The rule order of a data driven event determines the specific order in which the applicable actions of each rule are executed. Use rule order to dynamically or conditionally control when actions are executed based on a business process. You set the rule order in the Rule Order dialog box.
Rules are evaluated sequentially according to the priority in which they are assigned. Rule 1 is ranked higher in priority than Rule 2, Rule 2 is ranked higher than Rule 3, and so forth.
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Example: Setting the rule order
You have five rules. Each rule is evaluated individually starting with the highest priority (Rule 1) and finishing with the lowest priority (Rule 5). The appropriate actions of each rule are executed before the next rule in sequence is evaluated. This process continues until all rules are evaluated and the applicable actions of each rule are executed.
Rules can contain actions that conflict with each other. Use the conflict resolution for the particular action.
Set the rule order of a data driven event
- From the menu bar, click
> Application Builder > Applications.
- Do one of the following:
- If the application is not enrolled in Advanced Workflow, click the Layout tab.
- If the application is enrolled in Advanced Workflow, in the Layouts menu, select the layout with which you want to associate the event.
- Click the Rules tab.
- In the Rules panel, click
and select Reorder. - In the Rule Execution Order field, enter a positive value to set the rule order.
- Click Save Rule Order.