---
title: "Element: ruleset"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-parsers/chapter-patterndb/reference-parsers-pattern-databases/reference-patterndb-schemes/patterndb-scheme-ruleset/"
last_modified: "2023-07-15T16:57:02+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/llms.txt).

# Element: ruleset

## Location

/[patterndb](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-parsers/chapter-patterndb/reference-parsers-pattern-databases/reference-patterndb-schemes/patterndb-scheme-patterndb/index.md)/*ruleset*

## Description

A container element to group log patterns for an application or program. A `<patterndb>` element may contain any number of `<ruleset>` elements.

## Attributes

- *name*: The name of the application. Note that the function of this attribute is to make the database more readable, syslog-ng uses the `<pattern>` element to identify the applications sending log messages.
- *id*: A unique ID of the application, for example, the md5 sum of the `name` attribute.

## Children

- *patterns*
- *rules*
- *actions*
- *tags*
- *description*: OPTIONAL — A description of the ruleset or the application.
- *url*: OPTIONAL — An URL referring to further information about the ruleset or the application.
- *rule_urls*: OPTIONAL — To list multiple URLs referring to further information about the ruleset or the application, enclose the `<url>` elements into an `<urls>` element.

## Example

```shell
   <ruleset name='su' id='480de478-d4a6-4a7f-bea4-0c0245d361e1'>
```

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