# Validation Report Template
Use this report for targeted validation only. Record exact checks, evidence locations, and the smallest artifact that must change when a check fails.
## Run metadata
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Run ID | `VR-YYYYMMDD-01` |
| Run Date | `YYYY-MM-DD` |
| Operator | `<owner>` |
| Scope | `<draft | packet | evidence>` |
| Input Packet | `<path-or-id>` |
| Tooling Version | `<version-or-manual>` |
| Overall Result | `<pass | fail | blocked | partial>` |
## Gate summary
| Gate | Target | Result | Evidence Ref | Follow-Up |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `G4` | `claim-ledger` | `blocked` | `<path-or-row>` | `<correction-or-esc>` |
## Validation checks
| Check ID | Category | Target | Requirement | Method | Probe / Command | Expected Result | Actual Result | Result | Evidence Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `VAL-0001` | `claim` | `CLM-0001` | `<requirement>` | `manual-inspection` | `<probe>` | `<expected>` | `<actual>` | `not-run` | `<path-or-row>` |
## Open failures
| Failure ID | Check ID | Severity | Observed | Expected | Required Correction | Correction / Escalation Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `VF-0001` | `VAL-0001` | `blocking` | `<observed>` | `<expected>` | `<correction>` | `<COR-or-ESC>` |
## Exit checks
| Check | Required Result | Actual Result | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No blocking failures remain open. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |
| Every failed check maps to a correction or escalation. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |
| Final packet manifest references this report. | Yes | `<pass/fail>` | `<notes>` |