Function Alias rules - Completing the New or Save As form

A function alias rule has two key parts: a class and purpose.

Field	Description
Type	Select `Function Alias` from the `Technical` category.
Applies To	Select a class. Many function alias rules use @baseclass.
Purpose	Enter a purpose. Begin the name with a letter and use only alphanumeric, ampersand, and dash characters.
Alias Type	Select an alias type. Choose between `Compare Two Values`, `Is Property Equals To`, `Date within Date Range`, or `Other`. `Compare two values` - Creates a function alias that uses the compareTwoValues() function. `Is Property Equals To` - Creates a function alias that uses the compareTwoValues() function with the parameters pre-populated with the selected property and the “equals” operator. `Date within Date Range` - Creates a function alias that uses the dateIsInRange() function. `Other` - Creates a normal function alias. If you don’t want to create an alias for any of these particular functions, accept the default value of Other.

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.

When searching for a function alias rule, the system:

Filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions
Searches through ancestor classes in the class hierarchy for candidates when no matching rule is found in the starting class.
Finds circumstance-qualified rules that override base rules with the same key

Time-qualified resolution features are not available for function alias rules.

Function Alias rules Completing the New or Save As form