Activate a Rule Base

This procedure uses contact rules as an example, but you can activate any type of rule using the same procedure.

1. Click Configuration on the navigation pane.
2. Expand Site Configuration, then double-click Rules.
3. Click Contact, then click Edit to view the contact rules you will activate.
   Tip: You can check whether changes to a rule base have been activated by comparing the Created and Last Updated dates. If these dates and times are not the same, then changes have been made, but the updated rule base has not been activated. In addition, the date in the Last Updated column will be red to alert you that changes have not been activated.
4. Click Activate.
   A message asks you to confirm that you want to activate the rule base.
5. Click OK.
   The compiler engine checks rules, states, and functions. If no errors occur, a message lets you know the rule base compiled correctly.
6. Click OK.
   If objects are in the Null state or a state that has been removed, see Objects in the Null State. If no objects must be reassigned to a different state, a message lets you know that the rule base has been activated.
7. Click OK to close the message and stop editing rules.