Question about Rule Machine - Rule Actions - Required Expression? C8 v2.3.9.162

[user2292]

If I have Rule 1 run the actions of Rule 2, will the required expression of Rule 2 have to be satisfied for Rule 2 actions to run?

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[bertabcd1234]

@user2292

If I have Rule 1 run the actions of Rule 2, will the required expression of Rule 2 have to be satisfied for Rule 2 actions to run?

No. "Run Rule Actions" simply runs the actions of the specified rule and will do so regardless of any Required Expression. [EDIT: Except as described below.]

[bravenel]

@bertabcd1234

will do so regardless of any Required Expression.

Not quite. If the Required Expression has the option to Cancel Pending Actions when false, the actions of the called rule will not run. There is a bug in so far as when this happens, there is no log entry provided to say that this is what happened (well, didn't happen).

[user2292]

I found a workaround with a private boolean.