Using the Referencing Rules display

Basics

This display shows how one rule — called the focus rule — exists within the context of other rules that may reference it, and other rules that it references.

• The left column lists other rules that reference the current focus rule, grouped by common name.
• The middle column identifies the current focus rule. You can change to another the focus rule by dragging another rule from the left or right column to the center space.
• The right column lists rules referenced by the current focus rule, grouped by common name.

To refocus the display on a rule in the left or right column, select and drag the rule name into to the center white space. The display refreshes the contents of the other columns to reflect the new focus rule.

Some rules (including many standard rules with @baseclass or Work- as the Applies To class) are referenced by thousands of other rules. Retrieval may require several seconds.

This display is not restricted by your RuleSet list. Some rules in this display may belong to RuleSets or versions that you cannot open or execute.

Working with the left column (Referencing Rules)

Each row of in the left column identifies a rule that references the current focus rule. Rules are grouped by common name.

• Use the scroll bar and the expand and contract controls to view rows in the list.
• Hold the mouse pointer over a row to see the full name of the rule in a ToolTip.
• Click the magnifying glass icon to open the rule.
• Select and drag a rule name into the white area in the middle column to make it the focus rule. The system retrieves and updates the display as appropriate. A red line links the current focus rule to the previous focus rule, which now appears in the left or right column.

Working with the middle column (focus rule)

The middle column identifies the focus rule. Use the following controls to access the information of interest:

Control	Description
Magnifying glass	Click to open the focus rule.
Previous View	After you have changed focus to a second or subsequent rule, click to review earlier displays. (This control appears as when disabled.)
Home	Click to return the display to the first focus rule you displayed.
Next View	After only, click to review a previously viewed display. (This control appears as when disabled.)
Show Overrides	Select this box to list, in the middle column, other rules that override the focus rule through class inheritance. For example, a property named Alpha-.PartNum overrides a the property named @baseclass.PartNum. Overridden rules due to RuleSets, versions, and other sources do not appear.
Show Versions and Circumstances	Select this box to list, in the left and middle columns, circumstance-qualified rules, time-qualified versions, and multiple versions of rules. Clear this box to present only rule names in the left and right columns, and a specific rule version in as the focus column. The rule names represent a "collapsed" collection of rules that can belong to various RuleSets, versions, and with various circumstance and time qualifications.

Working with the right column (Referenced Rules)

The right column lists the names of other rules that the focus rule references. The exact rule that the system finds at run time may differ from the name shown, due to class inheritance.

Each row of the left identifies another rule that references the current rule. Rules are grouped by common name (activities, properties, and so on).

• Use the scroll bar and the expand and contract controls to view the rows in the list.
• Hold the mouse pointer over a row to see the full name of the rule in a ToolTip.
• Click () to open the rule using rule resolution. (Because the system uses your own RuleSet list with rule resolution processing to open the rule, the opened rule may belong to a different Applies To class than appears in the right column.)
• Select and drag a rule name into the white area or orange focus area of the middle column to make that rule the focus. The system retrieves the rule (using your own RuleSet list with rule resolution) and updates the left, right, and middle columns as appropriate. A red line links the current focus rule to the previous focus rule, which now is in the left or right column.
• Select and drag an "override" rule into the orange focus area of the center column, to make that rule the focus rule.

Notes

Many factors affect the completeness and accuracy of the Referenced Rules list in the left column. For more information, see About the Referencing Rules display.

About the Referencing Rules display

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