Configuring Validation and Action Rules in the Rules Engine

The following table compares validation and action rules for IF THEN statements.

The rules engine executes the:

Validation rule when there are changes to the columns in either the IF statement or THEN statement (inserts/updates).

Action rule when there is a change to the columns in the IF statement (inserts/ updates).

To configure validation/action rules in rules engine

1. On the Menu toolbar, click Define > Configuration > Rules Engine.

2. Click Add New Rule.

3. Enter the following Rule Details:

Rule Detail	Description
ID	ID of the rule. OneData internally generated the ID.
Name	Name of the rule.
Type	Type of the rule - Validation or Action.
Validation Message	Message shown when a user violates the validation rule.
Disabled	Whether to disable the rule.

4. Click Update Rule to save the details.

5. Enter the Rule Steps as described in the following table.

Step Detail	Description
Delete	Icon to delete the rule step.
Condition Type	IF or THEN
#	Step number in the rule.
Left Logical Operator	Logical operator applied.
Left Parenthesis	Open parenthesis that is part of the condition.
Left Expression	Expression on the left side of the Operator.
Operator	Operator applied to check the expression.
Right Expression	Expression on the right side of the Operator.
Right Parenthesis	Close parenthesis that is part of the condition.
Right Logical Operator	Logical operator applied.

6. Click Update Rule to add next step.

7. To save the entire rule, click Update Rule after the last step is added.