Modifying a business rule record

Modify the date and time values of existing business rule selection records by clicking the Edit button for that rule.

Before you begin

Make sure you are in the Edit mode in the rule you want to modify by clicking the Edit button in the action column. To add, modify or delete a business rule record see Decision tables or Rule sets for more information.

Why and when to perform this task

To modify a business rule, do the following:

Steps for this task

  1. Edit the Start Date/Time of the selection record:
    1. Select the Month
    2. Select or type in the Day
    3. Type in the Year
    4. Type in a time (in 24-hour format)
  2. Edit theEnd Date/Time of the selection record:
    1. Select or type in the Day for the End Date/Time
    2. Type in the Year for the End Date/Time
    3. Type in a time (in 24-hour format)
      Note: Only one rule can be in effect at any one point in time. Rule dates cannot have date/time ranges that overlap.
      Note: Gaps in date/time ranges are allowed. If a default business rule is declared, it is used during the gap.
  3. Click the Save button.
    Note: If the Time/Date fields are invalid, the fields will turn red and a message appears in the message field that the time/dates are invalid.

Result

The record is saved locally and is ready to be published to the database. (See Publishing business rules for more information.)

What to do next

See Splitting dates in business rules for more information on setting business rule dates.
Related concepts
Date/Time selections
Related tasks
Creating a business rule record
Splitting dates in business rules
Deleting a business rule, decision table or rule set record

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

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