SC Config Manager allows you to define Global Rules that apply to all Products and Product Classes in the configuration model. (This feature is not available in SCConfig Power Pack Manager). Global Rules take advantage of the inheritance characteristic of the configuration model. When a Rule can be applied globally it saves editing time.

Figure 8-6. Global Rules View (Not available in SC Config PowerPack Manager)

To add or modify Global Rules:

1. Select Global Rules View from the View menu, or from the Tree pane's drop-down list button. In the Tree pane's Global Rules view, the Global Rules object is the first-and only-item .
   The Rule Editor window appears, showing the list of current Global Rules in the Detail Body pane, and the Rule Editor in the Detail Footer.
2. Right click on the Rule Detail Body pane, and select New, to create a new Global Rule.
3. Drag Parts or Part Classes from the Parts palette into the list on the left-hand side of the Rule Editor Detail Footer pane.
4. Select the Rule type in the Rule Editor Detail Footer by clicking on the radio button associated with the Rule type you wish to create.
5. Drag the Parts or Part Classes from the Parts palette into the list on the right side of the Rule Editor Detail Footer pane.

Note: Once you have defined a Global Rule, all Products within that hierarchy must satisfy the Rule.