https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/41.aspxIf you're not sure where to ask your question, ask it here. If necessary, our moderators will make sure it gets classified in the correct board.enCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/34841.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 22:35:23 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:34841Hilary Stoupa0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/34841.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=34841<p>Is this a rule in the form&#39;s open rules? Or one that is on a field? If on a field, the rule will fire when the field changes, <strong>if</strong> the conditions on the rule evaluate to true. If you have conditions on your rule you may want to remove them and add them back in, one at a time, to see which one is causing unexpected results. Another thing I sometimes do is put each condition as a value in an expression box on my form so I can preview it and make sure they are all true when I expect them to be.</p> <p>If the rule is in your open rules, again, you&#39;ll need to check your conditions. You can use the &quot;Show a dialog box expression&quot; action and put your conditions in the formula field for the expression to see what they are evaluating to....</p>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/34838.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 21:46:20 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:34838dlgross0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/34838.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=34838<p>what controls when&nbsp;a rule is executed? I have created a rule and it is not firing when I expect it to and I don&#39;t know how to debug it.</p> <p>TIA<br />Dean</p>