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In the tree view, select the folder you want to create your inconsistency rule in.
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Do one of the following:
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Click Edit > Add Rule.
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Click
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Right-click on the shortcut menu, and click Add Rule.
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On the General tab of the Rule Properties dialog box, type a name and a description for your uniqueness rule.
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Under Priority set the priority level for your new rule.
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Select the Rule Components tab, and under Component1, click
next to the Item type field.
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On the Select Item selection list, select an item type, for example Loop.
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Select the Single component check box.
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Select the Consistency tab, and under Operand 1 select the same item type as set in the Rule Components.
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Under Property, select the required property, for example Loop Service.
Only those properties that are associated with the selected item type are displayed.
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Under Copy, select None.
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Under Compare, select Unique.
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Under Operand 2, type the same value as Operand 1.
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Under Property/Value, type a value, for example Lowest Plant Group.
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Under Action, select one of the following:
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Error — in the event of an inconsistency, an error message will be displayed allowing you to accept or reject the item. For example, if the rule relates to the uniqueness of a documents name, you can accept the duplicate name or reject the duplicate name and rename the document.
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Log — in the event of an inconsistency, an error log is created but no action is taken.
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Warning — in the event of an inconsistency, a warning message is displayed and you are not allowed to continue until the inconsistency is fixed.
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User interface rules work only with items in property forms (dialog boxes), they
do not work with EDEs or the Spec module.