After you complete configuring all the RulePoint objects, you need to deploy the objects from the design-time to the run-time environment. RulePoint objects are of two types, primary objects and supporting objects. Primary objects, which include the source, responder, and rule, drive the execution of the run-time components. The supporting objects, which support the primary objects, include the topics, connections, analytics, watchlists, templates, and responses.

The following table shows the supporting objects for each primary object:

Primary objects	Supporting objects
Source	Topic Connection
Responder	Response Connection
Rule	Topic Analytic Watchlist Response Template

When you deploy the objects, the grid manager deploys the sources into the source controller, responders into the responder controller, while rules into the event processor. You must deploy only the primary objects. The grid manager deploys the supporting objects along with the primary objects. When you try to deploy an object, it will be evaluated and checked for validity. You can deploy the primary object only if it is valid. After you deploy a primary object, the state of that object and its supporting objects changes from Draft to Deployed state. You can choose to deploy the source, rules, and responders in bulk, or you can deploy each object individually.

The following figure shows the deployment of primary and supporting objects into the run-time environment:

You can view the current status of the object, such as Draft, Deployed, or Needs_Deployment on the user interface.