{"id":1388,"date":"2014-10-07T22:06:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T22:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T17:41:07","slug":"what-is-a-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/what-is-a-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Rule?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rule is a function or action that enables dynamic form content. An example would be a barcode rule, where a unique barcode is created for each form based on a number that changes like an order number or sales order number.<\/p>\n<p>If not contained within a parent element like a table cell, both <a href=\"\/support\/index.php\/what-is-a-constant\">constants <\/a>and rules\u00a0can be clicked and dragged to any location in the form, independent of the flow of the document.<\/p>\n<h3>Adding a Rule: 1D Barcode<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Right Click &#8211;&gt; Add Rule\u00a0&#8211;&gt;\u00a01D Barcode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1389\" src=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule1.png\" alt=\"rule1\" width=\"246\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule1.png 246w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule1-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule1-114x150.png 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Name the Rule, select the variable to base the barcode on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule2.png\" alt=\"rule2\" width=\"405\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule2.png 405w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule2-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule2-150x102.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Select Barcode color, size and type.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3.png\" alt=\"rule3\" width=\"412\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3.png 412w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3-126x150.png 126w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule3-300x354.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>\u00a0The result is a barcode that&#8217;s\u00a0value is linked to a variable and will change as the variable changes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/alt2.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule4.png\" alt=\"rule4\" width=\"479\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule4.png 479w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule4-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rule4-150x53.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rule is a function or action that enables dynamic form content. An example would be a barcode rule, where a unique barcode is created for each form based on a number that changes like an order number or sales order number. 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