The Rule Lifecycle
A rule passes through different stages in its life cycle.
Following are the stages of the rule life cycle:
- Draft-
Since a rule has multiple components it might be possible that we may forget to save them periodically to retain the values. Offer and Price Designer Rules editor ensures that a rule is automatically saved in Draft state without the user intervention. At this state of the rule, you can make as many edits as possible and all edits get saved automatically.
- Pending Approval-
To change the state of the rule to Pending Approval, you have to submit the rule. You cannot modify or delete a rule in this state. Only the administrator can approve the rule. See the topic, Approving a Rule, for more details.
- Active-
Once the administrator approves the rule, the status of the rule changes to Active. In this state the rule is active and ready for fulfillment. You can modify a rule in this state.
- Rejected-
If the administrator rejects the rule which is pending for approval, then the status of the rule changes to Rejected. In this state, the rule is not ready for fulfillment. You cannot modify a rule in this state.
- Disabled
An administrator can disable a rule. A disabled rule is not applied to any order. A disabled rule can be enabled from Offer and Pricing Designer. Once enabled, the rule can be applied to an offer.
Stages of Rule