The process of creating a rule to specify a particular result can be very complex since the number of available variables in the rule creation process is vast. This document is designed to illustrate only the basic mechanics of creating a generic rule using the Rules Editor. Remember that after you create a new rule in an existing Rules List, when you save the rule and the list, a new child list is created from the original parent list.
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The following steps can be applied both in the Auto Decision Engine (ADE) and Auto Agent (AA) rules editors.
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Go to Fraud Control and then the Rules menu. Scroll down and select Add Rule.
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On the Rule Editor page, select the Apply the following decision to the transaction when the conditions are met drop-down menu and select an action (No Change, Approve, Review, Escalate, or Decline) to be applied when the rule is triggered.
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You can also select any custom-made rule action appearing in the menu, which displays if you have created any Custom Reason Codes under the Workflow menu.
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Select an arrow to expand a Rule Condition.
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Select the appropriate option for the Condition.
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In the condition editor, select an operator from the drop-down menu.
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Enter a text string in the available field for all or part of a customer name.
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Under the Rule section in the bottom left corner of the page, select or clear the Disabled checkbox depending on whether or not you want to enable the rule.
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Select or clear the Important checkbox depending on whether you want to give this rule special preference in the hierarchy of rules (see the next section for hierarchy details).
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In the Rule Description field, enter an easily understood description of the rule being created.
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Select Create Rule.
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Select the plus (+) sign to add operators connecting conditional operators using "or" or "and."
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Multiple relational operators can be added to rules; however, more operators make it more difficult to understand how the rule triggers on a transaction and how the rule interacts with other rules. Adding the fewest number of operators to a rule as are required to accomplish a goal is highly recommended.
If multiple rules are triggered when an order passes through us, the action taken is prioritized in alphabetical order as follows:
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Approve (highest priority)
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Decline
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Escalate
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Review (lowest priority)
In other words, if a transaction triggers multiple rules with many different actions specified for each of those rules, Approve is the best action, because it's the highest priority action. Decline takes the next highest precedence if no Approve rules are triggered, and so on.
You can select the Important checkbox for your rule if you want it to be placed at the top of the Action priority list. If a rule is marked Important, the specific action you assigned to the rule will be applied ahead of all the other rules whenever the Important rule is triggered.
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After creating a rule and receiving confirmation, select Back to Rules List to return to the rules list you are editing.
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Review the Rules List and confirm that the new rule has been added. A plus (+) sign displays in the row for the new rule, indicating that it was just created. Look at any other symbols indicating the status of the rule. In the left side bar, under the Rule Set Details section, the listing for Created On states that the Rule Set is unsaved.
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Optionally, change the text description to fit the current function of the edited Rules List.
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Select Save to save the Rules List and create a new set of rules. A confirmation message displays.
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Select the Activate Rule Set link on the left sidebar if you want your orders to pass through the new rule set right away.
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It can take up to ten minutes for a new rule set to become active after you select Activate Rule Set.
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