Current Rule Set Overview

A Rule set is a collection of rules that are to be run as one. The rules are run in the order in which they are listed in the set. Go to the Panel Management > Current Rule Set menu command to open the latest rule set selected from the Rule Set List. If no rule set has been selected during the current session, then the Rule Set List will be displayed (go to Rule Set List for more information).

General

The Rule Set Details page opens at the General tab - .

Figure 1 - Example of the Rule Set Details page > General tab

• Rule Set ID – the identification number for the rule set. This number is generated automatically by Forsta Plus and cannot be changed.
• Rule Set Name – the name given to the rule set when it was created/last edited. You can change this name as required.
• Type – the type of rule set. The options are:
• Ad Hoc – a rule set that is created for a specific use/event.
• Recurring – a rule set created to perform a long-term job, that will normally recur at regular intervals.
• Comment – a description of the rule set, to simplify identification.
• Status – the status for the rule set.
• Enabled – allows the rule to be run “as required”. This is the default setting.
• Disabled – select this option if you wish to prevent the rule from being run. This could be useful if you have a recurring task, and wish to stop using this rule set in that task for a period but do not wish to change the task permanently.
• Disable Sampling When Executing – check the box to prevent sampling being performed on the database while the rule set is being run.
• Date information – for information only.

Rule Management

Use this tab to add rules to the Rule Set, and to specify what is to occur in the event Forsta Plus discovers an error whilst the rule set is running.

Adding a Rule to the Set

1. Go to the Panel Management > Current Rule Set menu command.
2. In the Rule Management tab, click the down-arrow beside the Rule field to open a drop-down list of the rules available - .



Figure 2 - Selecting a rule to add to the rule set

3. Select the required rule from the list and click Add.

The rule is added to the rule set - . Once a rule is added to the set, it is removed from the list.



Figure 3 - The rule added to the rule set

4. Double-click on the rule to open its Details pane, then make the appropriate settings.
5. On completion, click Save to save the changes.

You can add as many rules as required to a rule set, and you can add a rule to as many different rule sets are you wish. The rule sets to which a rule has been added will be listed in the Rule Set Name column in the Rule List (go to Rule List for more information).

Error Handling

To set up the properties for a rule in the set, double-click on the rule in the left column to open the Details page - .

Figure 4 - Example of the Rule Management tab

• On error – select the function you wish to occur in the event Forsta Plus discovers an error whilst the rule set is running. The options are:
• Continue – select this option if you wish the rule set to continue running.
• Stop – select this option if you wish the rule set to be stopped.
• Jump to – select this option if you wish the current rule to be stopped and the rule set to jump to another rule. If you select this option, you must then select the rule to which the set is to jump, from the list below the “on error” options.

Report

This tab provides an overview of the contents of the various rules selected in the Rule Management tab - .

Figure 5 - Example of the Report tab

Click Printer Friendly Version to open the report in a new window, formatted to be printed out or saved.