How to recover a deleted rule

You can recover the most recent version of a deleted rule if the ruleset version is unlocked. This technique provides a form of "undelete", or "undo", for the delete operation.

Note: Recover and restore are different. Restoring a rule performs a rollback to a previous version selected from the History Details tab of the rule form.

Recovering immediately

If you realize that you deleted a rule by mistake when the rule form is still visible and marked Deleted, immediately click Restore.

This re-establishes the deleted rule and its history as current. 

Recovering after deleting earlier today

If the rule form is not still visible or was deleted by someone else, determine the rule type of the deleted rule and the rule set and version it belonged to. To recover a rule deleted today:

1. If the rule is not part of the current application, access the application menu and select Switch Application > application to make that application current.
2. Select > Process and Rules> Tools > Find Rules to access a report of rules recently updated (checked in) today.
3. Click the plus sign to expand the Version that contained the deleted rule.
4. Within the version, click the plus sign that corresponds to the rule set that contained the deleted rule. (A few rule types, such as Class rules, do not belong to a version. Click the plus sign next to the rule set name to access these.)
5. A list of rules appears, identified by rule type (Class). In the display, locate and click the row that identifies the deleted rule.
6. Click the row that contains the rule you want to recover. A message at the bottom of the window indicates that the rule no longer exists.
7. Click the Recover from History button below the message. The deleted rule form displays, marked as deleted.
8. Click the Restorebutton. The rule and its history are re-established.

Recovering using Recent Actions

You can use the Recent Actions landing page to look for the deleted rule.

1. If the rule is not part of the current application, access the application menu and select Switch Application > application to make that application current.
2. Select the > Application > Development > Recent Actions menu item.
3. Click the View Deleted Rules button.
4. Click a column header to sort the display by type, rule set, or operator.
5. Click the value in the Rule Name row containing the Delete action.
6. Click the Restore button. The rule and its history are re-established.

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