Using a withdrawn rule to move a rule to another ruleset

You can use the Withdrawn setting to move a rule from one ruleset to another that is lower on your ruleset list. This move is possible even if the ruleset or ruleset version containing the rule you plan to move is locked.

For example, assume that rule FOO is in ruleset Delta:02-10-15 but you later determine that the rule is of broader applicability and belongs in Alpha:02-01-07, where ruleset Alpha:02-01 is a prerequisite of Delta:02-10. In some cases, you can first delete FOO from Delta and then retype the rule into Alpha, but such deleting and re-entering isn't possible if Delta:02-10-15 is locked. Assuming Delta:02-10-20 and Alpha:02-01-07 are the current ruleset Versions, to move the FOO rule:

1. Open the rule to be moved.
2. Use the Save As toolbar button to copy the rule into Delta:02-10-20.
3. Set the Availability of the copy to Withdrawn. Both Delta rules are no invisible to rule resolution
4. Use the Save As toolbar button to copy the original rule into Alpha:02-01-07. Set the Availability of this copy to Yes.

The Delta:02-10-15 rule is now never selected by rule resolution, but every user who formerly accessed the Delta:02-10-15 rule now can execute the Alpha copy (unless rule resolution finds another rule earlier).

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