Rules are a series of commands that perform actions. ECMap includes a wide variety of commands that can read and write several different types of records, perform logical and arithmetic operations, perform no action at all, invoke other rules, or hold comments. Rules can perform other rules unconditionally, or they can perform other rules conditionally, using if..then..else logic.
In ECMap, you can add a new rule, modify or delete a rule, copy a rule, or import a rule from another project. Within a rule, you can add a new command, or modify or delete a command. Rules can be attached to the flow and to specific elements.
This chapter is organized into three sections. First, to give you an overview of the broad range of actions available to you through the rule function, the rule commands are listed alphabetically, with a brief summary of the actions that each command performs. Next, step-by-step instructions show you how to access the rules function and guide you through the actions of adding, deleting, and modifying rules and commands. Finally, there is a detailed explanation of the information that must be entered for each individual rule command.
