How to recover a deleted rule

You can recover the most recent version of a deleted rule if the ruleset version is unlocked. This technique provides a form of "undelete", or "undo" for the delete operation.

Don't confuse recover with restore; they are different. Restoring a rule performs a rollback to a previous version selected from the History Details tab of the rule form.

Recovering immediately

If you realize that you deleted a rule by mistake when the rule form is still visible and marked Deleted, immediately click the Restore toolbar button..

This re-establishes the deleted rule and its history as current. 

Through a preference, you can control whether rule forms and data forms close immediately after you delete the rule or data instance.

Recovering after deleting earlier today

If the rule form is not still visible or was deleted by someone else, determine the rule type of the deleted rule and the RuleSet and version it belonged to. To recover a rule deleted today:

1. If the rule is not part of the current application, access the application menu and select Switch Application > application to make that application current.
2. Select > Process and Rules> Tools > Find Rules to access a report of rules recently updated (checked in) today.
3. Click the plus sign to expand the Version that contained the deleted rule.
4. Within the version, click the plus sign that corresponds to the RuleSet that contained the deleted rule. (A few rule types, such as Class rules, do not belong to a version. Click the plus sign next to the RuleSet name to access these.)
5. A list of rules appears, identified by rule type (Class). In the display, locate and click the row that you think identifies the deleted rule.
6. When you find the row containing the rule you want to recover, click the row. A message at the bottom of the window indicates that the rule no longer exists.
7. Click the  Recover from History   button below the message. The deleted rule form displays, marked as deleted.
8. Click the Restore toolbar button. The rule and its history are re-established.

Recovering using Recent Actions

You can use the Recent Actions landing page to look for the deleted rule.

1. If the rule is not part of the current application, access the application menu and select Switch Application > application to make that application current.
2. Select the > Application > Development > Recent Actions menu item.
3. [Use View Deleted Rules button]
4. Click a column header to sort the display by Action, RuleSet, or Rule Key to help you find the Delete action.
5. Hold the pointer over the Rule Name value in the row containing the Delete action.
6. Click the Open button that appears to the right of the rule. The rule form for the deleted rule appears, marked with a red X.
7. Click the Restore toolbar button. The rule and its history are re-established.

Designer Studio basics Application category — Development landing page Process and Rules category — Tools menu

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