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Completing the Create, Save As or Specialization form

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Records can be created in various ways. You can add a new record to your application or copy an existing one. You can specialize existing rules by creating a copy in a specific ruleset, against a different class or (in some cases) with a set of circumstance definitions. You may copy data instances but they do not support specialization as they are not versioned.

Based on your use case, the Create, Save As or Specialization form is used to create the record. The number of fields and available options vary by record type. Start by familiarizing yourself with the generic layout of these forms and their common fields:

This help topic identifies the key parts and options that are applicable to the record type you are creating.

Create a skin rule by selecting Skin from the User Interface category.

Key parts:

A Skin rule has a single key part:

Field

Description

Identifier

Type a name for the skin that begins with a letter and uses only letters, digits, and the dash character.

Rule resolution

When searching for a Skin rule, the system

The class hierarchy is not relevant to rule resolution for skin rules. Time-qualified circumstances are not supported for skin rules.

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