Linking a Rule

If you want a specific rule to be used in different places in the hierarchy of rules, you can create a linked rule. Any changes you make to the linked rule are reflected in all the instances of the rule in the hierarchy. If you simply copy the rule, any changes made to the original rule or to one of its copies are not reflected in the other copies.

Changes to sub-rules of a linked rule are not linked. For example if you add or modify a rule under a linked rule, the change is not reflected in other instances of the linked rule.

  1. On the home page of the console, click Command Control.

  2. In the Command Control pane, click Rules.

  3. Select the rule to link.

  4. To create the links, press the Ctrl key and the Shift key at the same time, then drag and drop the selected rule to the location you want.

    A linked rule is displayed with an arrow .