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Creating a Rule

Note: The first five steps of this procedure describe the various ways you can add a rule to an application workflow.

To create a rule:

  1. To add a rule directly from a decision:
    1. Click the decision in the application workflow.
    2. Click the Rules tab in the decision Property Editor.
    3. Click a cell in the Rule column.
    4. Select New rule.
  2. To add a rule directly from a transition:
    1. Click the transition in the application workflow.
    2. Click the Restrict by Rule tab in the transition Property Editor.
    3. Click New.
  3. To add a rule from App Explorer:
    1. Right-click the Rules heading in App Explorer.
    2. Select Add New Rule.
  4. To add a rule from the rule editor:
    1. Right-click in the rules list on the Rules tab.
    2. Select Add New Rule.
  5. To add a rule from the Ribbon:
    1. Click Element in the New section of the Ribbon.
    2. Select Rule.
  6. Now that the new rule has been added, build an expression that the workflow will use to evaluate the rule. For instructions, see Creating Expressions for Rules.
  7. On the General tab of the rule Property Editor, type a name and optional description for the rule.

Related Topics

Rule Overview

Creating Expressions for Rules

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