Rules+ | Validity periods

With the Rules+ module, it is possible to query validity periods.

Example

A table contains prices with the following columns:

• Price

• Valid from

• Valid until

The currently valid price is to be read from the table.

Procedure

1. Create a rule for the table rows.

   1. Criterion 1:

      • Field: Valid from

      • Field format: Formatted

      • Operation plug-in: Smaller than

      • Comparison value: +1 day

   2. Criterion 2:

      • Field: Valid until

      • Field format: Formatted

      • Operation plug-in: Greater than

      • Comparison value: -1 day

2. Create a rule for the table:

   1. Operation plug-in: Check Tablerows

   2. Choose Sub Rule to compare with the Tablerows: Rule for table rows

3. Create an attribute of the type “Formula” in the PIM Studio and use the formula RULETABLEVAL:

{=RULETABLEVAL(“Attribute”; “Column”; “Rule ID or key”;Formatted)}

Select the rule for the table rows as the rule ID or key!