# Configuration

Here are the module settings you can place in your `ColdBox.cfc` by using the `validation` settings structure:

{% code title="config/Coldbox.cfc" %}

```javascript
validation = {
    // The third-party validation manager to use, by default it uses CBValidation.
    manager = "class path",
    // You can store global constraint rules here with unique names
    sharedConstraints = {
        name = {
            field = { constraints here }
        }
    }

}
```

{% endcode %}

| Key                 | Type                             | Required | Default                                 | Description                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `manager`           | instantiation path or WireBox ID | false    | `cbValidation.models.ValidationManager` | You can override the module manager with your own implementation. Just use an instantiation path or a valid WireBox object id. |
| `sharedConstraints` | struct                           | false    | `{}`                                    | This structure will hold all of your shared constraints for forms or/and objects.                                              |

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Important:** The module will register several objects into WireBox using the `@cbvalidation` namespace. The validation manager is registered as `ValidationManager@cbvalidation`
{% endhint %}


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