Within Pontis there are several methods that can be used to refine simulation results to more closely match an agency's business processes and policies. The primary goal of this refinement is to generate work candidates that can be directly converted to projects.

In this lesson, you will learn to Add, Modify and Delete Agency Policy Rules, to help refine results.

Add and modify an agency policy rule.

1. In the Programming module, click the Rules Module Tools button.
2. In the Rules window, click the Agency Policy tab.
3. From the Agency Policy Set drop-down list, click Default Agency Pol Set.
4. Click Edit. The Existing Agency Policy Sets screen will appear.
5. Click New Copy. This creates a new set of rules based on the currently selected set.
6. Delete the existing name and enter Training Rule Set as the name for the new set.
7. Click Save and then Close. The screen will now show the current rule set for the Agency Policy.
8. Click OK to return to the Programming Module desktop.
9. Select Training Rule Set from the Agency Policy drop-down list.
10. Click the Rules module tools button.
11. Click Add Rule. A copy of the selected rule will be created with current criteria visible below.
12. Modify this rule as follows:

    In the If this object column:

    • From the top drop-down list, choose 1 Element Number.
    • From the Elements drop-down list, choose 332 Timb Bridge Railing.
    • From the has greater than or equal to field, enter 25%.
    • From the in this state (or worse) drop-down list, choose State 5.

    In the Then for this object column:

    • From the top drop-down list, choose 1 Element Number.
    • From the Elements drop-down list, choose 332 Timb Bridge Railing.

    In the Rule Priority field, enter 2.

13. The Take these actions column has two parts; left and right.

    In the left S1 drop-down list, choose 1 Action Type.
    From the right drop-down list, choose Replace Element.

    Repeat these steps for all of the remaining states in the Take these Actions columns. This rule tells Pontis to replace all timber railing if more than 25 percent of the railing is in that condition or a worse condition.

14. Click OK to return to the Programming module.

Now, delete an agency policy rule.

1. From the Agency Policy Set drop-down list, select Training Rule Set.
2. Click the Rules module tools button, and then click the Agency Policy tab.
3. Select the Priority 2 rule that was previously created, and then click Delete Rule.
4. In the confirmation window, click Yes to delete the rule.
5. Click OK.

In this lesson, you have learned how to Add, Modify and Delete Agency Rules to help refine results.