There are different approaches to creating a rule configuration, depending on whether a rule configuration is to be adopted from a template, adapted or created from scratch. The basic procedure for creating a rule configuration is always the same. It consists of
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two steps, which are referred to below as
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start and
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configuration.
Step 1: Start
Go to the area for managing rule configurations:
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Select a language for your rule configuration under Language. You can choose between German, English, French and Spanish.
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Under Sublanguage, select
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a sublanguage for your rule configuration.
Click on Create:
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-> The following window
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opens:
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You have the following options in this window:
Step 2: Option
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Enter a unique name for your configuration.
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Go on to Step 2: Option.
No preselection: You can start here with an empty rule configuration.
Select one of the
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Go on to Step 3: Configuration .
Start without the preselected rule configuration
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Select that no rules are preconfigured by clicking the appropriate button:
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Go on to Step 3: Configuration .
Step 3: Configuration
Requirements
- You are here:
- You have selected one of two preconfigured rule sets or No preselection.
Create a rule configuration using the Rule wizard
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A description of the Rule wizard interface is available here: Style Guide – Rules |
Click Wizard:
The Rule wizard will open up:
Optional: Enter a deprecated example and a positive example in the Example area.
Optional: Select a counter value. If the rule can be configured using a counter value, the Select button in the Counter is enabled.
Decide whether the rule should be enabled in your rule configuration.
If you want the rule to be enabled, click Yes.
The Rule wizard will go to the next rule.
The counter increases by a value of 1.
The rule has been successfully enabled as part of your rule configuration.
Click No if the rule is not be enabled.
The Rule wizard will go to the next rule.
The counter increases by a value of 1.
- The rule has not been enabled as part of your rule configuration.
If you are not yet sure whether the rule should be enabled, click Ask later.
The Rule wizard will go to the next rule.
The counter will remain the same.
- The rule was temporarily not enabled as part of your rule configuration.
How to create a rule configuration without the wizard
Click Create:
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The panel will close.
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If you have selected one of the two preconfigured rule configurations, the checkboxes of the relevant rules are enabled.
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If you selected No preselection, no checkboxes are selected.
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Select all desired rules in the different rule categories by enabling the appropriate checkbox:
Or: Enable all rules by enabling the checkbox to the left of Rule in each rule category:
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other options to create a preconfigured selection.
Create: Confirm the selection and create the rule configuration under the selected name.
Close: Close the window. The configuration is not saved. Your selections will be discarded.
Step 2: Configuration
You can adjust a rule configuration immediately after creating it or later.
Overview of the rule configuration:
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Specify the language and sublanguage.
Then select the configuration. As soon as you have selected a configuration here, the individual rules are displayed in the lower part of the window.
The individual rules are divided into five categories. Select the individual categories to activate the rules there.
- Spelling: Spelling
- Grammar: Grammar
- Terminology: Terminology
- Style: Style
- Abbreviations: AbbreviationsSearch window: You can search for a specific rule within the activated category here - use either parts of the rule code or the description to do this
Undo/Save Changes: The changes only become active when you click on Save Changes. Conversely, use Undo to undo the changes.
Checkboxes: Check the boxes for all the rules you want to apply. Click on the box in the column header to activate or deactivate all rules in this category.
Rule column: The unique ID of each rule.
Description column: The short description for each rule.
Count column: Some rules have a counter for rule adjustment, e.g. rules that deal with a maximum permitted sentence length. To adjust the counter, click on the number and select the desired value.
Information column: Additional information on the rule, e.g. information on which rules are mutually exclusive.
Refresh button: Display the latest status of your rule configuration. Make sure that two people are not working on the same rule configuration at the same time.
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