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When exporting a rule from Rules module you get some serialized representation of that rule. I understand everything but the 'OWNER' property in the export string - it has 'rules' value, but what does it mean specifically?

If I want store this rule in code within my module, do I need to change this value to 'module_name'? What are the implications here?

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OWNER means what module provided this rule. The reason for this is so we have a good way for contrib modules like drupal_commerce to have a section in their administrative area to only show an interface for their rules and not ALL rules.

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  • So is it akin to TAGS? No functional purpose except for categorization?
    – Gleb Varenov
    Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 5:51
  • From all of my past experience that is what I gathered.
    – FatGuyLaughing
    Commented Aug 20, 2014 at 14:04
  • I'd like to add one less-than-obvious consequence of this behavior that gave me troubles. If you change 'OWNER' to something other than 'rules' you lose the ability to see/manipulate it through the standard Rules UI interface. So, beware.
    – Gleb Varenov
    Commented Aug 28, 2014 at 8:21
  • Yes you will lose it via the UI. I'm sorry I thought I had mentioned that above. Rules' UI needs to be updated so that it is the catch all for any Rule regardless of OWNER.
    – FatGuyLaughing
    Commented Aug 28, 2014 at 14:24

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