Ordering of Attribute Rules

In the current version of Dimensions CM, by default, attribute rules are ordered by:

1. From state, then,

2. To state, then,

3. Rules (not Required ahead of Required), and finally,

4. Role.

In the example below the attributes rules relating to the attribute PLAN_FINISH are ordered as follows:

Attribute | From | To | Role | Rules
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PLAN_FINISH | REVIEW | WORK | CRB | Required, Writeable
PLAN_FINISH | REVIEW | WORK | IMPLEMENTOR | Writeable
PLAN_FINISH |  |  | TESTER |

NOTE In versions of Dimensions up to, and including 10.1.3, the attribute rules were ordered by role; and rules that were non-mandatory took precedence over mandatory rules. This meant that an attribute rule with no From and To states would take precedence over one that had specified From and To states.

You can revert to this behavior, by adding the following symbol to dm.cfg on the Dimensions CM server machine:

DM_ORDER_ATTR_RULES_BY_ROLE

For details see the Administration Guide.