https://www.infopathdev.com:443/blogs/hilary/archive/2017/04/21/why-isn-t-my-rule-firing.aspxThis is a question I see in the forums occasionally, and is something that can be confusing for beginners - so I wanted to do a quick rule review. Action rules in InfoPath fire when the field they are on changes. So let&#39;s look at the following scenarioenCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/blogs/hilary/archive/2017/04/21/why-isn-t-my-rule-firing.aspx#119783Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:03:19 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:119783Hilary Stoupa<p>Right - conditional formatting is different from action rules. </p> <img src="https://www.infopathdev.com:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119783" width="1" height="1">https://www.infopathdev.com:443/blogs/hilary/archive/2017/04/21/why-isn-t-my-rule-firing.aspx#119782Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:56:01 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:119782Jacob Russ<p>This is not the case for hiding sections, correct? &nbsp;In my experience, the rule in this case is placed on the Section, even though it is referring to another field as a condition. &nbsp;Please correct me if I am mistaken - this is simply how I have seen it done, and have been doing it so far.</p> <img src="https://www.infopathdev.com:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119782" width="1" height="1">