Product Patch rules
Completing the New or Save As form

A product patch rule has three key parts. In the first two key parts (Product Name and Product Version), identify the existing product rule to which this patch applies. To complete the New form:

Field	Description
Type	Select Product Patch from the SysAdmin category.
Product Name	Enter a Product name, the first key part of a product rule.
Product Version	Enter the second key part of an existing product rule.
Product Patch Version	Assign a name to this patch. Recommended values are 01, 02, and so on.

Choose the RuleSet and version into which you place the new product rule carefully. Its direct or indirect prerequisites, listed in the Requires RuleSets and Versions list, must include the RuleSets and versions to be included in the product.

For general information on the New form, see Completing the new rule dialog box. For general information on the Save As form, see How to enter rule keys using Save As.

Rule resolution

Product patch rules not ordinarily referenced in other rules. However rule resolution does apply. When searching for a product patch rule, the system:

• Filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions
• Finds circumstance-qualified rules that override base rules with the same key

Time-qualified resolution features are not available for product patch rules.

About Product Patch rules