# Validate the manual scoring settings

Aim

To have EthoVision XT check that the coding scheme is consistent.

Procedure

In the Manual Scoring Settings screen, click the Validate button or press Ctrl+V.

The program checks that the manual scoring settings are valid every time you leave the Manual Scoring Setting screen.

Notes

Manual scoring settings are valid if:

▪For Start-Stop behaviors: A key has been selected for both start and stop, or for neither of the two. If you define a start key but not a stop key or vice versa, when leaving the manual scoring settings an error message is displayed.

▪For Mutually-exclusive behaviors: All behavior groups contain at least two behaviors, and one is selected as Initially active.

▪All behaviors and behavior groups have unique names.