Before we discuss each of the available rule types and all their parameters, we are going to learn about how to manage rules in general.
The Zone-Rules Tree of the Zone-Rules sub-tab of the Operations tab of the Reservoir Editor ("Figure: ResSim Rule Editor") is the primary tool for interacting with the rules in your operation set.
When you click on a zone or rule in the tree, you have selected that element of the operation set, and the Edit Panel to the right of the tree displays the corresponding zone or rule editor.
The Rule Editors that display in the Edit Panel have a few common attributes which are located at the top of each editor:
Operates Release From: this field identifies the release element that was chosen when the rule was created. The release element that the rule applies to cannot be changed once a rule has been created.
Rule Name: this field displays the name you entered when you created or renamed the rule. Rule names should be short but reasonably descriptive of the type, purpose, and/or objective of the rule.
Description: this field is editable and does not have a length limit. Be sure to enter a description for each rule you create. Your description should include the purpose of the rule, what operating constraint it represents, and any other important characteristics. To open a larger description editor/viewer, click the ellipsis button 
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When you right-click on a zone or rule in the tree, its context menu will display ("Figure: Rule Management Functions in the Zone and Rule Context Menus").
A zone's context menu provides functions for adding or removing rules from the selected zone. A rule's context menu includes functions for renaming that rule, managing that rule within the current zone, and adding or removing the rule from all zones in the current operation set. Most of these rule management functions can also be found in the Zone and Rule menus that are included in the menu bar of the Reservoir Editor when the Operations tab and its Zone-Rules sub-tab are active. Because of this duplication between the context menus and the Zone and Rule menus (illustrated in "Figure: Rule Management Functions in Zone and Rule Menus in Menu Bar") and to minimize repetitive descriptions, the following sections will provide instructions primarily using the context menu. Use the menu you are most comfortable with (the menu in the menu bar or the context menu from the tree nodes).
