Changing the Rule Evaluation Order

About this task

When a you have two or more rules of a particular rule type, the rules of that rule type are evaluated in a specific order. Different results can be obtained by changing the order in which the rules are evaluated. You can set the rule evaluation order in My webMethods. Individual task rules are evaluated in the specified order, before global task rules. After all individual task rules are evaluated, global task rules are evaluated in their specified order. The precedence of individual task rules over global rules is fixed and cannot be modified.

To change the rule evaluation order

Procedure

In My webMethods: Navigate > Applications > Administration > Business > Tasks > Task Engine Administration. All of the task types available in My webMethods are displayed in the Task Configuration panel.
On the Task Engine Administration page, do one of the following:
- To change the rule evaluation order for task type rules, locate the task type with the rule type you want to reorder and click the appropriate rule icon in the Actions column for that task type.
- To change the rule evaluation order for global task rules, click the appropriate icon for the global rule type you want to create.
Click the Change Rule Evaluation Order tab. The Evaluation Order list displays the current order of rule evaluation. The rule evaluation order begins at the top of the list and moves downward.
Select a rule in the Evaluation Order list, and click the up and down arrow buttons to modify the evaluation order.
Click Update to enter your changes.