Examples of Collapsing Rules Using AND Operator

The example in this topic shows you a sample configuration of a collapsing rule that uses the AND operator. The example also shows how that rule evaluates corresponding potential life events during processing.

You create collapsing rules using the Manage Life Events task in the Plan Configuration work area.

Life Event Combination Using the AND Operator

If the following events occur on the same day, you want to collapse them to the Gain Dependent event.

• Marriage

• Gain Dependent

You provide the following key information to create the collapsing rule on the Create Collapsing Rule page:

Field	Value
Selected Life Events	Select these values: Marriage Gain Dependent
Operator	AND
Resulting Event Name	Gain Dependent
Life Event Occurred Date	Earliest Life Event Occurred Date
Proximity Days	0
Handling of Losing Events	Void any matching life events

The following table uses different scenarios to show how participation evaluation processing evaluates the collapsing rule.

Scenario	Process Action
Scenario: Marriage event occurs on August 1, 2015 Gain Dependent event occurs on August 1, 2015	The process: Voids the Marriage event Evaluates the Gain Dependent event and assigns its occurred date to August 1, 2015.
Scenario: Marriage event occurs on August 1, 2015 Gain Dependent event occurs on August 5, 2015	The collapsing rule doesn't apply in this scenario as both the events don't occur on the same day. The process evaluates the Marriage event. The Gain Dependent event continues to be in Detected status.
Scenario: Marriage event occurs on August 1 Gain Dependent event doesn't occur	The collapsing rule doesn't apply in this scenario as one of the events doesn't occur. The process evaluates the Marriage event.