Introduction
Rules can be used in Inspections to control which Questions are shown, or shown and mandatory or hidden; or which Question Groups are shown or hidden. For further information on this topic see: https://blueworx.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/19000102643-inspection-rules-explained
Important Information
When evaluating Code Groups for Measurement Documents, the value that needs to be evaluated is a concatenation of the Category, Code Group, and Code separated by the pipe symbol. That's because that's how it's stored in SAP. So and example would be: D|T0000555|0010
Settings
Rule Tab
The Rules Tab is where you maintain the ID and Title for the Rule. You can also maintain notes about the rule - for administration use: The following is an illustration of this page/ tab:
Screen fields are considered self explanatory.
Conditions Tab
The conditions tab is where you maintain what is to be evaluated for the rule:
The values for this screen are explained in the Conditions Dialog below.
Conditions Dialog
You can add new Conditions and maintain the values in the Condition dialog screen:
The following screen fields and controls:
| Field/ Function | Description/ Usage | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Source Type | Select the type of information to evaluate | |
| Source Value | Select the Value to match | |
| Operator | Select the Operator to use for the evaluation | |
| Value | Enter the value to evaluate | See the Important Information section above regarding evaluating Measurement Code Groups |
Actions Tab
The Actions tab is where you define the Actions to be taken based on the Condition evaluation:
The following screen fields and controls are defined, where not documented they are considered self explanatory or are explained elsewhere:
| Field/ Function | Description/ Usage | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Group Section | ||
| Question Group Column label changes as the user selects the 'Run on Pass' option | Select a Question Group | |
| Run on Pass | Select On or Off - to evaluate the outcome of the Condition/s | |
| Hide | Hide the Question Group | |
| Questions Section | ||
| Question | Select a Question | |
| Run on Pass | Select On or Off - to evaluate the outcome of the Condition/s | |
| Hide | Hide the Question | |
| Mandatory | Show the Question and make it mandatory | |
| Not Mandatory | Show the Question and make it optional | |
Test Rule
From this tab you can test the rule by entering values and seeing where the Rule passes or fails:
Screen fields are considered self explanatory.
Inspections
From this tab you can see which Inspections are referencing this Rule. This tab was added in SP13:
