Rules extends Entity API and provides uniform access to Backdrop's data types and instances.

By using pluggable wrappers for data types and properties, as well as its mechanics for executions (events, conditions, actions, logic operations), Rules provides a comprehensive approach for building (re)configurable programs.

For example, in Rules's Admin UI, data from diverse set of resources is presented in a clean, yet rich interface, for programmers of all skill levels to extend Backdrop.

This section describes how to work with data.

At the moment, these pages link to the corresponding Drupal pages. Backdrop-specific pages are TBD.

Note to developers: See also the Developer Docs page on Data types for using hook_rules_data_info().

Rules extends Entity API and provides uniform access to Backdrop's data types and instances.

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Lists are collections of data objects that can be operated over in a loop. Any group of data items can be treated as a list, for example

Rules has many features for calculations, conversions, & transformations with support for complex logic on several data types. This can be

By default, Rules includes a direct input and a data selection interface.