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Published

July 4, 2026

Can I set up custom validation guidelines for use in templates?

Yes, ​ValidMind supports the implementation of custom validation guidelines from within the ValidMind Platform:1

  1. After you set up risk areas for your organization, you can then add guidelines to each risk area.2
  2. Once guidelines are available, add them to the desired validation report templates.

By default, the Customer Admin role3 has sufficient permissions to manage validation guidelines.

How does ​ValidMind help with assessing compliance?

Use ​ValidMind to assess compliance of your records (such as models) with guidelines based on analyzing evidence and artifacts (findings),4 providing an unbiased starting point that enables more efficient discussions between validators and developers.

Without leaving the ValidMind Platform, you’re able to:

  1. Link logged evidence to validation reports.
  2. Link tracked artifacts to validation reports.
  3. Provide granular compliance assessments for each section of your validation report.

By default, the Validator role has sufficient permissions to assess compliance on validation reports.

How does ​ValidMind help me create compliant documentation?

Use the ValidMind Document Checker to analyze your completed documents by comparing them against regulatory standards.5

The ValidMind Document Checker is a compliance tool that reviews documents against a selected regulatory standard. Use the Document Checker to identify gaps, generate actionable recommendations, and focus your efforts on areas that require attention. The Document Checker uses a structured checklist to:

  • Assess whether required information or evidence is clearly documented or attached.
  • Identify missing or weak areas in the document.
  • Offer guidance on how to improve clarity, completeness, and compliance.
  • Ensure consistency with regulatory expectations for risk and governance.

What support does ​ValidMind offer for artifacts?

  • Within the ValidMind Platform, you’re able to log artifacts at the record (model) level, or optionally attach an artifact to a documentation section if that option has been enabled for that artifact type.6
  • On each artifact are attached artifact fields. Default artifact types provided by ​ValidMind include default artifact fields7 — you can also create custom artifact fields to track additional information for your artifacts.8
  • You can also access a complete list of filterable artifacts logged across all your records, or look at only artifacts linked to a specific record.9

By default, the Validator role has sufficient permissions to manage artifacts.

Can I create custom artifact types?

Yes, you can create custom artifact types to track categories of observations beyond the default types of:10

  • Validation Issue
  • Policy Exception
  • Limitation

Custom artifact types support the same features as default types, including custom statuses, fields, and workflow triggers.

Can ​ValidMind artifact lists and layouts be customized?

  • Yes, information that is displayed on artifact lists is configurable.11
  • You can also search, filter, and sort artifacts to narrow down results.12
  • Fields that appear on artifacts can also be customized.13

Can we attach files to records, artifacts, or documents?

Yes, attachment type inventory fields are available for custom use.14 Once created, attachment type fields allow you to upload supporting files to your record (model).

  • Out-of-the-box functionality is included for attaching files to artifacts.
  • You can also attach images to document content blocks and comments.

By default, the Customer Admin role has sufficient permissions to manage inventory fields.

Is activity on records, documents, and artifacts logged?

  • Yes, the ValidMind Platform15 provides an audit trail functionality, enabling you to track or audit all the events associated with a specific record (such as a model).
  • You can review a full history of updates to a record, such as changes to record fields and stakeholders, workflow activity and stage transitions, modifications to documents, artifacts, and test results or metrics, and comment thread activity.16

What export options are available in ​ValidMind?

  • Inventory records can be exported as comma-delimited tables (.csv)17
  • Documents can be exported as Word (.docx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) files18
  • Artifacts can be exported as comma-delimited tables (.csv)19
  • Analytics can be exported as comma-delimited tables (.csv)20

​ValidMind also allows you to export analytics datasets on a schedule to cloud storage, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage.21

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