You can work with Rules in several ways.
You can create rules to create Requests or Agreements using the Rules tile. For example, you can create a Rule for an Agreement to get the Supporting Documents auto attached at the predefined state. User who is provided with administrative privileges can only create Rules from Rule tile.
Using Rules you can ensure that:
With ICM, 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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule on the Configuration page. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule On the Rules page. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of 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 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 list.
For each type of a Rule, you need to select an approver role from the drop-down options.
5. Click Next. The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following two panes:
Builder
To add a Rule:
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select the appropriate condition:
3. Next to , in theSelect 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 to add another condition.
6. Click {} 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 from the list actions.
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 MinimumApprovers 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 appear in the Validate pane. The information you type in this pane validates the Rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab opens.
Verify the summary of the rule, and then click Create.
The Rule created successfully message appears. The Rule appears in the Rule list of the specific Contract Type.
ICM 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.
The supported operators are: Equals, GreaterThan, Greater Than or Equals, Less Than, Less Than or Equals, and Not Equals.
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 ICM, you can View, Edit, Copy, Activate, Deactivate, or Lock a Rule. Follow these steps to View or Edit a Rule:
1. Click the Configuration tile on My Dashboard.
2. C'lick R'ule. The Rulespage opens.
3. Select the appropriate Contract Type from the Select Contract Type drop-down. A list of Rules that are created for the selected Contract Type appear. 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 Delete to delete the Rule.
Choose one of the following icons:
When you are creating an Agreement from a Contract Request, the Contract Type Selection rule defines which Contract Type should be selected.
With ICM, 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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Attributes page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of 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 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.
5. Click Next. The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following panes:
Builder
To add a Rule:
1.Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following options:
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select 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 say Mr. Someone.
4. Click to add another condition.
5. Click to add another group of conditions. When you add a group, all the conditions in the group should be fulfilled to satisfy the Rule.
Click next to Select Contract Type under Actions to select the Contract Type that you want to be selected by default (while creating a contract/agreement from request), that is if a request is Created By Mr. Someone, then while creating a Contract/Agreement from the request, the given Contract Type will be selected by default.
Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane. The information you type in this pane validates the Rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab opens.
Summary
Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule appears in the Rule list of the specific Contract Type.
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 Configuration on My Dashboard.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a Rule from the Contract Type list.
2. Type a name of the Rule in the Rule Name box. It must be a unique name. Two Rules or Rulesets cannot have the same name.
3. Type a description for the Rule in the Rule Description box.
4. Select Template Selection in the Rule Type list.
5. Click Next to go to the Build tab.
Builder
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following :
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , select a condition. Based on the condition you have selected, select the subsequent effect in the next drop-down 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 Template, and then click to select appropriate template. 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 select Yes for this option.
Validate
Click the Validate tab. Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information that is relevant to the Rule(s) you just specified.
Click the Validate button to validate the Rule that you created. You can also see the preview of the selected Template and Template Variables values provided in the Validation tab.
Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule appears in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
In the Approval Rle, 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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a Rule from the Contract Type 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 two tabs:
a] Builder
Follow the procedure below to add a Rule:
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following:
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , 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 to add another condition.
5. Click 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 list of actions.
For example:
7. Select actions consequent to the conditions you have set, and then type their value.
8. Type the number of approvers required in the MinimumApprovers 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.
b] Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane.
The information you type in this pane validates the rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab appears.
Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule appears in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of following tabs:
Let us understand each tab one by one.
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a rule from the Contract Type 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.
5. Click Next. The Build tab appears.
The Build tab has the following panes:
a] Builder
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following:
b] Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane.The information you type in this pane validates the rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab appears.
Verify the summary of the rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The rule appears in the rule list of the specific Contract Type.
The Dynamic Association Rule enables you to associate supporting documents for a particular Contract Type.
To create a dynamic association rule:
1. Click Configuration on My Dashboard . The Attributes page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule.
The Create Rule page opens which consists of the following tabs.
Let us understand each tab one by one.
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a rule from the Contract Type 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.
5. Click Next. The Build tab opens.
The Build tab has the following two panes:
a] Builder: You can add a Rule in this pane.
b] Validate: You can type the information that is used to validate the Rule you create.
a] Builder
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following:
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , 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 appropriate value in the text box.
4. Click to add another condition.
5. Click 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 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 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.
b] Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane. The information you type in this pane validates the Rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab opens.
Verify the summary of the rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears. The rule appears in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
With ICM, 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.
To create an Event Rule:
1. Click Configuration tile on My Dashboard. The Attributes page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The create rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a rule in the Contract Type 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. The Event list appears.
5. Select an appropriate category in the Event list.
6. Click Next. The Build tab appears.
Under Build tab, you can add conditions of the rule as well as validations.
The Build tab has the following two 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 to add a new user.
4. Click to add another condition.
5. Click 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.
For example:
Add to Team
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.
Select an appropriate user role from the User Role list, and then click . The Select User window opens.
In the Select User dialogue box, select 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.
Click Set Values. The Set Attribute Value dialogue box appears. In the Set Attribute Value dialogue box, 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 an access to the event.
In the Organization Unit box, click . 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.
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane.
The information you type in this pane validates the rule that you create.
7. Click Next. The Summary tab appears.
8. Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Update. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule appears in the list of Rules for the specific Contract Type.
In the ICM, 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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of 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 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.
a] Builder
To add a Rule,
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following options:
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select 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 to add another condition.
5. Click 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 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.
b] Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane. The information you type in this pane validates the Rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab appears.
Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule appears in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
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.
Creating a Notification Rule
1. Click Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule tile on Configuration page. The Rule page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
4. Enter the details in Setup, Build and Summary tabs.
5. Select the Contract Type as Non Disclosure Agreement.
6. Enter the Rule Name as Notification Rule.
7. Enter the Rule Description.
8. Select the Rule type as Notification Rule.
9. Select the relevant Subscription or create the Subscription.
10. Select the Build tab.
11. Select the Summary tab to view a preview of the Rule.
12. Click Create to save the Rule.
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 Configuration on My Dashboard. The Configuration page opens.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of following tabs:
Let us understand each tab one by one.
Setup
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a rule from the Contract Type 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.
5. Click Next. The Build tab appears.
Build
The Build tab has the following two panes:
a] Builder
Follow the procedure below to add a rule:
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following:
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , select an attribute. Based on the attribute you have selected, select the appropriate value. For example, under Conditions, you have selected Contract Type Name as MSA. Now define your condition. For example, if the selected MSA agreement, has an attribute Country and it's value India.
4. Click to add another condition.
5. Click 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 list of actions. Select actions consequent to the conditions you have set, and then type their value. For example, then select Association as MSA peer.
b] Validate
Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in the Validate pane.
The information you type in this pane validates the rule that you create.
Click Next. The Summary tab appears.
Verify the summary of the rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The rule appears in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
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 Configuration on My Dashboard.
2. Click Rule. The Rules page opens.
3. Click Create Rule. The Create Rule page opens.
The Create Rule page consists of the following tabs:
1. Select the Contract Type for which you want to create a Rule from the Contract Type list.
2. Type a name of the Rule in the Rule Name box. It must be a unique name. Two Rules or Rulesets cannot have the same name.
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 tabs:
Builder
1. Click Add Rule.
2. Under Conditions, select from the following :
3. In the Select Value drop-down list next to , select a condition. Based on the condition you have selected, select the subsequent effect in the next drop-down 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.
Validate
Click the Validate tab. Based on the Contract Type you select in the Setup tab, relevant attributes appear in this tab. You can type information, validate the Rule that you created. For example, find the Attribute (Annual Revenue, in this case) that you had entered in the Rule Builder, insert the same value there (30000).
The system evaluates the Rule and displays the Rule Validation Summary. Click Next. The Summary tab opens.
Verify the summary of the Rule, and then click Create. The Rule created successfully message appears.
The Rule is displayed in the list of Rules of the specific Contract Type.
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