This is a tool that is located on the Management section of the Edit tab.

Function

The Edit Rules menu option () opens the Validation Rules Maintenance interface which is used to view and modify the FHWA HPMS validation rules used for validation reports. The Validation Rules interface consists of 6 components: (1) Rule Type Control, (2) Reset Controls, (3) Rule List, (4) Rule Definition Table, (5) Condition Definition Tables, and (6) Save/Discard Controls. 

Components

The designated numbers for the component descriptions below correspond to the numbers on the image above.

1. Rule Type Control: This control picklist is used to switch between different rule type categories.
2. Reset Controls: There are two control buttons provided for resetting rules in the interface.
   • Reset Selected Rule to Default -- Used to reset the failure message, rule definition, and condition definitions for a selected rule to the default FHWA value.
   • Reset All Rules to Defaults -- Used to reset the failure message, rule definition, and condition definitions for all rules to the default FHWA values.
3. Rule List: This table provides a list of all HPMS Data Items and failure messages for the selected Rule Type.
4. Rule Definition Table: This table is used for adding rule criteria to a selected HPMS Data Item and rule type. The user can specify any combination of available data items to create a rule.
   
   • The Logical column provides query operators (equal, not equal, greater than, less than, etc.).
   • The Condition column can be filled using the Condition Definition Table.
   • The "+" button will appear under the "+/-" column on the next available row, allowing additional criteria to be added to the rule.
   • The "X" button will appear under the "+/-" column on filled rows to allow their removal.
   • The Join and Parentheses columns allow the user to group or create condition rule criteria.
5. Condition Definition Tables: These tables are used for adding condition criteria to a selected rule criterion and for specifying the condition type, value, and arithmetic operator.
6. Save/Discard Controls: There are two control buttons provided in the Validation Rules Maintenance for saving or discarding data. 
   • Save Changes -- Used to save changes to a selected rule.
   • Discard Changes -- Used to discard the changes to a selected rule.

Workflow

The actions associated with this interface are described in detail in the Workflow category of the Help Guide. Click here to see how these controls interact on the Edit Rules interface.