Rule Scenario Editor Terminology

The following table provides a list of terms used to define the concepts of the Rule Scenario Editor.

Table 8-1 Rule Scenario Editor List of Terms

Term	Definition
Checkpoint	Specifies additional constraints that are applied onlyto the bindings defined within the primary rule and any sub- rules. Checkpoints do not have associated datasets.
Primary Rule	Specifiesthe matches based on a dataset and any additional constraints that are applied to the matches thatthe primary rule finds. You can apply only one primary rule within a rule pattern.
RuleMatching	Usesif-thenBooleanstructure for finding behaviors of interest.
Rule ScenarioEditor	The tool used within the Scenario Manager that enables youto define, access, and maintain existing rule constraints for patterns in a search.
SubRule	Specifies additional pattern elements that are applied to matchesfound by the primary rule and that further defines the data matches. Many sub-rules can be included in a rule pattern.