---
title: "Visitors Can Only Be Members or Contacts"
slug: "visitors-can-only-be-members-or-contacts"
updated: 2024-01-31T12:29:08Z
published: 2024-01-31T12:29:08Z
canonical: "help.nexudus.com/visitors-can-only-be-members-or-contacts"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Visitors Can Only Be Members or Contacts

This validation rule only allows {{variable.visitor}} registration if {{variable.visitors}} are have a {{variable.customer}} account {{variable.Nexudus}}. {{variable.Customers_CAP}} and {{variable.admins}} won't be able to register any {{variable.visitor}} who isn't already a {{variable.member}} or {{variable.contact}}.

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1. {{snippet.FirstStepProcedure}}

2. {{variable.CLICK}} {{variable.ValidationRules_link}}.
3. {{snippet.AddValidationRule_Step}}
4. {{snippet.ManualEntry_Step}}
5. {{snippet.NameValidationRule_Step}}
6. {{snippet.DescriptionValidationRule_Step}}
7. {{snippet.ActivateValidationRule_Step}}
8. {{variable.SELECT}} **Visitors** as your **Record type**.
9. {{snippet.ErrorMessageValidationRule_Step}}
10. {{snippet.FormulaValidationRule_Step}}

```
record.Coworker.IsMember() OR record.Coworker.IsContact()
```
*Your validation rule should look similar to the example below.* 

![VR_VisitorsMustBeCustomers.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/VR_VisitorsMustBeCustomers.png){height="" width=""}


11. {{snippet.Save_Changes}}

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Your validation rule is now active. You can test the rule by trying to register an external {{variable.visitor}} {{variable.OnTheAdminPanel}} or the {{variable.MembersPortal}}. If the rule works, you should receive the error message you've defined.