Rule editor

Use the Rule editor display and enter map rules for the selected object on the output card in the map.

When you select a rule icon on the output card in the map, the rule displays in the Rule editor. Changes to map rules are made and committed in the Rule editor .

Non-printable characters do not display in the Rule editor, but display in the rule cell on the output card in the Map editor as ?.

• The default Commit key in the map rule is Enter. To enter a new line hold down the Ctrl key and press Enter. If Tab is the commit key, simply press Enter.
• To enter the object name of any data object, drag it from the map card into the Rule editor.

You can type in extra spaces in a map rule to make it easier to read. Line feeds are not required, but may improve the way the rules are displayed. In addition, you can create a new line where you want one.

Text literals enclosed in quotation marks may not contain new lines.