I think they will probably say that it's not supported. Among other reasons, if you break the XML structure, Rulerunner probably won't start up. The UI prevents this. You could try various edits to Rulerunner.xml in a non-production environment for peace of mind. Try to break it to see how it reacts. I think it should be fine to make manual edits as long as you're careful. Of course, always take a backup of it before you edit!
Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 27, 2025 10:28 PM
From: dsakai
Subject: [Datacap] Do you directly edit Rulerunner.xml?
Thank you for your assuarnce.
>so we implemented a PowerShell script that runs at 8pm, stops the Rulerunner Service, replaces the "daytime" Rulerunner.xml with an "out of hours" Rulerunner.xml and then restarts the Rulerunner Service.
We have opened a ticket and asked Support whether manual modification is supported.
But regardless of the outcome, I think we will proceed with the manual modification.
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dsakai
Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 27, 2025 05:09 AM
From: Shaun McDowall
Subject: [Datacap] Do you directly edit Rulerunner.xml?
Hi @dsakai,
There's no reason I'm aware of why you shouldn't edit Rulerunner.xml manually, although I would say that you should stop the Rulerunner Service before you do so.
One of our customers requested that a certain Datacap application only run out of hours, so we implemented a PowerShell script that runs at 8pm, stops the Rulerunner Service, replaces the "daytime" Rulerunner.xml with an "out of hours" Rulerunner.xml and then restarts the Rulerunner Service. Another script runs at 6am to swap the Rulerunner.xml files over and restarts the Rulerunner Service.
Hope this helps!
Shaun
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Shaun McDowall
Original Message:
Sent: Fri October 24, 2025 04:42 AM
From: dsakai
Subject: [Datacap] Do you directly edit Rulerunner.xml?
Our client enforces strict password management policies.
Rulerunner Server Manager requires the datacaprunner account password to log in before defining Rulerunner Threads.
However, obtaining this password from the client involves multiple steps.
I discovered that I can simply edit Rulerunner.xml and manually add a new Rulerunner Thread.
The Rulerunner Server appears to operate normally after this modification.
Do you manually edit Rulerunner.xml in your production environment?
Do you add or remove Threads in Rulerunner.xml using a text editor?
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dsakai
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