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 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt&quot;>
     &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>In the state diagram below the following
     abbreviations are used:&lt;/span>
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 &lt;br />
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     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
     Writer or Rule Author is the end user of the BRMS application&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1&quot;>
     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
     Admin is an administrator of the rule set.&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot;>
     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
     Tester can be an automatic process or a human.&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>&lt;br class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot; />
 &lt;br />
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot;>
     &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot;
     src=&quot;resources/rule_life_cycle.gif&quot; />&lt;/span>
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 &lt;br />
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;>
     &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;
     style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN&quot;>Some complementary
     guidelines:&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>&lt;br class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; />
 &lt;br />
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1&quot;>
     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>When a
     rule is created its status is new&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
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     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>A rule
     once promoted could not be deleted.&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1&quot;>
     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>A rule
     can be set active or inactive at any state, by using the inactive property&lt;/span>
 &lt;/p>
 &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1&quot;>
     &lt;span
     style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
      style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>From
     this life cycle it is important to note that once a rule is promoted the user could not update it. He needs to create a
     new rule by copy and paste and restart the life cycle up to Validated. Once the rule is ready for deployment a rule
     administrator will retired the first rule and promote the new one. This is important to follow this process to maintain
     the integrity of the rule set.&lt;/span>
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 &lt;p class=&quot;ISISGuidance&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;>
     &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: windowtext; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;>There is a common requirement that may need to
     be supported to enhance the rule life cycle: &quot;During its life cycle a rule can be deployed only to a specific Test
     Decision Service, before going to production&quot;.&lt;/span>
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	<mainDescription><a id="XE_rule__life_cycle" name="XE_rule__life_cycle"></a>
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt">
	<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">In the state diagram below the following
	abbreviations are used:</span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt" />
	<br />
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule
	Writer or Rule Author is the end user of the BRMS application</span>
	</p>
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule
	Admin is an administrator of the rule set.</span>
	</p>
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule
	Tester can be an automatic process or a human.</span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" />
	<br />
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none">
	<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><img alt=""
	src="resources/rule_life_cycle.gif" /></span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" />
	<br />
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">
	<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span lang="EN"
	style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Some complementary
	guidelines:</span></span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" />
	<br />
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">When a
	rule is created its status is new</span>
	</p>
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A rule
	once promoted could not be deleted.</span>
	</p>
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A rule
	can be set active or inactive at any state, by using the inactive property</span>
	</p>
	<p class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
	<span
	style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><span
	style="mso-list: Ignore">·</span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">From
	this life cycle it is important to note that once a rule is promoted the user could not update it. He needs to create a
	new rule by copy and paste and restart the life cycle up to Validated. Once the rule is ready for deployment a rule
	administrator will retired the first rule and promote the new one. This is important to follow this process to maintain
	the integrity of the rule set.</span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" />
	<p class="ISISGuidance" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">
	<span style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There is a common requirement that may need to
	be supported to enhance the rule life cycle: "During its life cycle a rule can be deployed only to a specific Test
	Decision Service, before going to production".</span>
	</p><br class="MsoNormal"
	style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" />
	<br /></mainDescription>
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