Features in Rules

Feature Rule Feature Description
Qualified If... Rules placed in the Qualified if... area include candidates who meet the rule criteria.
Unavailable if... Rules placed in the Unavailable if... area exclude candidates who meet the rule criteria.
Sort... Rules placed in the Sort... area are used to order the candidates returned after passing Qualified If...and Unavailable If... rules.


Use the icon that looks like the Up Down Arrow to order Rules, List Targets, Lists, and List Chains inside the Rules area.
  To enable the move feature click on the arrow and then drag the selected item in place.



The plus sign represents the AND behavior which is only valid in Qualified if... and Unavailable if... areas. A candidate will either qualify if or be unavailable if they pass the selected Rule.


The minus sign represents the NOT behavior which is only valid in Qualified if... and Unavailable if... Rules usage. A candidate will either qualify if or be unavailable if they do not pass the selected Rule.


The circle represents the OR behavior. This Behavior is only valid for multiple rule arguments within the Qualified if... and Unavailable if... area.
  Example: Qualified if... candidate has Specialty X or Specialty Y - AND Jobtitle Z. In this case, candidates must have Jobtitle Z, and have either Specialty X or Specialty Y to satisfy the entire criteria.


Numbers in ascending order, such as 123, represents the order in which candidates are sorted after passing Qualified if...and Unavailable if... criteria.


Numbers in descending order, such as 321, represents the order in which candidates are sorted after passing Qualified if... and Unavailable if... criteria.


The number in parentheses indicates the performance cost to run the selected rule; the higher the number, the longer the processing time required.
Note: Sort rules with the highest numeric value at the bottom.
Points Displays when selecting Sort in Type. Sorts are not normally used in a List Target; however, if a sort were used, a person is given a numeric point for passing or failing the rule. These Points can then be used to further sort people who qualify. Available in List Targets and Lists.
Round Robin A Round Robin is a specific sort most commonly used for special events. The sort always sorts the same people every time and when the list draws again, it will always begin at the person where you last stopped. Available in List Target and List.
  For example, suppose that you have an Excel spreadsheet or a batting order with a list of names:
  1. Bob
  2. Brooke
  3. James
  4. Charles

The last time you used this list you left off at Brandy, the next time you use this list it should start with Henry.