common REFACTOR put all NETCONF-specific errors together
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index f03535d..d3623e1 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -262,12 +262,18 @@
 
 #define LY_VCODE_DEV_NOT_PRESENT LYVE_REFERENCE, "Invalid deviation %s \"%s\" property \"%s\" which is not present."
 
-#define LY_VCODE_NOWHEN         LYVE_DATA, "When condition \"%s\" not satisfied."
-#define LY_VCODE_NOMUST         LYVE_DATA, "Must condition \"%s\" not satisfied."
-#define LY_VCODE_NOMAND         LYVE_DATA, "Mandatory node \"%s\" instance does not exist."
-#define LY_VCODE_NOMIN          LYVE_DATA, "Too few \"%s\" instances."
-#define LY_VCODE_NOMAX          LYVE_DATA, "Too many \"%s\" instances."
+/* RFC 7950 section 15 errors (errmsg is used in type plugin validation callbacks) */
 #define LY_VCODE_NOUNIQ         LYVE_DATA, "Unique data leaf(s) \"%s\" not satisfied in \"%s\" and \"%s\"."
+#define LY_VCODE_NOMAX          LYVE_DATA, "Too many \"%s\" instances."
+#define LY_VCODE_NOMIN          LYVE_DATA, "Too few \"%s\" instances."
+#define LY_VCODE_NOMUST         LYVE_DATA, "Must condition \"%s\" not satisfied."
+#define LY_ERRMSG_NOLREF_VAL    /* LYVE_DATA */ "Invalid leafref value \"%s\" - no target instance \"%s\" with the same value."
+#define LY_ERRMSG_NOLREF_INST   /* LYVE_DATA */ "Invalid leafref value \"%s\" - no existing target instance \"%s\"."
+#define LY_ERRMSG_NOINST        /* LYVE_DATA */ "Invalid instance-identifier \"%s\" value - required instance not found."
+#define LY_VCODE_NOMAND_CHOIC   LYVE_DATA, "Mandatory choice \"%s\" data do not exist."
+
+#define LY_VCODE_NOWHEN         LYVE_DATA, "When condition \"%s\" not satisfied."
+#define LY_VCODE_NOMAND         LYVE_DATA, "Mandatory node \"%s\" instance does not exist."
 #define LY_VCODE_DUP            LYVE_DATA, "Duplicate instance of \"%s\"."
 #define LY_VCODE_DUPCASE        LYVE_DATA, "Data for both cases \"%s\" and \"%s\" exist."
 #define LY_VCODE_INNODE         LYVE_DATA, "Invalid %s data node \"%s\" found."
diff --git a/src/plugins_types.c b/src/plugins_types.c
index f6ce96c..f78e4c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types.c
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@
     /* find the target in data */
     ret = ly_path_eval(storage->target, tree, NULL);
     if (ret) {
-        if (asprintf(&errmsg, "Invalid instance-identifier \"%s\" value - required instance not found.", storage->canonical) == -1) {
+        if (asprintf(&errmsg, LY_ERRMSG_NOINST, storage->canonical) == -1) {
             *err = ly_err_new(LY_LLERR, LY_EMEM, 0, LY_EMEM_MSG, NULL, NULL);
             ret = LY_EMEM;
         } else {
@@ -1960,11 +1960,9 @@
         ret = LY_ENOTFOUND;
         val_str = lref->plugin->print(value, LY_PREF_JSON, NULL, &dynamic);
         if (set.used) {
-            rc = asprintf(errmsg, "Invalid leafref value \"%s\" - no target instance \"%s\" with the same value.",
-                    val_str, lref->path->expr);
+            rc = asprintf(errmsg, LY_ERRMSG_NOLREF_VAL, val_str, lref->path->expr);
         } else {
-            rc = asprintf(errmsg, "Invalid leafref value \"%s\" - no existing target instance \"%s\".",
-                    val_str, lref->path->expr);
+            rc = asprintf(errmsg, LY_ERRMSG_NOLREF_INST, val_str, lref->path->expr);
         }
         if (rc == -1) {
             *errmsg = NULL;
diff --git a/src/validation.c b/src/validation.c
index 6120f42..4bd196a 100644
--- a/src/validation.c
+++ b/src/validation.c
@@ -713,7 +713,11 @@
 
     if (!disabled) {
         /* node instance not found */
-        LOGVAL(snode->module->ctx, LY_VCODE_NOMAND, snode->name);
+        if (snode->nodetype == LYS_CHOICE) {
+            LOGVAL(snode->module->ctx, LY_VCODE_NOMAND_CHOIC, snode->name);
+        } else {
+            LOGVAL(snode->module->ctx, LY_VCODE_NOMAND, snode->name);
+        }
         return LY_EVALID;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/utests/data/test_validation.c b/tests/utests/data/test_validation.c
index 3dbdf23..83a4c91 100644
--- a/tests/utests/data/test_validation.c
+++ b/tests/utests/data/test_validation.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     UTEST_ADD_MODULE(schema, LYS_IN_YANG, NULL, NULL);
 
     CHECK_PARSE_LYD_PARAM("<d xmlns=\"urn:tests:b\"/>", LYD_XML, 0, LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT, LY_EVALID, tree);
-    CHECK_LOG_CTX("Mandatory node \"choic\" instance does not exist.", "Schema location /b:choic.");
+    CHECK_LOG_CTX("Mandatory choice \"choic\" data do not exist.", "Schema location /b:choic.");
 
     CHECK_PARSE_LYD_PARAM("<l xmlns=\"urn:tests:b\">string</l><d xmlns=\"urn:tests:b\"/>", LYD_XML, 0, LYD_VALIDATE_PRESENT, LY_EVALID, tree);
     CHECK_LOG_CTX("Mandatory node \"c\" instance does not exist.", "Schema location /b:c.");