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Adjust Rules During a Run

To help eliminate mismatches during a run, you may occasionally need to change an existing rule or add another rule to the ruleset for a test stream. (A common example is forgetting to create a rule for a change.)

Follow these steps:

1. Select option 1 (Display Ruleset Summary) from the Run Mismatch Options menu (shown previously).

   The Applied Rules panel is displayed as shown next.

   Note: When adding a rule to a ruleset, remember that rules are applied in the order specified in the ruleset.

   ----------------------------- APPLIED RULES --------------------------14:12:16
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                             
                                                                                   
    INPUT TEST STREAM: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001                  CURRENT RECORD:  2  
                                                               LINE   1 TO  6 OF  6
                                                                                   
    B-BROWSE   E-EDIT                                                       
      OBJECT      TYPE ROW  COL LEN OP  VALUE FROM THE MODEL SCREEN/DESCRIPTION    
    _ RULESET     T/S                   TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.001                   
    _  RULE                             R1                               <APPLIED> 
    _   FLD-RECOG                   EQ  CAROL'S COOKIES COMPANY______ <RECOGNIZED> 
    _    MOVED    OUT    1    3   2     98______________________________ <APPLIED> 
    _    NEW      OUT    1   13   2     19______________________________ <APPLIED> 
    _    CHANGED  OUT    1    2   3     7.0_____________________________ <APPLIED> 
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
     F1-HELP     F2-ROTATE     F3-END     F4-RETURN     F7-UP     F8-DOWN         
   

   This panel is similar to the Browse Rules—Summary panel, except that it lists all of the rulesets associated with this test stream and indicates which rule within those rulesets has been recognized or applied. Fields that are important for adjusting rules during a run are explained next; see Chapter 8, Rules Function, for an explanation of the rest of the fields.

   OBJECT

   This column lists the rulesets, rules, and rule actions in the order they are to be applied. Objects are arranged in hierarchical order with ruleset at the top of the hierarchy and rule actions being at the bottom. An illustration of the hierarchy appears next.

   

   TYPE

   Indicates which type of ruleset or rule this is. Valid types for ruleset are:

   T/S

   Test Stream

   APPL

   Application

   SYST

   System

   OUT

   Applies to this output screen

   IN

   Applies to the next input screen

   <APPLIED>

   <RECOGNIZED>

   These messages indicate whether the rule has been applied during this run (<APPLIED>), or whether screens have been located that match the recognition criteria specified (<RECOGNIZED>).

2. To help identify any remaining changes, use PF2 (Rotate) to switch the display from the Expected screen to the Current view to the Original test stream record and then back to the Expected screen.
   • The expected screen contains the originally-logged test stream with the rules applied.
   • The current view shows the test stream record as it is now.
   • The original test stream record displays the record from the originally-logged test stream with no changes applied.

   If you have the proper security authorizations, you can take several actions from this panel. You can:

   • Browse or edit any ruleset by typing a B or E to its left. From there, browse or edit as needed.
   • Browse or edit any rule by typing a B or E to the left of RULE.
   • Browse or edit any rule action by typing a B or E to the left of the rule action.
   • Add a rule or rule action by typing an E to the left of the ruleset that will contain the rule. See the next section, Add a Rule or Rule Action or details.

See the chapter "Rules Function" for detailed instructions on browsing, editing, and deleting rules and rule actions. The procedure for adding a rule or rule action is covered next.