Creating rule parts

You can display the completion menu as you build your rule. The menu lists terms and phrases that are valid in the current context of the rule.

About this task

An action rule can comprise some or all of the following parts. The parts must be defined in the following order: definitions, if, then, and else.

Click anywhere in the editing area and press Spacebar or Ctrl+Spacebar.
The completion menu displays a list of available insertion options that are based on your current position in the rule.
Select an insertion option from the completion menu.
Press Esc or click anywhere in the editing area to hide the completion menu.

When you open the completion menu, it displays a list of available insertion options.

Table 1. Completion menu icons
Icon	Description
	Simple text
	Placeholder
	Value
	Domain value
	User variable introduced by user in the rule or through ruleset variables or parameters
	Implicit variable introduced by a grammar construct
	Automatic variable introduced by a property on a BOM type
	Concept (type)
	Sentence navigation that returns a value
	Sentence predicate that returns a boolean
	Sentence operator: like, and, or, arithmetic operators
	Sentence for action, setter, or modifier