Finding rules by dependency
You can use the Referencing Rules tool to find rules by dependency. By tracing the relationship among rules in your application, you can quickly find a rule in context instead of conducting a full-content search.
Before you begin:
For example, you can use referencing rules to find out which rules are affected before you remove steps from a data transform.
Note: Some rules do not support referencing rules, because their references are determined at run time.
- Open a rule that is related to the one for which you are searching.
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Filter the results by performing the following actions:
- In the Rule Sets list, select Application Only to narrow the results.
- Select the Show overrides check box to include rules with the same name in the same class path.
- Select the Show Versions and Circumstances check box to include other versions of the rule, including those with a circumstance defined.
- Review the list of rules in the Reference Rules and Referenced Rules column to understand which rules depend on your rule, and on which rules your rule depends.
- Click a rule to bring it into focus and display its references.
- To get more information, hover over the rule name, and then click the Open icon.