Custom Updates Publishing Tool rules are deleted from the Manage Rules dialog box or from the Expression Builder in the Modify Update Wizard. The following procedures provide the steps necessary to delete rules from these locations.

To delete rules from the Manage Rules dialog box

  1. In the Custom Updates Publishing Tool console, open the Manage Rules dialog box by performing one of the following actions:

    • Right-click any tree node item, and then click Manage Rules.

    • In the Action pane, click Manage Rules.

    • On the Action menu item, click Manage Rules.

  2. Highlight a rule, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the rule. Saved rules that are deleted are no longer available when creating new rules and selecting the Use existing rule category.

To delete rules from the Expression Builder

  1. In the Custom Updates Publishing Tool console tree pane, select the Custom Updates Publishing Tool product node.

  2. In the list pane, select the custom update that needs to be modified.

  3. Start the Modify Update Wizard by performing one of the following actions:

    • Right-click the custom update, and then click Edit.

    • On the Action menu item, click Edit.

    • In the Action pane, click Edit.

  4. Go to the Define Prerequisite Rules, Define Applicability Rules, or Define Installed Rules page of the wizard where the Expression Builder displays. All of the rules currently defined for each category are listed in the rows of the Expression Builder. If the rules are difficult to see, click Expand to open the Expression Builder in full-screen mode.

  5. Highlight the rule to be deleted, click the Delete icon, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the rule. Deleting rules from the Expression Builder removes the rules from the custom update definition, but does not delete saved rules.

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