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Category rules
Completing the Create, Save As, or Specialization form
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Records can be created in various ways. You can add a new record to your application or copy an existing one. You can specialize existing rules by creating a copy in a specific ruleset, against a different class or (in some cases) with a set of circumstance definitions. You may copy data instances but they do not support specialization as they are not versioned.

Based on your use case, the Create, Save As, or Specialization form is used to create the record. The number of fields and available options vary by record type. Start by familiarizing yourself with the generic layout of these forms and their common fields using the following Developer Help topics:

This help topic help topic identifies the key parts and options that are applicable to the record type you are creating.

Create a Category rule by selecting Category from the Reports category.

Key parts:

A Category rule has three key parts:

Field

Description

Identifier

Specify a name for the category. Begin the name with a letter and use only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
Owner Type

Select an option:

  • Standard — This category is visible and useful for all members of the creator's Access Group. Saved as "S".
  • Shared — This category can hold shortcuts to personal reports, to make those reports available to colleagues. Saved as "A".
  • Personal — This category helps organize a manager's personal reports, and is only available to its creator. Saved as "P".
Owner

If the Owner Type for the category is:

  • Standard, this field defaults to ALL.
  • Shared, enter or select an Access Group to share the category. Note: Several shared categories with the same name can be created by different members of the same access group. Using a descriptive and unique category name is helpful.
  • Personal, select the Operator ID of the category owner.

Rule resolution

When searching for a Category rule, the system filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions.

Time-qualified resolution features are not available for Category rules.

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