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Creating an Expression Rule Using Rule Specification

You can use the rule specification to create an expression rule in Informatica Analyst. You can add the rule to column profiles to validate data.

In the header area, click

New

Rule Specification

The

New Rule Specification

wizard appears.

In the

New Rule Specification

wizard, enter a name and an optional description for the rule.

In the

Location

field, click

Browse

to select the project or folder where you want to save the rule.

Click

Continue

The rule specification appears in the

Design

workspace.

To enter the properties for the rule, select the top-level octagonal shape in the rule, and click

Properties

To configure a primary rule set, click the next-level rectangle shape in the rule.

To enter the inputs for the rule set, click

Properties

Inputs

The

Inputs Management

dialog box appears.

In the

Inputs Management

dialog box, click

Add Input

, and enter a name, data type, maximum length, and a description for the input. Optionally, you can enter multiple inputs.

Click

The inputs appear in

Properties

section.

To define a rule logic, click

Rule Logic

, and enter an operator, condition, and choose an action in the

Action

list.

Optionally, enter multiple rule sets as necessary.

To validate the rule, click the

Validate

(

) icon.

To save and use the rule specification in column profiles, click

Save and Finish

To save and continue working on the rule, click

Save and Continue

To use the rule specification in the Developer tool, click the

Generate rule

(

) icon to generate a mapplet.

The Analyst tool creates a mapplet in the Model repository. Validate the mapplet as rule and then use the mapplet in the column profiles that you create in the Developer tool.

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Creating an Expression Rule Using Rule Specification