# Rule resolution process-What is a qualifier in rule resolution?

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**Category:** General\
**Tags:** change-and-revision-management, pega-platform\
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293 "2024-09-18T15:15:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![SubhashK7107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SubhashK7107](https://forums.pega.com/u/SubhashK7107)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293/1 "2024-09-18T15:15:26Z")

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In Rule Resolution topic ([The Rule resolution process | Pega Academy](https://academy.pega.com/topic/rule-resolution-process/v5)), i came across this line:  
“Pega Platform moves to the next Rule in the list. The next Rule candidate does not have a **qualifier** , so the system selects this Rule.”

and in the images also I find the term qualifier. What does that actually mean? When i googled, I found only property qualifiers I did not get anything like qualifier for the rule.

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**Author:** ![ArulDevan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/aruldevan/32/23602_2.png) [@ArulDevan](https://forums.pega.com/u/ArulDevan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293/2 "2024-09-19T03:23:09Z")

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Hi @SubhashK7107: Qualifier referred to the specific academy module refers to the Rule Circumstance. You can get to know about Circumstancing a rule from the previous module [here](https://academy.pega.com/module/circumstancing-case-processing/v5).

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![SubhashK7107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SubhashK7107](https://forums.pega.com/u/SubhashK7107)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293/3 "2024-09-19T11:04:08Z")

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@ArulDevan Thanks for the clarification. Since there was another rule version with date circumstancing i got confused.

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**Author:** ![kammv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kammv](https://forums.pega.com/u/kammv)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293/4 "2024-09-19T11:05:59Z")

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@SubhashK7107 In the module the qualifier refers to the condition for the circumstance rule version. It can a date or a condition based on a property. Doesn’t have a qualifier means it is the base version

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**Author:** ![SubhashK7107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SubhashK7107](https://forums.pega.com/u/SubhashK7107)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/rule-resolution-process-what-is-a-qualifier-in-rule-resolution/8293/5 "2024-09-19T13:09:15Z")

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@kammv Thank you.