You can work with Rules in several ways.
You can create rules to create Requests or Agreements using the Rules menu under the Configure tile. For example, you can create a Rule for an Agreement to get the Supporting Documents auto attached at a predefined state. Only users provided with administrative privileges can create Rules.
Using Rules you can ensure that:
With ICI, you can create Rules for Contract Types. You can create various types of Rules only for the published Contract Types.
To create a Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click the "Create" button on the Rules page. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page contains the following tabs:
Let us understand each tab one by one.
1. Select the "Contract Type" for which you want to create a Rule in the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select the type of the rule in the "Rule Type" from the "Rule Type" dropdown list.
For each type of a Rule, you need to select an approver role from the dropdown list.
5. Click "Next". The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following two panes:
To add a Rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under Conditions, select the appropriate condition:
3. Next to the icon, in the "Select Value" field, select the appropriate attribute from the list provided:
4. Based on the attribute you have selected, select appropriate value in the very next "Select Value" field from the list provided:
Once selected, enter an appropriate value in the "Enter Value" field.
5. Click the Add icon to add a condition.
6. Click "Add Condition" button to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the rule.
7. Under "Actions", in the "Select Action" list, select the desired action.
8. Select actions consequent to the conditions you have set, and then enter their value. For example, under "Conditions", if you select "Created By Equals x User", then under "Actions" you may select "Require Approval From Any", and then type appropriate value. that is if the user x creates an Agreement using the selected Contract Type, then it will require approval from any of the selected approvers.
9. Type the number of approvers required in the "Minimum Approvers" text box, and then type appropriate "Step Number" for those Approvers. The Agreement approval process flows sequentially according to the Step Number of the approver. When Approvers are defined based on the user attribute, the Administrator can specify a minimum number of approvals required for an Agreement before it can move to the next step in the workflow. As a result, not all Approvers configured for the specific user attribute are required to approve the Agreement.
Based on the "Contract Type" you select in the "Setup" section, relevant attributes are displayed in the "Evaluate" pane. The information you type in this pane evaluates the Rule that you create.
Click "Next". The "Summary" tab opens.
The "Has A Value" condition has been enhanced to include all Data Types and system-defined Attributes such that Rules can be set up for an Attribute having any value.
Let's apply "Has A Value" condition on "Agreement Code" Attribute of Contract Type "Teaming Agreement" having "Auto" Data Type.
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
4. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
5. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
6. Select the type of the rule in the "Rule Type" from the "Rule Type" dropdown list. For example, Approval Rule.
7. Select the role for team member from the "Team Role" dropdown list. For example, Approver.
7. Click "Next". The Build tab of Create Rule page opens.
8. Select the "Attribute" value (system or user defined) for which you want to apply the condition from the Select Value dropdown list. For example, Agreement Code.
9. Select the "Has A Value" condition from the Operators dropdown list.
10. Select the action that you want to take from the "Actions" dropdown list. For example, Require Approval From All.
11. Select a user from the "Select User" dropdown list.
12. Select a corresponding "Step Number" for the selected User.
13. Click "Add Action" if you want to add another condition.
14. Select "Stop Processing More Rules" checkbox.
17. Click the "Evaluate" button to evaluate the Rule. For example, enter code in the Agreement Code field as per the defined Rule.
With a "Subset of" operator, a user can configure conditions for power sets (i.e. cases where the user wants a Rule to be executed only if the entity field contains a subset of the configured values). This new operator, "Subset of", which is applicable to only multiselect lookup supports evaluation of string, number, user, percentage and email data types only. Let's consider an example to define a "Template Selection" Rule with the "Subset Of" operator using "Number" Data Type.
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
4. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
5. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
6. Select the type of the rule in the "Rule Type" from the "Rule Type" dropdown list.
7. Select the role for team member from the "Team Role" dropdown list.
8. Click "Next". The Build tab opens.
9. Click "Add Rule" in the Build tab.
10. Select the Action that you want to take from the "Actions" dropdown list. For example, Select Template.
11. Select the Template to be available when the defined conditions are met. For example, Template approval verification and Clause assembly verification perf.
12. Select the "Stop Processing More Rules" checkbox.
13. Click the "Evaluate" button to evaluate the Rule.
14. Enter the required value as per the defined Rule. For example, enter Mac & Jhonson and RAP_Supplier1 in the RAP_Supplier Name field.
15. Click the "Evaluate" button on the Evalute Rules pane. The Rules Evaluation Results window opens.
ICI allows you to set the Rules based on the total number of selected values (count of selected values) in multi-select type Attributes.
For example, for an attribute Country Name, if the user selects more than two countries i.e. Count is Greater Than 2, then the Agreement can be sent for approval to the selected users. <could not locate the Count option for attribute "Country Name">.
The supported operators are: "Contains", "Not Contains", "Equals", "Not Equals", "Starts With", "Has a Value", and "Has No Value",
You can define Rules based on the Masterdata in the following ways:
Rules can be written for individual attributes of an Association (as done for parent Contract Types). All attributes for Associations are available for the given Rule conditions. You can search selected values on an Agreement or an Associated Document. Depending on the type of the attribute, standard operators are applicable. For example, "Contains", "Starts With", "Equals", "Greater Than", and so on.
Rules can also accommodate the count of the Associations so that you can add Clauses based on the count of the Associations. If you "Select All" or "Select Any", there is no need to specify the count of the Associations to satisfy the rule. However, when selecting the option "Select Count", you need to specify the number of Associations, irrespective of the attribute value, that should meet the condition and satisfy the Rule. This rule applies to any type of Association, parent/child or peer.
However, if the attribute belongs to an Association, the following additional filter Conditions are available for all the Rules:
For a multi-division Agreement, you can write Rules based on individual instances of the multi-value attributes.
Rules can accommodate the count of the Associations, besides "Select All" and "Select Any" Conditions. If you "Select All" or "Select Any", there is no need to specify the count of the Associations to satisfy the Rule. However, when you "Select Count", then you need to specify the number of Associations, irrespective of the attribute value, that should meet the condition and satisfy the Rule.
If you have more than two Associations, the values of the attributes are irrelevant. The count of the Association takes precedence.
When Rules are written based on the Attributes of the Association, the Rules support tagging of the Metadata that belongs to the Association. The Associations may either be parent-child or peer. After the content control tag is entered, the value of the associated instances’ metadata is placed in the content control as shown in the example below.
Example:
1. The saved search for the Agreement is sorted based on the Agreement Code.
2. After the content control tag is entered, the value of the associated instances metadata is placed in the content control.
3. If the value taken from the Agreement above was Acme Inc. for the first instance, then it will be displayed as shown in the figure after Edit or Publish.
In ICI, you can View, Edit, Copy, Activate, Deactivate, or Lock a Rule. Follow these steps to View or Edit a Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Select the appropriate Contract Type from the "Select Contract Type" dropdown list. A list of Rules that are created for the selected Contract Type is displayed. You can use the filters provided in each column to find the desired Rule.
4. Select the check box next to the Rule name, and then click the "Delete" button to delete the Rule. You can also select multiple rules, and click the "Delete Rules".
You can also perform the following actions on a particular rule:
When you are creating an Agreement from a Contract Request, the Contract Type Selection rule defines which Contract Type should be selected.
With ICI, you can create Rules for Contract Types. You can create various types of Rules only for the published Contract Types.
To create a Contract Type Selection Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
Let us understand each tab one by one.
4. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
5. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
6. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
7. Select the type of the rule in the "Rule Type" from the "Rule Type" dropdown list.
8. Select the role for team member from the "Team Role" dropdown list.
9. Click "Next". The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a Rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following options:
3. In the "Select Value" dropdown list next to the icon, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, you have selected "Created By" as an attribute, you have to select an operator such as Equals or Not Equals. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box says Mr. Someone.
4. Click the "Add Contition" button to add another condition. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
Evaluate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes are displayed in the Evaluate pane. The information you type in this pane evaluates the Rule that you create. Rule evaluation results are displayed after you click the "Evaluate" button
You can select Templates to use them in the agreement creation process. Using Template Selection Rules, you can specify which Templates should appear under specific conditions. The Templates appear in the Templates tab in the Agreement Creation process.
You can create multiple sets of Template Selection Rules allowing you to manage similar Rules with ease.
To create a Template Selection Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select the type of the rule in the "Rule Type" from the "Rule Type" dropdown list.
5. Select the role for team member from the "Team Role" dropdown list.
6. Click "Next". The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following panes:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the "Select Value" dropdown list next to the icon, select a condition. Based on the condition you have selected, select the subsequent effect in the next dropdown list. For example, you have selected "Contract Type Name", then you can select from Contains, Equals, Not Equals, and Starts With. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box say (name of the Contract Type).
4. Click the "Add" icon to add another condition.
5. Click the "Add Group" icon to add a group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Under "Actions", in the "Select Action" list, click "Select Template", and then click the Add icon to select appropriate Template.
7. Click "Select Template By Condition" under "Actions" to select a Template based on certain metadata such as Created By, Created On, and Effective From.
The "Stop Processing More Rules" option within a Ruleset allows you to stop evaluating further Rules for the Ruleset, if you enable this option.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
In the Approval Rule, you can define conditions in which a certain user will be the Approver of an Agreement.
You can create the Approval Rule for:
To create an Approval Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select the "Approval Rule" in the Rule Type list. The "Team Role" field is displayed.
5. Select the appropriate role of an approver from the following list of roles:
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
Builder
Follow the procedure below to add an Approval Rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the "Select Value" dropdown list, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, under "Conditions", you have selected Contract Type Name. Now, you have to select from Contains, Equals, Not Equals, and Starts With. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box, say MSA.
4. Click "Add" icon to add another condition.
5. Click the "Add Group" icon to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the rule.
6. Under "Actions", in the "Select Action" list, select from the following actions.
7. Select actions consequent to the conditions you have set, and then type their value.
8. Type the number of approvers required in the "Minimum Approvers" text box, and then type the appropriate "Step Number" for those approvers. The Agreement approval process flows sequentially according to the Step Number of the approver.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
In the Dynamic Attribute rule, you can define conditions in which a certain attribute appears while creating an Agreement.
To create a dynamic attribute rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Dynamic Attribute from the "Rule Type" list.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the "Select Value" dropdown list, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, under "Conditions", you have selected Created By, you have to select from Equals and Not Equals. Then type the appropriate value in the text box..
4. Click "Add" icon to add another condition.
5. Click the "Add Group" icon to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the rule.
6. Under "Actions", click in the box next to "Select Attribute" to select attribute(s) that you want to be selected by default (while creating a request/contract/agreement).that is if Mr. Someone is creating a request/contract/agreement, then A, B, C attributes should be displayed in ICI.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
The Dynamic Association Rule enables you to associate supporting documents for a particular Contract Type.
To create a dynamic association rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Contract Type Selection in the "Rule Type" list.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the "Select Value" dropdown list next to the icon, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, you have selected Created By as an attribute, you have to select from Equals and Not Equals, and then, type the appropriate value in the text box.
4. Click the "Add Action" button to add another condition.
5. Click the "Add Group" button to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Click the icon next to Select Association under "Actions" to select the Contract Type that you want to be selected by default (while creating an Agreement from a Request) that is if a request is created by any user, then while creating an Agreement from the Request, the given Contract Type will be selected by default.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
With ICI, you can define an Event Rule for a Contract Request, Agreement, and an Associated Document. The Event Rule helps you to setup a condition that triggers when that particular event occurs. You can define an Event Rule for an entity at different stages such as create, send for approval, approve, update, delegate, and so on.
An administrator can now:
For example, you can create multiple rulesets for event rules for any entity.
When multiple Event rules are defined, ICI ensures all event rules are executed.
To create an Event Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select the Event Rule in the "Rule Type" list.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. Select an appropriate attribute value in the "Select Value" list. Based on your selection the value field is populated.
For example: In the "Select Value" list, if you select Created By, then you can select value as either Equals or Not Equals. Click the Select User icon to add a new user.
4. Click the "Add Action" button to add another condition.
5. Click the "Add Group" button to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Under Actions, in the "Select Action" list, select from following the list of actions.
Add to Team condition is addition of users to a team after the particular event occurs. For example, addition of approvers after the Agreement Created event occurs.
1. Select an appropriate user role from the "User Role" list
2. Click the "Add User" icon. The Select User window opens.
3. In the Select User window, select the relevant user, and then click "Add".
Set Attribute Value
Set Attribute Value condition is setting an attribute value that appears after the particular event occurs.
Select "Set Attribute Value" from the "Actions" dropdown list. The Set Attribute Value pane opens, in this pane you can set a specific attribute value for that event. For example, you can regulate an event for a specific organization unit by selecting an appropriate organization department. This ensures that only those department users will have access to the event.
In the "Organization Unit" box, click the Search icon. The Select Organization Unit window opens. Select a "Department" and click "OK".
Select User From Attribute
Select User From Attribute condition is addition of users from the user attributes. For example, addition of approvers from the attribute Modified By after the Agreement Created event occurs.
Select an appropriate user role from the "User Role" list, and then select an appropriate category in the "UserTypeAttribute" list.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
In the ICI, you can create various types of Rules for various Contract Types. Rules can only be created for published Contract Types.
In the Contract Admin Rule, you can define a Contract Admin user through any of the user attributes of that Contract Request, by using the Select User From Attribute option. This provides more flexibility in identifying the Contract Admin user who creates Agreement based on the Contract Request.
To create a Contract Admin Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Approval Rule in the "Rule Type" list.
5. Select Contract Admin in the "Team Role" list.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the Select Value dropdown list next to the icon, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, you have selected Created By as an attribute, you have to select from Equals and Not Equals. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box.
4. Click the Add icon to add another condition.
5. Click the Add Group icon to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Click the icon next to Select Contract Type under "Actions" to select the contract type that you want to be selected by default (while creating an Agreement from Request).that is if a request is created by any user, then while creating an Agreement from the Request, the given Contract Type will be selected by default.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
Notifications are sent to the users added in a Team. However, they may sometimes be sent to users who are not a part of the conventional team. To do this, a Rule must be created and to do so, a subscription must be added.
Users can also send the notification emails to the email addresses captured while creating an agreement instance by configuring a Notification rule. Users can also set the email type for the notifications sent.
To create a Notification Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select a rule type form the "Rule Type". For example, Notification Rule. The Subscriptions field is displayed.
5. Select the subscription. For example, Email Type configuration.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
7. On the Build tab,' 'click the "Add Rule" button. The section to add rule conditions opens.
8. Select email type in the "Select Action" field in the "Actions" section. For example, Add Recipient (BCC:).
To add users provisioned in the system:
9. Click the "Search User" icon to select a user. The Search User window opens.
10. Select a user, and click "Add". For example, ICI Admin. The user is added to the rule.
To add user emails captured during runtime while creating the agreement instance:
11. Select "Attributes". For example, Observer Emails.
12. Disable the "Stop Processing More Rules" field. The further evaluation of Rules within a Ruleset continues.
13. Click "Evaluate". The page to evaluate the rule by entering attributes values of the selected Contract Typeopens.
14. Click "Evaluate" on the Evaluate Rule pane. The rule summary is displayed.
15. Click "Save & Close". The Rule created successfully message appears.
The notification will be sent to the user upon satisfying the rule conditions.
In a mandatory Association rule, you can define certain conditions to evaluate whether any associations are mandatory for an agreement.
To create a Mandatory Associations rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Mandatory Association from the "Rule Type" list.
6. Click "Next". The "Build" tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the Select Value dropdown list next to the icon, select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, you have selected Created By as an attribute, you have to select from Equals and Not Equals. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box.
4. Click the Add icon to add another condition.
5. Click the Add Group icon to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Click the icon next to Select Contract Type under "Actions" to select the contract type that you want to be selected by default (while creating an Agreement from Request).that is if a request is created by any user, then while creating an Agreement from the Request, the given Contract Type will be selected by default.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
Users can configure the Event Rule for agreements and amendments to attach standard documents automatically when certain actions such as Create, Publish and Update occur. The rule is configured using association name and standard document's saved search.
To configure an event rule for agreement:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Event Rulein the "Rule Type"field.
5. Select type of event in "Event"field. For example, Agreement Updated.
6. Click Next. The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. Select Additional Actions for Associations in first dropdown in Actions field.
4. Select CreateAssociatedDocumentInstancesEventHook in next dropdown.
5. Select the Associated Document Contract Type from which you want to auto-attach the documents in next dropdown.
6. Select the saved search name in the next dropdown. For example, SearchAutoAttachment.
7. Disable the "Stop Processing More Rules" field. The further evaluation of rules within a ruleset continues.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values.
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
The Agreement Templates use Clauses. Clauses can be manually added to the Agreement Template or a Clause Assembly Rule can be created to add all the relevant clauses to the Templates.
You can create multiple sets of Clause Assembly Rules allowing you to manage similar Rules with ease.
To create a Clause Assembly Rule:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Clause Assembly in the "Rule Type" list.
5. Click Next to go to the Build tab.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. In the Select Value dropdown list next to , select a condition. Based on the condition you have selected, select the subsequent effect in the next dropdown list. For example, you have selected Contract Type Name, then you can select from Contains, Equals, Not Equals, and Starts With. Then, type the appropriate value in the text box say (name of the Contract Type).
4. Click to add another condition.
5. Click to add a group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
6. Under Actions, in the Select Action list, click Select Clause, and then click to select appropriate clause. For example, for the selected Contract type, if the Annual Revenue Equals 300000, then (this is the condition) the Action is Select the Deviation Analysis Clause.
7. The Stop Processing More Rules option within a Ruleset allows you to stop evaluating further Rules for the Ruleset, if you select Yes for this option.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values. For example, find the Attribute (Annual Revenue, in this case) that you had entered in the Rule Builder, insert the same value there (30000).
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
Users have the flexibility to use attributes of masterdata as extensions to any agreement or associated document. These extended attributes can be selected and added when user is actually creating the instance. This considerably improves usability and simplifies the process for users who deal with hundreds of items and need to have multiple configurations.
Users now:
Users need to create an Extension Selection Rule Type on Contract Types.
To create Extension Selection Rule Type for Agreements and Associated Documents:
1. Click "Configure" tile on the Home page.
2. Click the "Rules" menu under the Configure tile. The Rules page opens.
3. Click "Create" on the Rules page. The Create Rule page.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the "Contract Type" from the "Contract Type" dropdown list.
2. Type a name of the rule in the "Rule Name" box.
3. Type a description for the rule in the "Rule Description" box.
4. Select Extension Selection in the "Rule Type" dropdown list.
The Build tab has the following panes:
To add a rule:
1. Click "Add Rule".
2. Under "Conditions", select from the following :
3. Select the required value from the "Select Value" dropdown list.
4. Select the Equals condition from the next dropdown list.
5. Select the Test from the next dropdown list.
6. Select "Select Extension Contract" types from the "Actions" dropdown list.
7. Click the (+) icon to add the attributes of all contract type. For example, Product or Service Master.
1. Click the "Evaluate" button. Based on the Contract Type you selected in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
2. In the Evaluate Rules page, click the "Evaluate" button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values. For example, find the Attribute (Annual Revenue, in this case) that you had entered in the Rule Builder, insert the same value there (30000).
3. Click "Validate". The validation summary is displayed.
We have created an Extension Selection Rule Type using the attributes of PurchaseMaster, Food Master and FoodPurchaseMaster Masterdata Contract Types.
For more information, see Creating Agreement and Associated Document instances with flexible entity attributes
Related Topics: Agreement Management | Configuration | Template Management | Clause Management |
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