Table 5. Effects of Different Definitions of Rules
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Activation Date < Effective Start Date |
Activation Date >= Effective Start Date |
Direct |
Major |
Add |
Yes |
No |
New territory rule |
New territory rule |
Yes |
Yes |
New territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
Sets effective end date to the activation date for the current territory rule |
Drop |
Yes |
No |
Drops not processed |
Drops not processed |
Yes |
Yes |
Drops not processed |
Drops not processed |
No |
Yes |
Drops not processed |
Drops not processed |
Minor or Inter-mediate |
Add |
Yes |
No |
New territory rule |
New territory rule |
Yes |
Yes |
New territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
Drop |
Yes |
No |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Yes |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
Sets effective end date to the activation date for the current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
Indirect |
Major |
Add |
Yes |
No |
New territory rule |
New territory rule |
Yes |
Yes |
New territory rule |
New territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
Drop |
Yes |
No |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Yes |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
Sets effective end date to the activation date for the current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
Minor or Inter-mediate |
Add |
Yes |
No |
New territory rule |
New territory rule |
Yes |
Yes |
New territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |
Drop |
Yes |
No |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Not applicable because there is no territory rule to drop |
Yes |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
Sets effective end date to the activation date for the current territory rule |
No |
Yes |
No change to current territory rule |
No change to current territory rule |