A rule specifies one or more actions that should be executed when the rule conditions are met. The conditions are optional and if none are specified the actions are executed unconditionally. In other words a rule states what should happen and when. Aware IM follows the rules defined by the configurator to manage the business space in the operation mode. Rules can perform a variety of tasks. They can create business objects, perform calculations, create or print documents, display information, exchange data with other software, etc.