# Enable Control Workflow Transitions for Case Validations

Learn how to configure the control workflow transitions for Case validations in your Vault.

## About the Feature

Support for Control Workflow Transitions for Case Validations was added in 22R1. Vaults created in 22R2 or later include the necessary configuration by default, while Vaults originally deployed earlier than 22R1 must have the configuration upgrades described on this page to enable this feature.

This calculates the Validation Result for a Case and transmission as well as prevents auto-submissions to the gateway if validation does not pass.

## Add the Validation Status Field to the Case Layout

1. In the Admin area, go to **Configuration > Objects > Case**.
2. On the **Layouts** tab, open the **Case Page Layout**.
3. Select **Add** from the **Details** section.
4. Select **Validation Status**.
5. Select **Save**.

## Add the Validation Status Field to Transmission Layouts

You must add the Validation Status field to the following layouts:

* Submission Detail Page Layout
* Distribution Detail Page Layout

1. In the Admin area, go to **Configuration > Objects > Transmission > Layouts > [Layout]**.
2. Select **Add** from the **Details** section.
3. Select **Validation Status**.
4. Select **Save**.

## Add the Validation Status Entry Criteria to the Case Lifecycle Approved State

This configuration will depend on your specific processes. These criteria can be modified and added to other states as required.

1. In the Admin area, go to **Configuration > Object Lifecycles > Case Lifecycle**.
2. Select **Approved** from the **States** section.
3. Select **Edit** from the **Entry Criteria** section.
4. Select **Add Criteria**.
5. Add the following criteria:
   * **Validate that**:
     * _Field_ > _Valdiation Status_ > _is not blank_
     * _Field_ > _Valdiation Status_ > _is not equal to_ > _Hard Fail_
6. Select **Save**.

## Next Steps

We recommend <a href="/en/lr/01226/#assign-hard-fail-to-validation-rules">configuring the Result Status Type</a> to prevent submissions to gateway when certain Validation Results are Hard Fail.