Editing and Deleting Rules

After you have created and saved a rule, you can edit that rule at any time. See the topic Category Rule Syntax for more information.

If you no longer want a rule, you can delete it.

To Edit Rules

  1. In the Descriptors table in Category Definitions dialog box, select the rule.
  2. From the menus choose Categories > Edit Rule or double-click the rule name. The editor opens with the selected rule.
  3. Make any changes to the rule using extraction results and the toolbar buttons.
  4. Retest your rule to make sure that it returns the expected results.
  5. Click Save & Close to save your rule again and close the editor.

To Delete a Rule

  1. In the Descriptors table in Category Definitions dialog box, select the rule.
  2. From the menus, choose Edit > Delete. The rule is deleted from the category.