Need a word!

[Mary Arrotti]

I actually recently wrote the following paragraph for one of my Help systems. Not sure if your rules work the same way - but hope this helps.
   
  Rules can be created on the company, account, or user level. When there are multiple rules that are contradictory, the child or more specific rule will apply (for example, a user rule will apply over an account rule, an account rule will apply over a company rule).
   
  As for how to identify this info - I'd go with something along the lines of "Applying rules" or "How rules are applied." 

Nancy Allison <maker at verizon.net> wrote:
  I, too, need help with a term. I'm documenting a set of rules. Any rule can
be applied at the organization level, group level, or individual level.
These levels are collectively called "Rule Levels." 

In this application, the smaller overrides the larger, so if the No Parking
rule was applied for 90 days to the organization, but the No Parking rule
was also applied to Suzy Smart for 30 days (and Suzy is part of the
organization), for Suzy, the 30-day limit applies, not the 90.

What is this called? If it was hardware, I'd call it interrupt levels. But
it's not. 

My section is currently called "How Rule Levels Take Precedence," but that
seems both wordy and vague. There surely is a term for this, but I'm
blanking out on it. Thanks for all suggestions.

--Nancy
 
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