Overview of Rules

Rules consist of code that is written in Visual Basic.Net (VB.Net), a programming language that is compatible with the language in which GE Digital APM is written. If you have sufficient knowledge of writing VB.Net code, you can write rule code to be executed when certain changes occur in the GE Digital APM database. You can write family-level or field-level rules.

As an alternative to family-level rules, you can use family policies to configure certain actions to occur when a record changes in the GE Digital APM database. Family policies are created in a user interface where knowledge of Visual Basic.Net (VB.Net) is not required.

Note: For a single family, you can write family-level rules or family policies, not both. You can, however, use the Baseline Rule node in a family policy to execute any existing GE Digital APM baseline rules that correspond to the policy’s family and trigger. You can also use field-level rules and family policies for the same family.