About the RuleSet Delete tool

Purpose

You can use the RuleSet Delete tool to delete an entire RuleSet or a specific version of a RuleSet.

Preparation

• Don't delete a RuleSet version that contains rules that are in use at the time.
• Review access groups to confirm that they do not reference application rules to be deleted or the RuleSet version to be deleted.
• Review Operator IDs that might reference skill rules (Rule-Admin-Skill) that will be deleted.
• Review listener data instances (such as Data-Admin-Connect-EmailListener) to confirm that they do not reference service rules that will be deleted.

Starting the tool

Select > System > Tools > Refactor RuleSets > Delete a RuleSet to start the tool.

For instructions on the form, see Help: Using the RuleSet Delete tool.

Recommended next steps

Check for other rules or data instances that may reference the RuleSet or version deleted, including:

• Application rules (Rule-Application rule type)
• Access Groups
• Other RuleSet Versions (as prerequisites)

If any checked-out rules are from the deleted RuleSet version, open each checked out rule and delete it with the Delete Checkout toolbar icon ().

Recovering previously deleted rules

This tool saves the deleted RuleSet in a ZIP archive file named "RuleSetName_RuleSetVersion_DELETE.zip" in PRPC's temporary directory.

To recover this RuleSet, enter the RuleSet and Version in the Delete a RuleSet form and click Restore.

A special case: when no rules are associated with the RuleSet or version

If there are no rules associated with a RuleSet or version, you can delete them directly in the RuleSet form on the Versions tab.

To delete a version, select a RuleSet version row in the array and right-click to access a context menu. Click the Delete icon ().

To delete a RuleSet, delete all of its versions as described above and click the Delete toolbar icon ().

Notes

If the RuleSet includes one or more concrete classes derived from the Work- base class, and there are instances (work items) in the classes, they are deleted too.

This tool does not delete instances of the History-Rule class or Index- classes that may reference the RuleSet or version. Such orphaned records do not require much space and are harmless.

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