Splitting dates in business rules

Splitting a date in a business rule provides a shortcut for modifying a business rule for another purpose.

Before you begin

Select the business rule to be modified and make sure you are in the edit mode.

Why and when to perform this task

To split a business rule record, do the following:

Steps for this task

  1. Click the Split button for the record to be modified. A new record is created with a start date of Jan 1. The fields will be in red and a message appears in the Message field that there is aninvalid date/time field.
  2. Select the Start date/time for the new record. The End date/time for the original record changes from continuous to the start date of the previous record and the End date/time of the new record changes to the start date/time of the next record.
  3. Modify the date/times of the record that followed the original record.
  4. Modify the Effective Rule Logic to fit the needs of the new rule.

What to do next

The business rule date has been modified.
Related concepts
Date/Time selections
Related tasks
Creating a business rule record
Modifying a business rule record

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Last updated: Tue Feb 21 17:19:15 2006

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