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Replacing the Current Rules File Dynamically

There are two ways to replace the current rules file while CA Automation Point is running:

• Issue the LOADRULES command processor.

  CA Automation Point does not activate a new rules file immediately. Instead, CA Automation Point temporarily blocks processing of new incoming messages (that is, the messages that appear immediately after you issue the command to activate the new rules file).

  CA Automation Point waits until all active rules in the current rules file have finished processing. It then disables the current rules file and activates the new rules file. CA Automation Point then releases the new incoming messages–those that were temporarily blocked–so that the newly activated rules can process them.

• Follow these instructions:
  1. From Configuration Manager, choose Expert Interface, Automation, Rules, Reload Rules.
  2. Select the rules file you wish to reload.

Important! Keep the following information in mind when activating a rules file:

• CA Automation Point activates the rules file that you specify in the Rules Settings dialog in Configuration Manager each time you start the product, even if you enable a new rules file while it is running.
• By default, CA Automation Point loads a new rules file even if one or more rules in the file contain syntax errors.
• If CA Automation Point cannot find the new rules file that you specify or if it does not exist, the current rules file remains in effect.

Queued REXX programs initiated by rules in the previous rules file may continue to generate messages even after you activate the new rules file.