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Purpose

A list rule identifies a set of properties that are to be included in a clipboard page assembled by the Obj-List method. This rule also supports simple tabular reporting (involving no calculations or sorting) and the Data Table editor.

 

Where referenced

List rules are referenced in activities, as a parameter to the Obj-List method.

Access

Use the Application Explorer to access list rules that apply to the work types in your application. Use the Rules by Type Explorer to list all list rules available to you.

Alternatives

Beginning with V5.4, this rule type is deprecated in most cases. As a best practice, use the Obj-Browse method or the Obj-List-View method (with an associated list view rule) rather than the Obj-List method whenever possible, for performance reasons.

The list view rule offers these advantages:

• For reports, the list view rule offers sorting and more sophisticated display possibilities.
• For searches that don't need a report display, the list view rule may provide superior performance compared to the List rule and Obj-List method.
• You can use the Report wizard to compose an initial list view rule, and then fine-tune the results directly with the list view rule form.

Category

List rules are part of the Technical category. A list rule is an instances of the Rule-Obj-List rule type.

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