Rules (tgbrg7102s000)

Utilizzare questa sessione per display and maintain rules.

To create a rule condition (IF-part):

  1. Select the Rule Condition command to start the Text Editor.
  2. Enter business functions or business processes following the IF logical operator. Note that you must leave a space between the operators and the operands (for example BF,1).
  3. Close the Text Editor.

Select the Then part of Rule command to create the Then part of the expression in one of the following sessions:

You cannot select the Then part of Rule command if the rule is of Consistency type. In that case you must also specify the Then segment of the rule expression in the Text Editor.

Using logical operators

If more than one business process or more than one business function is incorporated in the rule expression, thse must be separated by one of the following logical operators:

  • or
  • xor
  • and
  • not
  • (
  • )
Checking and applying rules

Rules are checked ( Consistency rule type) or applied (other rule types) in reference models and/or project models. Rules of Consistency type are checked:

The Help information of the following sessions describes how rules of type other than Consistency are applied:

 

Rule Type
The type of rule.
Rule
An expression.

A rule is used to:

  • Check the consistency of a business function model (consistency rules).
  • Transform a business function model to a business process model (transformation rules).
  • Assign a value to the application parameters (parameter setting rules).
  • Assign a value to static conditions (static condition setting rules).
Version
A group of model items that share some characteristics, such as the customer, owner, and effective date.
Version
The description or name of the version.
Sequence
A number that determines the sequence in which records are displayed in an overview session or list box.
Description
The description or name of the rule.
Expired
Se la casella di controllo è selezionata, the rule has expired.
Text
Se la casella di controllo è selezionata, text is available, which provides you with further information about the rule.
stra
The IF-part of the rule condition.
Date
The date when the last changes were made to this session.
Time
The time when the last changes were made to this session.
User
The user who made the last changes in this session.
User
The name of the user who made the last changes in this session.

 

Rule Condition
Click this button (or command), to start the Text Editor and create or maintain the IF part of the selected rule.

In the case of consistency rules, you must also use the Text Editor to create and maintain the Then part of Rule.

Then part of Rule
Click this button (or command), to start one of the following three sessions depending on the type of rule:
  • Set Parameters by Rule (tgbrg7117m000)
  • Select Business Processes by Rule (tgbrg7127m000)
  • Set Static Conditions by Rule (tgbrg7137m000)

In each of these sessions you can create or maintain the Then part of Rule.