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<replaceable class="parameter">action</replaceable> can be the keyword
<literal>NOTHING</literal>.
</para>
- <para>
- When choosing between the rewrite and instance rule systems for a
- particular rule application, remember that in the rewrite system,
- <literal>current</literal> refers to a relation and some qualifiers
- whereas in the instance system it refers to an instance (tuple).
- </para>
<para>
It is very important to note that the rewrite rule system
will neither detect nor process circular rules. For example, though each