General guidance for the validation page includes:

- The RDW will default to including the required placeholder statement for documents in draft, per the JCIDS Manual (Appendix A, Enclosure B). The choice in the drop-down menu is entitled, “Insert Draft Placeholder Page Behind Cover Page.”
- If you obtain validation for your IS-ICD from your Service/Agency while still using the RDW (for documents that will remain within the Service/Agency, i.e. Joint Interest), you can insert this validation document into your IS-ICD by changing the default using the drop-down menu and inserting your document.

For IS-ICDs that need to be approved by the JCB or the JROC, it is likely simpler to insert the JROCM (validation page) using MS Word, as you will likely not need the capabilities of the RDW once you’ve completed your draft. It will be simpler to make all further necessary modifications to your document using MS Word.