Rule use availability

The Lifecycle

Transitions Explained

Suspension is an operational refusal, not a qualification result. Forced publication can suspend followers; an administrator can reactivate only after compatibility checks succeed.

What Cannot Happen

An archived or incompatible rule prevents reactivation. A removed connection must be recreated rather than reactivated.

Concurrency and Timing

Creation and change lock the definition and recheck a publication that raced the earlier fit check. Binding updates require the version read and reject stale changes.