Creating a Rule Set

Overview

Rule Sets are a set of Rules and Flows that are targeted to work together for complex data evaluation. Conditional Rules provide the ability to create Rule Sets within a Rule Set.

A Conditional Rule Set may evaluate conditions to determine if this Rule Set needs to be executed and may extend Rule Set input data.

Rule Set Configuration

1. In the Designer Project, click CREATE RULE on the Global Action Bar. Select Rule Set.
2. In the Element Gallery, expand the Rule Set section and then select, name, and create a Rule Set.
   
3. On the Rule Set action bar, click Setup. Below is an overview of each property.
   

Service Settings

Rule Set Data

Setup

Rule Types

Outcome Options

Data Storage

Creating a Rule Set

In this example, a Rule Set will be created and house a Conditional Rule Set. Then, a Flow will test the Conditional Rule Set. Below is a downloadable example that can be imported into Decisions.

1. Input data to the Rule set will need to be defined. Select Setup.
2. Under RULE SET DATA > Inputs, click ADD.
3. Define the Input Data. Location (String) and Amount (Double) are configured as inputs in this case.
4. Under the SETUP, select Conditional for Usage and Conditional for Rule Set Type. Then, click SAVE to save changes and close the dialog window.
5. Click Create Rule Set [Conditional] on the Rule Set action panel. When the dialog box appears, provide a name for the Rule set and click CREATE.
6. New Rules can be defined using the Add Evaluation Rule. To edit existing rules, click on the Pencil Icon.
7. The Rule Designer will open where the Rule can be updated/defined.
   

Running a Rule Set in a Flow

1. Create a new Flow.
2. In the Toolbox, select and drag a Run Rule Set from the Designer Entities > Rules category onto the workspace.
3. Click PICK under the RULE SET CONFIGURATION category on the Properties panel and select the created Rule Set.
   
4. Define the inputs needed for the Rule Set.
   
5. Since the Rule Set is a conditional Rule Set, the Inclusion Rule Control input is available.
   This input sets the same execution Run Mode for all Evaluation and Intercept Rules, without the need to manually set the values. Below is an overview of the options available

Debug

1. Click Debug on the top action bar. When the Debugger window opens, click START DEBUGGING. 
2. After the Flow runs, the debugger will display the Rule Set that was running, along with the results for each individual Rule, depending on the Run mode configuration.

Adding Additional Rules

On the Rule Set Designer Folder, click Add Evaluation Rule on the Rule Set action bar, then click CREATE RULE.

Setting Execution Order

If multiple Rules exist within a Rule Set, the order in which they will execute can be configured. Within a Rule Set, click Setup, then check Sort by Order before Run.

To set the execution order: 

Edit the Rule. In the Properties panel of the Rule, check the SETTINGS category. Enter a numerical value in the Order field under the Rule Set sub-category.

When the Rule is run through the debugger as part of a Flow, the rules will execute in their configured order.

Enabling/Disabling Rules in Rule Set

On the Properties panel of a Rule in a Rule Set under SETTINGS in v8.5+, users can enable, disable, or partially enable the Rules. The status of the Rule is displayed next to Configure Inventory. Unselecting Enabled will disable the Rule, and selecting Use Enable Rules will partially disable the Rule.