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title: Configuring automatic connection validation
description: The intent of automatic multi-connection error checking is to verify that all configured connections have not been adversely affected by subsequent changes in supporting components.
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# Configuring automatic connection validation

The intent of automatic multi-connection error checking is to verify that all configured connections have not been adversely affected by subsequent changes in supporting components.

## About this task

Automatic multi-connection error checking occurs when you save certain supporting components, such as:

* Service provider (SP) adapters

* Identity provider (IdP) adapters

* Token processors

* Token generators

* Password credential validators (PCVs)

* Identity store provisioners

As the number of connections and supporting components increases, so does the validation time. If you experience noticeable delays in saving these components, you can turn off automatic connection validation.

When automatic connection validation is turned off, error checking is deferred until you access the connection lists on the administrative console. You can make configuration changes without being prompted to fix all dependency errors immediately, but remember that the configuration changes can potentially cause service disruption.

For example, if you remove a configured source-attribute in an attribute fulfillment configuration in a connection, users can't complete single sign-on (SSO) requests until you reconfigure such connections.

When you access the **Connections** window, if the administrative console detects one or more dependency error conditions, it displays a visual cue to indicate the errors. To resolve each error, select the applicable connection and follow the on-screen instructions to modify the configuration.

This setting does not affect the validation of a connection being configured or modified. Also, individual connections are always validated automatically when you access them on the **Connections** window, regardless of the configuration of this setting.

To manage this setting for SP connections, go to **Applications > Integration > SP Connections** on the **SP Connections** window.

To manage this setting for IdP connections, go to **Authentication > Integration > IdP Connections** on the **IdP Connections** window.

## Steps

To turn off automatic multi-connection error checking:

1. Go to **System > Server > General Settings**.

2. Select the **Disable Automatic Connection Validation** checkbox. This checkbox is cleared by default.

3. Click **Save**.

   Learn more in [General settings](pf_general_settings.html).

   ### Result:

   After you select or clear the checkbox, the state of this setting is reflected on both the **SP Connections** window and the **IdP Connections** window.