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Business Rules are executed when the form/flow loads and when a control's value that the rule depends on changes. If you want your rule to run Only when the form loads - check the Initialization Only checkbox at the top of the wizard. You may want some business logic to execute before the form/flow displays and users begin interacting with it.
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When the rule displays in the Rule Builder tab, it will indicate that the rule has been flagged to run only when the form loads, if this checkbox is checked.
Rule Builder Wizards
The Rule Builder walks you thru three easy steps to define your condition and actions.
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