Defining a Business Rule Type

Prerequisites

To define a business rule type you should have:

  • Parameters defined in the application (where the Business Rule Eligibility Criteria option is selected in the Parameter Usage section)

  • Characteristic types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Business Rule Type).

Procedure

To define a business rule type:

  1. Click the Admin link in the Application toolbar.
    A list appears.
  2. From the Admin menu, select B and then click Business Rule Type.
    A sub-menu appears.
  3. Click the Add option from the Business Rule Type sub-menu.

    The Business Rule Type screen appears. It contains the following sections:

    • Main - Used to specify basic details about the business rule type.

    • Parameters - Used to associate the parameters with the business rule type.

    • Characteristics - Used to define the characteristics for the business rule type.

    The Main section contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Business Rule Type Used to specify the business rule type. Yes
    Priority Used to specify the priority for the business rule type.
    Note:

    If you set the priority to a lowest number, the system crawls from the lowest number to the highest, whenever you perform a search for a business rule type. For example, a business rule type with the priority 10 will be searched before a business rule type with the priority 20.

    The priority cannot be less than or equal to zero.

    		 Yes
    Description Used to specify the description for the business rule type. Yes
    Tip: Alternatively, you can access the Business Rule Type screen by clicking the Add button in the Page Title area of the Business Rule Type screen.
  4. Enter the required details in the Main section.
  5. Associate the parameters with the business rule type, if required.
  6. Define the characteristics for the business rule type, if required.
  7. Click Save.
    The business rule type is defined.

Related Topics

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Business Rule Type screen Business Rule Type
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