Maconomy Workspace Client Help

Parameter Selection Rules Tab

This section includes the fields and descriptions for the Job Parameter Selection Rules tab.

Job Parameter Selection Rule Island

Field Description
Rule No. This field shows the identification number of the job parameter selection rule. The number is automatically applied by Maconomy and cannot be changed manually.

Note that rule number “1” is a default job parameter selection rule containing default values for all job parameters available in the system. This job parameter selection rule can be interpreted as “a selection criterion specification that matches all jobs.” This default rule is thus used when Maconomy is to derive values for a certain job, and no other rules match the job in question. No selection criterion specification can be assigned this default rule. However, you should note that the priority specified on this rule determines when in the process of derivation the values defined in this rule should be applied. The user can manually define the priority of all job parameter selection rules created.

Description In this field, you can enter a description of the job parameter selection rule in question.
Priority In this field, you can specify the priority of the job parameter selection rule in question. The priority is determined by a number for which it applies that the lower the number, the higher the priority.

An example of the use of the priority specified in this field could be: You have created two job parameter selection rules, R1 and R2. If a given job matches both these rules, the priorities specified in these two rules will determine which of the rules is to be considered valid for the job in question; that is, if R2 has been given a higher priority than R1, the job parameters specified in R2 will be considered valid for the job in question. If R2 does not contain a specification of any valid job parameters of a given type, the valid job parameters of that type will be taken from the next selection rule matching the job; that is, Maconomy searches the rules by decreasing priority.

You can change the priority number of a job parameter selection rule in this field. However, you should note that if you change the priority number of a given rule to another number which is already in use on an existing selection rule, that selection rule and any other rules with higher numbers, that is, lower priorities, will have their priorities revised by one number as the priority number of the rule in question is changed.

An example could be the following:

You have created 4 rules with the following priorities:

  • x, priority 1
  • y, priority 2
  • z, priority 3
  • w, priority 4

and you create a rule r with the priority number 3, which is already in use on rule z. Rule z will then have its priority changed from 3 to 4, and rule w will have its priority changed from 4 to 5.

Message Island

Field Description
Action In this field, you can select the action to be taken by Maconomy when the job parameter selection rule in question is activated, that is, when a job is created and Maconomy is to derive the different job parameters from the valid job parameter selection rules to the job in question. The functionality is used to warn or prevent users from creating jobs having certain characteristics. You can choose among the following three options:
  • Ignore — This is the default value assigned to all job parameter selection rules upon creation. If you select this option, no action will be taken by Maconomy when the job parameter selection rule in question is activated. In other words, Maconomy will not issue any warnings/messages when a job is created on the basis of a job parameter selection rule assigned this action.
  • Issue Warning — If you select this action, Maconomy will issue a warning/message when the job parameter selection rule in question is activated, that is, when you create a job, Maconomy will issue warnings/messages informing you from which job parameter selection rules the relevant job parameters to be assigned to the new job are derived. See the description of the below field “Message” for information on the contents of such messages.
  • Issue Error — If you select this action, Maconomy will issue an error message when the job parameter selection rule in question is activated. Having selected this action for a job parameter selection rule, it will thus not be possible to create jobs which have characteristics determined by the selection criterion specification specified on the relevant job parameter selection rule. However, the job might still be created if some other job parameter selection rule matches the job in question and has a lower priority number, that is, higher priority, than the job parameter selection rule assigned with this action. See the description of the below field “Message” for information on the contents of such messages.
Message Text In this field, you can specify a message text to be displayed when the job parameter selection rule in question is activated. Note that a message text is not displayed for job parameter selection rules assigned the action “Ignore.” Hence, this field is only relevant for the actions “Issue Warning” and “Issue Error.” If you do not specify a text in this field, system-generated messages are displayed when job parameter selection rules assigned the actions “Issue Warning” or “Issue Error” are activated.

User Island

See the chapter “Getting Started” for a description of the fields in the island User.

Job Criterion Island

Field Description
Selection Criterion Specification No. In this field, you can specify a selection criterion specification number of the type “Job.” If you specify a value in this field, and if a given job is identified by the selection criterion specification entered in this field, the job parameters defined in the table part of the window will be considered valid for the job in question. However, you should note that this only applies if the valid job parameters are not being determined by another selection criterion specification having a higher priority.

By means of selection criterion specifications, you can thus, for example, specify that a certain set of job parameter selection rules should be valid for all jobs belonging to one certain company, whereas another set of parameter selection rules should be valid for jobs belonging to another company. If you do not specify a selection criterion specification in this field, the job parameter selection rule is interpreted as a rule matching all jobs, and the priority specified on the rule thus determines when in the process of derivation the rule is considered by Maconomy.

Note that Maconomy is provided with a default job parameter selection rule containing default values for all job parameters available in the system. This job parameter selection rule can be interpreted as “a selection criterion specification that matches all jobs.” This default rule is thus used when Maconomy is to derive values for a certain job and no other rules match the job in question. No selection criterion specification can be assigned this default rule.

Description This field shows a description of the selection criterion specification specified in the above field “Selection Criterion Specification No.”

Remarks Island

In these fields, you can enter remarks to the job parameter selection rule in question.