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Manage, activate, edit, or delete restriction rules

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Summary

The Restriction Rules list shows every rule for the account with its scope, logic mode, blocked-code and keyword counts, and status. From here you can activate/deactivate, edit, or delete any rule, and filter the list by book.

Before you start

  • Required role: Admin or Catalog Manager

Steps

  1. Go to Restriction Rules (/restriction_rules.cfm).
  2. Use the All / GSA buttons to filter by book, or the Search rules… box to find a rule by name. _(Columns: Rule Name, Scope, Logic, Mode, Codes, Keywords, Status, Actions)_
  3. To turn a rule on or off, click its status toggle. _(Button: "Click to deactivate" / activate)_
  4. To change a rule, click Edit in its Actions column. _(Opens restriction_rules.cfm?rule_edit=1&rule_id=<id>)_
  5. To remove a rule, click Delete and confirm.

What success looks like

The rule's status reflects your change immediately in the table; edited rules keep their place with updated counts; deleted rules disappear from the list.

Gotchas / troubleshooting

  • Deactivating is reversible and safer than deleting if you only need to pause a policy.
  • After bulk changes, run Rebuild Cache so buyer-facing catalogs reflect the new state.

Related

  • Block purchases by UNSPSC code
  • Block purchases by keyword
  • Rebuild the restriction cache

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