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title: "Creating New Rules"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/netmri760/357369898/Creating%20New%20Rules"
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To create a new rule, you choose a severity level for the rule, define any remediation instructions as a descriptive text for the rule, and select an editor type. Do the following:

1. In the **Rules** tab, click **Add** in the upper left corner. The **Add** **Rule** dialog appears.
2. In the **Add** **Rule** dialog, enter the **Short** **Name**, **Name,** and **Author**.
3. Select a **Severity**.
4. Enter a **Description**.
5. (Optional) Enter **Remediation** instructions.
6. Click **Save**.  
The new Rule appears in the left pane of the Rules page and defaults to the Simple Rule editor.
7. Select a rule editor in the upper right corner: see the respective topics for *[Using the Simple Rule Editor](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357238336)*,  *[Using the CPD Editor](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357369478)*, *[Using the Rule Logic Builder](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357534779)*,[ ](#)or *[Using the Raw XML Editor](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357434688)* for more information.
8. Enter the config file matches using the selected editor.
9. Click **Save** in the lower right corner.
10. Test or validate the new rule (for more information, see *[Testing Policy Rules](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357468205)*).