Ruleflow Editor commands

You use this group of commands to configure the behavior of the completion menu. You use the completion menu when editing actions and transition conditions in a ruleflow.

Completion Menu

This command enables or disables the automatic display of the completion menu as you type.

When you enable this option, the completion menu opens when you press Spacebar, Tab, or Enter, when you click a placeholder, or when you double-click anywhere in the rule body.

When this option is disabled, you must press Ctrl+Spacebar to display the completion menu.

For more information about using the completion menu, see Using the completion menu.

Sentence Completion

This option enables or disables the sentence completion mode.

When you enable this mode, the completion menu proposes partially completed sentences with placeholders. Enable sentence completion if you prefer to build phrases by clicking placeholders and selecting options from the completion menu.

When this mode is disabled, the completion menu proposes only sentence fragments without placeholders. Disable sentence completion if you prefer to type phrases directly.

You use this group of commands to add elements to the ruleflow diagram.

Add Transition

Use this command to create a transition between two nodes in the ruleflow diagram. Hold down the Ctrl key to create multiple transitions.

Add Node Before

Use this command to add a task or node before the selected element in the ruleflow diagram.

Add Node After

Use this command to add a task or node after the selected element in the ruleflow diagram.

You use this group of commands to realign and redistribute ruleflow elements to make the ruleflow easier to read.

Perform Layout

Use this command to adjust the position of nodes and transitions automatically.

You can select the following options with this command:

• Incremental Layout

  When you enable this option, the Ruleflow Editor preserves the positions of the nodes that you have not selected.

• Auto Link Layout

  When you enable this option, the Ruleflow Editor automatically rearranges transitions when you move nodes.

Bring to Front, Bring Forward, Send to Back, Send Backwards

With these commands, you define the layer position of ruleflow elements. For example, if you select Bring to Front for a rule task, no part of this rule task can be hidden by another ruleflow element in the diagram.

Align

This command provides standard alignment options for ruleflow elements, and a toggle to display a grid.

You use the commands in the View group to show or hide the RuleDoc pane and Vocabulary pane, and to change the display of the ruleflow diagram in the Ruleflow Editor.

Ruleflow Pane

This command toggles the display of the RuleDoc pane for ruleflows.

The RuleDoc pane provides a toolbox to add elements to the ruleflow diagram, a Selection Properties pane, and a Problem List pane. For more information about the RuleDoc pane for ruleflows, see RuleDoc pane for ruleflows.

Vocabulary Pane

This command toggles the display of the Vocabulary pane.

The Vocabulary pane displays the list of terms and phrases that you can use in your action rules (see Vocabulary pane).

Pan

When you enable this command, you can select the ruleflow diagram as a whole and move it in the Ruleflow Editor window.

Zoom In, Zoom Out, 100%, and Fit to Selection

You use these commands to zoom in and out of the ruleflow diagram. When you close the Ruleflow Editor, you do not keep the display defined with these commands.

You use this command to review the errors and warnings in your ruleflow.

Check Ruleflow

This command opens the Check Ruleflow wizard, in which you can review all the errors in the ruleflow. The Check Ruleflow wizard provides an explanation for each error, and suggestions for how to fix it.

You use this command to save your ruleflow and close the Ruleflow Editor.

Close Editor

Use this command to save your ruleflow, close the Ruleflow Editor, and return to your RuleDoc.