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title: Next Generation Authoring, validation improvements
description: This release introduces improvements to validation in Next Generation Authoring to align behaviour with the previous authoring experience and add some improvements.
audience: Business User
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date_published: 2025-04-02
date_modified: 2025-05-13
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# Next Generation Authoring- validation improvements

**Release date: 14th May 2025**

In this release we've introduced a set of improvements to the way Next Generation Authoring handles validation. We've listened to your feedback and ensured that validation behaviour is now more closely aligned with the previous authoring experience, and added some improvements. A number of bugs have also been fixed.

## About Next Generation Authoring

Next Generation Authoring provides an enhanced authoring experience, with features for users and developers. It's currently switched off by default and we encourage you to [switch it on](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) and start making use of the new features, including:

- An [enhanced "look and feel"](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) which you get as soon as you switch it on, without any additional development

- Many new developer features such as [customizable input fields](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) and schema enhancements such as [conditionals](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

- Greater control over [form layout](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

See the [What's new](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) page for an overview of all the new features.

## Improved handling of required properties

In the previous content authoring experience, any required fields that do not contain values were highlighted in red as soon as the content form was opened. In Next Generation Authoring required fields without a value are now highlighted only after the user clicks "Save", or when a value is entered in a field and then deleted.

A message "Required fields are missing entries" is also shown at the top of the window until all required fields have valid values.

The example below shows how validation now works in Next Generation Authoring, including the handling of required fields and the clearer messages for invalid fields.

![Improved validation in Next Generation Authoring](https://ampproduct.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/next-gen-validations 'Improved validation in Next Generation Authoring').

## Arrays with minimum values

A difference that should be noted between Next Generation Authoring and the previous authoring experience is that arrays configured with a minimum number of items are no longer pre-populated with empty entries.

For example, in the previous authoring experience, if an array was set to contain a minimum of 2 items, then two empty items would be added.

![Required properties without valid values are highlighted after the user first clicks Save](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/next-gen-enhanced-validations-3?w=1880&fmt=png 'Required properties without valid values are highlighted after the user first clicks Save')

In Next Generation Authoring no items are added to the array by default.

![Required properties without valid values are highlighted after the user first clicks Save](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/next-gen-enhanced-validations-2?w=1880&fmt=png 'Required properties without valid values are highlighted after the user first clicks Save')

## Fixed issues

This release also includes fixes for a number of bugs. The [FAQs](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) page is regularly updated with the latest bug fixes and outstanding issues.

## Related pages

[Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[FAQs](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)