Widgets validation errors after update 28

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

Summary

Multiple validation errors after adding a UI Widget

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a new project using the blank island template
  2. Create a Modal Dialog Variant Widget
  3. Open the widget in edit mode
  4. Add a Canvas
  5. Add a regular button
  6. Compile and save
  7. Add a Pop-Up Dialog device into the world
  8. Set Auto-Display to Game Start
  9. Set Template Override Class to the created widget
  10. Start session and watch validation errors appear

Expected Result

Validation errors should not happen

Observed Result

/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Validating asset
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/PressedButtons/MS_UI_Button_Pressed_Default .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Complete .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_TextQuiet .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/TileOutline/MI_UIKit_Outline .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/UI/Foundation/Fonts/HeadingNow .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Release .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_BgRegular .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/PressedButtons/MS_UI_Button_Hover_Default .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/Blocks/WBP_UIKit_Block_BackgroundWithOutline .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_TextRegular .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Hold_lp .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_BgQuiet .
/TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint Illegal reference: /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Press .
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/PressedButtons/MS_UI_Button_Pressed_Default. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Complete. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_TextQuiet. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/TileOutline/MI_UIKit_Outline. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/UI/Foundation/Fonts/HeadingNow. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Release. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_BgRegular. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/PressedButtons/MS_UI_Button_Hover_Default. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/Blocks/WBP_UIKit_Block_BackgroundWithOutline. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_TextRegular. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Hold_lp. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /FortUILibrary/UIKit/Buttons/MaterialInstances/CTAButtons/MI_UIKit_BgQuiet. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
[AssetLog] /TestWidgets/Widgets/NewWidgetBlueprint : Illegally references asset /Game/Sounds/Fort_UI_Sounds/FrontEnd/New_FrontEnd/DefaultSounds/HoldableButtons/Med_Regular_Blue/MS_UI_Button_Holdable_Regular_Press. . (FortValidator_IllegalReferences)
/TestWidgets/TestWidgets Validating asset
/TestWidgets/GameFeatureData Validating asset
/TestWidgets/TestWidgets_DefaultHLODLayer Validating asset

Platform(s)

Windows 10

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The fix for this is to never compile the file once you added the button :+1:

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Yes, indeed. Actually, if I open the session and after that, I create the widget, the validation never happens, thus no errors and the widget works as expected.

Thanks for your reply @im_a_lama