Work with Rule Conditions panel
The Work with Rule Conditions panel allows you to define and work with Rule Conditions.
How to Get There
On the Work with Rules panel, choose option 8 for a Rule.
Options
Event Source
An Event Source is a location from which IBM i events are extracted. Currently, journals and message queues are supported as Event Sources. Common event sources are QAUDJRN (journal) and QSYSOPR (message queue). You may define your own journals and message queues as Event Sources.
Event Description
Indicates the Event Description to which the listed Event Subtype pertains.
An Event Description is a specification that defines how to identify the IBM i events in which you are interested.
Event Subtype
Indicates the Event Subtype to which the listed Rules pertain.
An Event Subtype is a specification that further defines how to identify the IBM i events in which you are interested. Many times an Event Description will represent an action that occurred, and this "subtype" will indicate the subject of the action or different classes of the action.
Rule
Indicates the Rule to which the Condition pertains.
Field Descriptions
Opt
Enter a valid option from the list of options provided on the list panel.
Sequence
Sequence is a unique number used to determine the order in which rules are evaluated.
Link
The Link determines how a Condition relates to other Conditions for a Rule.
Conditions with a higher order of precedence are evaluated before ones with a lower order of precedence. The Condition with the lowest sequence number is ignored.
Field
Name of the Field to be evaluated at run time against the Criteria.
The valid values are dependent upon the Event Source as well as Event Description associated with the Rule.
Operator
The logical operator used when comparing a field value to the Criteria.
Command Keys
F3=Exit
Exit the program.
F5=Refresh
Discards changes and remains on this panel.
F6=Create
Creates a new item. See Create Rule Condition panel.
F12=Cancel
Discards changes and returns to the prior panel.