1. Orchestrator Guide for Studio Version 8 and Prior
  2. Creating a Rule

Creating a Rule

Create a rule component to define the conditions for the orchestration.

To create a rule:

  1. After adding a Rule step to an orchestration, click the Rule step row.

    The Orchestrator Studio displays the Rule design panel.

  2. In the Rule design panel, click the New Rule button.

  3. In the Rule pop-up field, enter a name for the rule and click the Ok button.

    Do not include any spaces in a rule name.

    As an alternative, you can create a new rule by copying an existing rule. To do so:

    1. Click the Copy Rule button.

    2. In the pop-up window, select a rule from the Rule to Copy drop-down menu.

    3. In the New Rule field, enter a name for the rule.

  4. Select the Match Value drop-down menu and select one of the following values:

    • Match All. Select this option if all conditions in the rule must be met.

    • Match Any. Select this option if any conditions in the rule can be met.

  5. Add a row with a condition by completing the following columns:

    • Rule Type. In the drop-down menu, select either string, numeric, or date depending on the format of the input.

    • Value 1. The drop-down menu contains a list of the inputs defined for the orchestration. You can select the value here, or you can click and drag the input from the orchestration design panel and drag it to this field.

    • Operator. In the drop-down menu, select from the list of operands which include: >, <, >=, <=, =, !=, startsWith, endWith, contains, between, inList.

    • Literal. Click this check box to indicate a literal value.

    • Value 2. If you selected the Literal check box, manually enter a value. If not, select the value from the list of inputs.

    • Literal Value Type. If you selected the Literal check box, click the drop-down menu and select the format of the literal value: string, numeric, data.

  6. Add additional rules as necessary.

  7. Click the Save All button to save the orchestration and the new rule component.

    After adding a rule and a service request to an orchestration, you must define the actions for the rule and service request in the orchestration design panel. See Completing an Orchestration for more information.