The Validation section is missing after sharing an upload link with validation

๐Ÿ’ป Environment/Context

  • Upload validation
  • Upload links
  • Projects

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โ“ Issue/Question

  • I'm a validator but I can't find the button to see the photos I need to validate any more. I used to see it on the left with the other commands
  • Photos sent through an upload link with validation required don't show up in Validation, and the collection they should land in is empty

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๐Ÿ‘Œ Resolution/Answer

  • The Validation section is dynamic, it only appears while there are uploads pending validation and disappears once nothing is left to validate
  • Check that the upload actually completed, open the upload link yourself and upload a test file
    • If the Validation section appears with your test file, the link works and the original upload never finished
    • Ask the uploader to upload the photos again with the same link, and to wait for the upload to finish before closing the page
  • Media uploaded inside a Project doesn't go through validation, if the photos were added to the project instead of through the upload link, they won't appear in Validation

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๐Ÿฅš Cause

  • The upload session through the external link didn't complete, so no media reached the validation queue and the Validation section stayed hidden

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๐Ÿ”– Notes