Bulk Update Definition

A bulk update definition specifies a number of conditions and a single update function. A policy must satisfy all the specified conditions in order for it to updated by the function. Bulk updates are executed through the Bulk Update global activity. The bulk update definition code is a parameter of this activity.

Table 1. Bulk Update Definition
Field Description

Code

The identifying code of the bulk update definition

Display Name

The display name of the bulk update definition

Reference Date

The reference date on which all the time valid detail checks are based

Policy Status

The policy status to check if a policy should be picked up for bulk update if its last version is in the specified status

Broker

The broker to check if a policy should be picked up for bulk update if it has the specified broker valid on the reference date.

Agent

The agent to check if a policy should be picked up for bulk update if it has the specified agent valid on the reference date.

Enrollment Product

The enrollment product to check if a policy should be picked up for bulk update if it has policy enrollments with the specified enrollment product valid on the reference date.

Contract Expiration Period

The length of the contract expiration period to check if a policy should be picked up for bulk update if its contract is about to end in the specified period (along with the Unit Of Measure).

Contract Expiration Period Unit of Measure

The unit of measure for the contract expiration period: Day, Month or Year

Condition

The dynamic logic condition that is executed to determine if bulk update should be executed for the policy

Update Function

The dynamic logic function that defines the update to the policy.

Ignore Bulk Update?

If checked, policies with a checked ignore update indicator are excluded from this update. If not checked, then the bulk update applies regardless of the ignore indicator on the policy.

Apply Change Event Rules?

Should change event generation be enabled when this definition is used for bulk updates?

Automatically Create History?

Should bulk update history automatically be created when this definition is used for bulk updates?

Version Status After Update

This parameter controls the version and the status of approved policies after the update.
Allowed values: New Edit (default choice), Keep Version, New Approved

Reapply?

If checked, the update function is executed every time the activity is run. If not checked, the update function is not called if the policy is has a history record indicating that the update has already been applied.

Enabled?

Is the bulk update definition enabled?

Constraints:

  • Contract expiration period and contract expiration period unit of measure should both be filled or both be left empty