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# Validate multiple NIDS sensors at once

# Validate multiple NIDS sensors at once {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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Validate multiple NIDS sensors at once through a bulk validation so that you can edit your records more quickly and efficiently.

## Before you begin

Role required: cmdb_nids_admin

## About this task

You can use bulk validation to validate multiple NIDS sensors at once instead of individually validating each NIDS sensor.  
Note:  
Carefully review the NIDS sensors by discovery source and proceed with caution while bulk validating.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllNetwork IDS Appliance (NIDS)Sensors.
2. Select the check boxes the sensor records that you want to validate.
3. Select the Validate Sensors button.

## Result

If the sensors you validated have a Life Cycle Stage Status of In Use, a successful validation message appears.

If the selected sensors have a Life Cycle Stage Status of Learning Mode or the Validated column is set to true, an error message appears alerting you that one or more sensors in
learning mode haven't been validated or already validated. You should consider changing the Life Cycle Stage Status column to In Use to proceed with the bulk validation.

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