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Scheduling rules using the rule group editor

The rule group editor can be used to schedule the running of a specific rule for a specific date and time.

To select start and end dates for a rule, proceed as follows:

Procedure

1. In the rule logic area of the rule group editor, create a new Scheduled Rule Logic by clicking the icon. Date fields will appear showing the current date.

2. To set a start or end date, click the appropriate calendar icon.

3. Select a date in the interactive calendar. To set it to the current date, click Today, or to leave either the start or end date open (perhaps you do not want it to expire), then click No Date.

4. In the Rule Logic column, click Enter Rule Logic to create a new rule, or select an existing one.

Standards for date and time selection in a rule group

There are a number of ways you can configure your rule group. Here are some suggestions that are based on the number and nature of the available rule logic. In a rule group, date based selection can be used to delegate one operation to a specific rule logic (note that overlapping rules are not supported, and only one can be called at a time). The date selection data is composed of a set of rule logic rows and one default rule logic.

Here are some possible options, and some suggestions on what to do.

First option: one rule logic for the rule group

If there is only one rule logic for this rule group, it is recommended that you select it in the default rule logic, and leave the dates empty.

Second option: two rule logics

If there are two rule logics one of which represents the current behavior and the other one the future behavior of the rule group, it is recommended created two date rows in the table and leave the default rule logic undefined.

Third option: standard behavior

If there is some standard behavior for the rule group, which is occasionally overridden for short durations, it is recommended that you use the default rule logic for the standard behavior and create a date range for each of the short term behavior rule logics.

Create a rule group

Related concepts:
Rule group editor
Use rule set names in a rule group

Related tasks:
Specifying the rule logic for a rule group
Customize algorithms for date and time selection
Create custom selectors