Hierarchy form
Completing the New or Save As form

A hierarchy rule has three key parts: a class, purpose, and an optional branch. When a hierarchy rule is opened (copied to the clipboard), Process Commander assembles the complete subtree hierarchy from the rules that share a common class and purpose, linking branch nodes into the structure.

Field	Description
Type	Select Hierarchy from the Decision category.
Applies To	Enter the name of a class, typically one derived from the Data- class.
Purpose	Type a name for this hierarchy. Begin the name with a letter and use only alphanumeric, ampersand, and dash characters. The collection of hierarchy rules in with a common Applies To and Purpose key parts fit together to form one hierarchy.
Branch	Optional. Leave blank if this rule defines an entire hierarchy, or the topmost elements in a hierarchy that involves multiple rules. If not blank, type a name for the top element in this rule. Begin the name with a letter and use only letters, a dash character and digits. This name can also appear in as the name of an element in another hierarchy rule (with the same Applies To and Purpose key parts).

For general information about this 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

Full rule resolution applies to this rule type. When searching for hierarchy rules, 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
• Finds time-qualified rules that override base rules

About Hierarchy rules