. The Validation object is only available if the code is running in Visio 2013 Professional edition, so you should check the edition, as described previously in Chapter 2, Understanding the Microsoft Visio Object Model.
The Validation object contains two collections, Issues and RuleSets, that lead you to the main areas of the API.
The ShowIgnoredIssues property merely dictates whether or not the Issues window displays ignored issues. If the user selects to show ignored issues, they are shown as grayed out, as seen in the following screenshot:
The following DebugPrintValidation macro will display the detail of the validation object but notice that you have to delve into the Issues, Issue, and Rule objects to retrieve the count of ignored issues, as displayed in the UI. In fact, an issue can be ignored individually, or by virtue of its rule being marked as ignored.
Public Sub DebugPrintValidation...
