Format validator, regex code, regular expression - known as many different things, but what does it do?
People® allows you to add a regex code in the NI/SSN field setting so that you can specify a format in which you wish an NI/SSN to be entered within an employee's record.
Here's an example of what code you wish to use:
UK NI number validation: ^([a-zA-Z]){2}( )?([0-9]){2}( )?([0-9]){2}( )?([0-9]){2}( )?([a-zA-Z]){1}?$
USA SSN validation: ^(\d{3}-?\d{2}-?\d{4}|XXX-XX-XXXX)$
To input a regex code:
Click Access Button
then click HR Admin.
Click the Company tab then the NI/SSN validator field.
From here, if a number is entered that does not fit the specified format, an error message will appear.
If the validation is blank, no validation is done.