Business-rule is a server-side script running at when the moment when inserting, updating, or deleting a record.
Use them for such tasks as conditionally automatic value change in the form fields or event creation for email notifies and script actions.
Business-rules can use scenarios to perform actions with records in the database. Even so, there are several other options of the script actions available, such as client-side scripts and UI-actions.
A table on which the business-rule will be performing.
Description
The brief action description.
Abort action
If TRUE, and all conditions of business-rule are met then the transaction (update, insert, delete) will be interrupted.
Active
If TRUE, then this business-rule will be performing; otherwise it will not.
Inheritance
IfTRUE, then this business-rule will be applied not only for the table specified in theTablefield but also for all its child tables.
Advanced
If TRUE, then additional fields for configuration are displayed on the business-rule form, including Script field.
When to Run tab
When
Defines the moment of a business-rule execution:
before – execution prior to the operation of the business-rule launch trigger (prior to the updating, inserting or deleting a record);
after – execution after to the operation of the business-rule launch trigger (after the updating, inserting or deleting a record);
Order
Defines the order of the business-rule execution. If there are over one business-rules, they will perform in the ascending order.
Action Insert
If TRUE, then this business-rule will perform when inserting a new record.
Action Update
If TRUE, then this business-rule will perform when updating a record.
Action Delete
If TRUE, then this business-rule will perform when deleting a record.
Filter Conditions
Business-rule launch condition constructor. After specifying a table in the Table field, all fields of this table will be available in the constructor.
Advanced tab
Script
The action sequence that will be executed when the business-rule is launched, Variables previous and current are available in the function:
previous – the state of the record field before saving. This variable is not available to use in Action Insert business-rules;
current – record fields values that will be saved.
