button to return to the Edit Rules Editor.Edit (EDT)
In the Edit (EDT) tab, the administrator may select from two rules groups: Global or Agency. These rules groups are listed and described below.
Global
The Global rules group are default program edits that are configured for the entire agency and subagency network. These edits are set by Datamaxx Applied Technologies, Inc. personnel only.
Agency
The Agency rules group are default program edits that are agency specific. These edits are set by the agency’s system administrator, and only at this level can these defaults be changed for subagency edits.
By selecting the Agency option, a list of all edit items available to all users in an agency are displayed. The administrator may select one edit item from the edits list and perform the following functions: New, Copy, Save, Cancel, Move, Edit, Delete, Show, Help and Done.
The New button is available to create a new copy of the selected edit. By clicking this button, the administrator is prompted to save changes to the new edit in the database.
The administrator may save the new edit in the database by clicking the Save button. Note the new Identifier precedes the edit name.
The Copy button allows the administrator to copy an edit.
The administrator may save the copy of the edit in the database by clicking the Save button.. Note the new Identifier precedes the edit name.
The Cancel button allows the administrator to quit any changes to a edit before saving to the database.
The administrator clicks the Cancel button to quit the creation of a new edit process and the Cancel Confirmation dialog box is displayed. The administrator clicks Yes to cancel the process, or No to continue the create new list process.
The administrator clicks Yes to confirm the intention to quit the creation of the new edit process. The administrator is returned to the Application Rules Editor Edits screen. Note: The new edit is deleted from the Edits list.
The Move button allows the administrator to move the edit item to another place in the edits list.
The administrator clicks the OK button and the Move Edit Confirmation dialog box is displayed. The administrator selects the new location for the edit. The administrator clicks the OK button once again to move the edit to a new location.
The Edit button allows the administrator to make any changes to the edit properties. Note the ID, Name, and Version fields are displayed in grayed text (“grayed-out”) and cannot be altered. These fields are referred to as primary keys and are used as search criteria. The Properties fields shown in blue are mandatory fields.
Make modifications to the following fields (if any):
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Minimum Length – Minimum length of characters for edit field (i.e., Federal ID number is no shorter than characters).
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Maximum Length – Maximum length of characters for edit field (i.e., Federal ID number is no longer than 13 characters).
The New button on the Edit Rules Editor allows the administrator to create properties for a new edit.
The administrator may define the new edit by entering data in the following fields:
Edit Type – The administrator may select from six options: Regular Expression, Single List, Double List (Primary), Double List (Secondary), Library Function, Local Function.
Text – Enter the full name for the new edit.
Start Position – Enter the starting position for the new edit.
Length – The number of characters for the new edit.
Pass Condition – The administrator may select from two options: Expression or Function evaluates TRUE or Expression or Function evaluates FALSE.
Regular Expression – Any desired miscellaneous text information can be entered for the new edit.
The administrator may save the new edit in the database by clicking the Save button. Note the new Identifier precedes the edit name.
The Copy button allows the administrator to create a copy of the edit item highlighted in the Federal ID Number list. The copy contains the identical data elements as the original edit and may be modified by the administrator.
The administrator may save the new edit in the database by clicking the Save button. Note the new Identifier precedes the edit name.
The Cancel button allows the administrator to quit any changes to an edit before saving to the database.
The administrator clicks the Cancel button to quit the creation of a new edit process and the Cancel Confirmation dialog box is displayed. The administrator clicks Yes to cancel the process, or No to continue the create new edit process.
The administrator clicks Yes to confirm the intention to quit the creation of the new edit process. Note: The new edit is deleted from the edit list.
The Down button moves the highlighted list item down one place in the list.
The Up button moves the highlighted list item up one place in the list.
The Delete button allows the administrator to select a list item for deletion. The list item is highlighted by the administrator. The administrator clicks the Delete button and receives the Delete Confirmation dialog box.
The administrator clicks Yes to delete the list item highlighted by the administrator, or No to cancel the deletion process. If the administrator clicks Yes, the deletion process is complete.
The XML button allows the Standard Rules Editor to display the XML for a particular list item.
The Standard Rules XML Editor provides the administrator with four options: Check, Cancel, Print, and Done. These options are listed and described below.
Check
The Check button provides a sanity check for the XML coding of a particular message. Click the OK button to return to the Standard Rules XML Editor. The administrator may check for incorrect XML statements in the message code. A dialog box is displayed confirming well-formed code or an error in the code.
Cancel
This button cancels the print process and/or closes the Standard Rules XML Editor.
The Print button prints a copy of the XML for a particular message on the user’s local printer.
Done
The administrator is provided with two options for closing the Standard Rules XML Editor: clicking the Done button or the button to return to the Edit Rules Editor.
The Show button allows the administrator to view the new list name and the group name description. Close the dialog box by clicking the 
button to return to the Edit Rules Editor.
Help
The Help button provides helpful instructions for the List Rules Editor and its functions.
Done
The Done button allows the administrator to exit the Edit Rules Editor. If the data has not been previously saved, the administrator is prompted by a Save Changes dialog box.