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title: Rules
url: https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules
content_type: landing
section: Govern & improve
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# Rules

Rules enable you to establish business logic for managing your records within CluedIn. In this section, you will learn how to automate data transformation, capture data quality issues, and determine operational values with the help of different types of rules.

A rule consists of a filter and one or more associated actions. Filter tells CluedIn what records should be affected by the rule's action. The following diagram shows the basic steps of creating a rule in CluedIn.

![Animation: how to set up rules in CluedIn in four steps: add a filter, add an action, activate the rule, and reprocess records](https://documentation.cluedin.net/assets/images/management/rules/rules-1.gif)

This section covers the following areas:

- [Rule types](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/rule-types.md) – explore different types of rules to learn which one would be best for your specific needs.

- [Creating a rule](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/create-rule.md) – learn how to create a rule and apply it to the records.

- [Managing rules](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/manage-rules.md) – learn how to edit, deactivate, and delete a rule, as well how these actions affect your records.

- [Reference information about rule's actions](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/rules-reference.md) – find information about the actions associated with each type of rule.

## In this section

- [Rule types](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/rule-types.md) (reference): There are three types of rules: data part rules, survivorship rules, and golden record rules.
- [Create a rule](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/create-rule.md) (how-to): Create a rule in the rule builder to change records automatically, test it on one golden record, and then apply it to all golden records that match its filters.
- [Manage rules](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/manage-rules.md) (how-to): In this article, you will learn how to manage rules to keep them organized, efficient, and aligned with your data management goals.
- [Rules reference](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/rules-reference.md) (reference): In this article, you will find reference information to help you understand the actions associated with each type of rule.
- [Power Fx formulas](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/power-fx-formulas.md) (reference): In this article, you will learn about Power Fx formulas that you can use in the Rule Builder to set up filters, conditions, and actions in the Rule Builder.
- [Best practices for rules](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/best-practices-for-rules.md) (concept): In this article, you will learn about best practices for data part and golden record rules.
- [Tutorial: create rules](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/tutorial-create-rules.md) (tutorial): Rule Builder allows you to create rules for cleaning, transforming, normalizing, and modifying the data.
- [Write rules across business domains](https://documentation.cluedin.net/govern/rules/rules-across-business-domains.md) (how-to): CluedIn Rules don’t just operate within a single entity.

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