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    &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>In the state diagram below the following
    abbreviations are used:&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
    Writer or Rule Author is the end user of the BRMS application&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
    Admin is an administrator of the rule set.&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>Rule
    Tester can be an automatic process or a human.&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot;
    src=&quot;resources/rule_life_cycle.gif&quot; />&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;
    style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN&quot;>Some complementary
    guidelines:&lt;/span>&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>When a
    rule is created its status is new&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>A rule
    once promoted could not be deleted.&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>A rule
    can be set active or inactive at any state, by using the inactive property&lt;/span>
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    &lt;span
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol&quot;>&lt;span
     style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore&quot;>·&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;>From
    this life cycle it is important to note that once a rule is promoted the user could not update it. He needs to create a
    new rule by copy and paste and restart the life cycle up to Validated. Once the rule is ready for deployment a rule
    administrator will retired the first rule and promote the new one. This is important to follow this process to maintain
    the integrity of the rule set.&lt;/span>
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&lt;p class=&quot;ISISGuidance&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;>
    &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: windowtext; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;>There is a common requirement that may need to
    be supported to enhance the rule life cycle: &quot;During its life cycle a rule can be deployed only to a specific Test
    Decision Service, before going to production&quot;.&lt;/span>
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