Summary

Users need to view a list of all rules marked as Blocked. This allows users to determine what rules are marked as Blocked when they upgrade to a new version of Process Commander, for example from V5.1 to V5.2.

Suggested Approach

You can review and print a list of Blocked rules for:

• all RuleSets
• a specific RuleSet

NOTE: You can also use the two procedures described below to print a list of rules for all Availability states.

To view a list of Blocked rules for all RuleSets

1. From the Home page, click Monitor Activity.
2. Under Rule Reports, click Rules per RuleSet, Version, Rule Type. The following Report Wizard displays:
   
3. Select Rule availability (pyRulesAvailable) from the Field dropdown menu.
4. Select Is Equal from the Condition dropdown menu.
5. Click the Pick a value icon to the right of the Value field. The Pick Value(s) dialog displays:
   
6. Select the Rule Availability options on which you want to report and click Apply. These values appear in the Values field on the Report Wizard.
7. Click Submit from the Report Wizard. The following report displays:
   

For more information on the procedures described above, see the Application Developer Help system.

To view a list of Blocked rules for a specific RuleSet

1. Access the Data-Rule-Summary class, summary view rule RulesPerClassRuleSet. This is a Summary View so you can access it under Reports in the Rules by Type navigator.
2. Click the Save As icon. The Save Rule Instance under new key dialog displays.
3. Complete the fields on this dialog as follows:
   
4. Click Save As from the dialog. The rule displays on your screen.
5. Click the Check Out icon. The Read Only icon changes to Valid.
6. Add a line under the Criteria section and complete the fields so it looks like the following:
   
   NOTE: Ensure you make a selection from the Prompt Mode dropdown menus, otherwise you will receive an error when you try to save the rule. Also, make sure you enter A and B in the Logic field. This allows both Criteria lines to be taken into account when you run the rule.
7. Click Save.
8. Click the Run icon, the following Report Wizard displays:
   
   
   You can change the options by using the dropdown menus in the Field and Condition fields. You can select additional RuleSets and Availability options by clicking the Pick a value icon to the right of the Value field.
9. Click Submit to generate the report:
   

For more information on the procedures described above, see the Application Developer Help system.