5. Define Rules

An assignment rule associates rows in a transaction table with a behavior. An assignment rule:

• Is associated with one or more rows in a behavior table.
• Specifies which rows in a transaction table group to include in a calculation.
• Specifies what quantity to include in the calculation.

An assignment rule is implicitly associated with a single transaction table in a table group — namely, the transaction table whose period is specified in the behavior table row with which the rule is associated.

Defining an assignment rule and associating it with a behavior is a two-step process.

1. Add an assignment rule to a transaction table group.
• One at a time
• By importing a rule definition table
2. Associate an assignment rule with a behavior.
• One at a time
• By importing a rule association table

Related Topics:

• Copy an assignment rule to a new name
• Clear an association between a behavior and an assignment rule