Managing Rule Set Versions :: SAS(R) Business Rules Manager 2.2: User's Guide

About Rule Set Versions

The latest version of a rule set is the rule set that has the highest version number. It is also the last version that you saved. You can edit only the latest version of a rule set.

Only one version of a rule set can be unlocked at a time. If you create a new version of a rule set, SAS Business Rules Manager locks the existing latest version before it creates a new latest version.

To edit a rule set, it must be unlocked. You cannot unlock a rule set. To make changes to a rule set that has been locked, you must create a new version of the rule set and make changes to the new version.

Before you can publish a rule flow, all of the rule set versions that are referenced in the rule flow must be locked. Also, a rule flow cannot be published if Use latest is specified for any of the rule set versions.

Set the Displayed Version

On the Versions page, displayed version

indicates the displayed version. The displayed version is the rule set whose information is displayed on the other pages, such as the Properties and Rules pages. To change the displayed version, select the version that you want to view, and click set displayed version

.

Create a New Version of a Rule Set

Note: When you create a new version of a rule set, SAS Business Rules Manager locks the latest version of the rule set if it is not already locked.

To create a new version of a rule set:

Select the Versions page.
Click . The Create New Version window appears.
Select the version type: Minor or Major. Version numbers follow the format Major.Minor. If you select Major, the number to the left of the period is incremented. If you select Minor, the number to the right of the period is incremented.
(Optional) Enter a description.
Click OK.

Lock a Rule Set Version

Note: You cannot make changes to a rule set after it has been locked. You cannot unlock a rule set version.

To lock a version of a rule set:

Select the Versions page.
Select the version of the rule set that you want to lock.
Click .

Note: You can also lock a version by clicking Lock in the Edit Version window.

Edit a Version Description

To edit a version description:

Select the Versions page.
Select the version of the rule set that you want to edit.
Click . The Edit Version window appears.
Edit the version description.
Click OK or Lock (if you also want to lock the version).