Rule Settings dialog box

In the Advanced mode of the Workflow setup you can specify exit routs and enter conditions for a stage by using rules.

You can specify both conditions under which a task will be sent to successive stages and conditions under which documents are admitted to the stage.

Sending rules are configured in the Next Stage dialog box which appears when you add or edit a stage on the Exit Routes tab of the Workflow Stage Properties.

Rules specifying conditions under which documents are admitted to the stage are configured on the Entry Conditions tab of the Workflow Stage Properties.

Exit routes and enter conditions can be specified either by standard rules or by a Stage rule script.

To add a new rule, click the Rule... button. For editing a rule, click Edit....

The Rule Settings dialog box contains the following fields:

Field Description
Name The name of the rule.
Condition type

You can select one of the following types:

  • Standard rule
  • Script
For the Standard rule condition type:
Rule is implemented, if

Select one of the following choices:

  • The condition is satisfied
  • The condition is not satisfied
Condition

Select one of the following conditions:

  • The task was processed successfully.
  • Number of characters for verification satisfies the expression
  • Percent of characters for verification satisfies the expression
  • Number of fields for compulsory verification satisfies the expression
  • Number of characters for double verification satisfies the expression
  • Has rule errors
  • Has assembly errors
  • Has batch integrity errors
  • Field value satisfies the expression

For conditions that contain expressions, enter the reference value and select whether the value being checked must be equal, not equal, less, less or equal, more, more or equal as compared to the entered value.

For the Field value satisfies the expression condition, also choose a field whose value will be compared with the reference value. For this, click the Choose... button and choose the desired field from the list.

For the Script condition type:
Script... Opens the Script Editor window where you can edit the stage rule. On closing the Script Editor, the saved script code is displayed in the Rule Settings window to the left of the Script... button.

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