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Paragraph 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 can copy data instances but they do not support specialization because they are not versioned.

Based on your use case, you use the Create, Save As, or Specialization form to create the record. The number of fields and available options varies by record type. Start by familiarizing yourself with the generic layout of these forms and their common fields:

This information identifies the key parts and options that apply to the record type that you are creating.

Create a Paragraph rule by selecting Paragraph from the User Interface category.

Key parts:

A Paragraph rule has two key parts:

Field

Description

Apply to

Select a class that this Paragraph rule applies to. In most cases, specify the name of the Work- class to contain the work items that the Paragraph rule supports.

Identifier

Enter a name for this paragraph rule. Begin the name with a letter and use only letters, numbers, the ampersand character, and hyphens to form a Java identifier. See How to enter a Java identifier.

Rule resolution

When searching for rules of this type, the system:

Time-qualified and circumstance-qualified rule resolution features are not available for this rule type.