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Rule sets
A rule set is a group of if/then statements or rules where the if is the condition and the then is the action of the rule. Rule sets are best suited for those business rules that have very few condition clauses.
If the condition is met, the action is performed. This may result in more than one action being performed by the rule set. The order of rule processing is determined by the order of the rule statements in the if/then rule set. Therefore, when you modify or add a rule, you need to be sure that it is in the correct sequence.
A rule set may have two kinds of rules–if/then rules and action rules:
- An if/then rule determines what action to take according to the condition of the incoming message.
- An action rule determines what action to take no matter what the incoming message is.
A condition in a rule contains a condition expression, which could be a simple string or an and, or, or not.
You create new rule sets or modify existing rule sets in the business rules manager using templates defined for that rule set. The templates provide the structure that determines how the rule set functions. Rule templates are not shared between rule sets.
- Create rule set entries
You create a new rule set entry by copying an existing rule set entry and modifying its values.
- Create rules within rule sets from templates
You create a new rule within a rule set using the rule templates associated with that rule set.
- Modify rules within rule sets using templates
You modify a rule in a rule set using templates associated with that rule set.