Issue

Instances of Rule-DataObject and Rule-ClassMetaData are generated after creating new Data Types and Case Types. 

Symptoms and Impact

Various Rule instances are created behind the scenes within the application, and these can cause concern when they are not documented anywhere.   

Steps to reproduce

The following actions create Rule-DataObject instances: 

• Create a new data type. 
• Add an existing data type to an application rule. 

The following actions create Rule-ClassMetaData instances: 

• Create a new data type or case type. 

Root Cause 

This behavior is expected.   

These are supporting Rule types, and instances are automatically created when developing Data Types and Case Types.  In App Studio these rule instances monitor the life cycle of draft data objects, and they also provide a unified view of draft and concrete data objects. 

Rule-DataObject instances are created in the same rulesets as the other rules which support Data Types (Data Pages, etc). The Merge functionality moves them from the branch ruleset into the application ruleset as it would any other rule type.  

Solution 

These ruletypes are deemed necessary for proper system operation and therefore no access to administer them will be granted. The rules can be safely ignored as they have no negative impact on the runtime behavior of an application 

The product documentation has been enhanced to document their existence.  

For more information see Autogenerated Rules and classes.

Related content

Data objects overview  

Case Types 

Supported Rule types for revision management 

Autogenerated Rules and classes