work best when your Windows screen resolution is set to “100%” or “Smaller”. The details for accessing this setting can vary between Windows versions, but in general it can be found in the “Display” window of the Control Panel.