Create a rule

Administer Pentaho Data Catalog

Version
10.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-95PDC002-00
Perform the following steps to create a new rule. After you create a rule, you can configure it using Configure a rule.
  1. Click Management in the left navigation menu.
    The Manage Your Environment page opens.
  2. Select Business Rules.
    The Business Rules page opens.
  3. Click Add Business Rule.
  4. In the Create Business Rule page, enter the following information.
    Field Description
    Business Rule Name (Required) Enter the unique name of the rule that your users will recognize. Names must start with a letter, and contain only letters, digits, hyphens, or underscores. White spaces are supported, but trailing spaces are not allowed in names.
    Created by Select the username of the owner of the rule. The default value of this field is the logged-in user.
    Description Enter a description for this rule. For example, you may want to indicate the purpose of the rule to assist other users.
    Note Enter additional comments for the rule. For example, you may want to describe the workflow or use case of the rule.
    Rule Enabled By default, a new rule is enabled.

    Clear the check box to disable the rule. When a Rules Execution job is run, disabled rules are skipped and are not evaluated.

    Rule Approved Select to approve the rule. This option is only available to users with the Data Quality Administrator role.
  5. Click Create Business Rule to save your rule.
  6. In the confirmation window, click Configure to Configure a rule or click Close to configure it later.