Create and Publish a Business Rule (Master Data Services)
In Master Data Services, create a business rule to ensure the accuracy of your master data. After you create a rule, you must publish it before you can apply it to data.
To perform this procedure:
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You must have permission to access the System Administration functional area.
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You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).
To create and publish a business rule
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In Master Data Manager, click System Administration.
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From the menu bar, point to Manage and click Business Rules.
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On the Business Rule Maintenance page, from the Model list, select a model.
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From the Entity list, select an entity.
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From the Member Type list, select a type of member for the business rule to apply to.
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From the Attribute list, select an attribute or leave the default of All.
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Click Add business rule.
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Click Edit selected business rule.
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In the Components pane, expand the Conditions node.
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Click a condition and drag it to the IF pane's Conditions label.
Tip
You can delete items from your business rule by right-clicking and choosing Delete.
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In the Attributes pane, click an attribute and drag it to the Edit Condition pane's Select attribute label.
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In the Edit Condition pane, complete any required fields.
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In the Edit Condition pane, click Save item.
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In the Components pane, expand the Actions node.
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Click an action and drag it to the THEN pane's Action label.
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In the Attributes pane, click an attribute and drag it to the Edit Action pane's Select attribute label.
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In the Edit Action pane, complete any required fields.
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In the Edit Action pane, click Save item.
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Optionally, add multiple conditions to the rule. For more information, see Add Multiple Conditions to a Business Rule (Master Data Services).
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Click Back.
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Optionally, on the Business Rules Maintenance page, for the row that contains your business rule, double-click a cell in the Name, Description, or Notification column to update the value.
Note
Notifications are sent only for rules that include a validation action.
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Click Publish business rules.
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On the confirmation dialog box, click OK. The rule's status changes to Active.
