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Rule attributes are a core KEW data element contained in a document that controls its Routing. It participates in routing as part of a Rule Template and is responsible for defining custom fields that can be rendered on a routing rule. It also defines the logic for how rules that contain the attribute data are evaluated.
Technical considerations for a Rule Attribute are:
They might be backed by a Java class to provide lookups and validations of appropriate values.
Define how a Routing Rule evaluates document data to determine whether or not the rule data matches the document data.
Define what data is collected on a rule.
An attribute typically corresponds to one piece of data on a document (i.e dollar amount, department, organization, account, etc.).
Can be written in Java or defined using XML (with matching done by XPath).
Can have multiple GUI fields defined in a single attribute.
