business rule running twice on single Update

[P Seth]

Hi, 
I have 2 business rule one is on Before update and another is on After insert and update. 
1. Before Update BR: 
- Condition : State = On Hold && Sub state = Customer && Additional Comment CHANGES
- 

if (current.requested_for == gs.getUserID()) //if comment is updated by same as user in requested for
	{
		current.pending_target_date = chaging to NULL
		current.substate = changing to NULL
		current.state = WIP
 fire an event (event 1)
	}

2. After insert/update BR : 
Condition : Additional Comment CHANGES 

if (previous.state == 'On Hold' && current.state == 'WIP' && current.requested_for == gs.getUserID()) {
        gs.info(' CONDITION PASSED');
        return;
    } 
else { // for updates on comments 
        gs.info('RUNNING TWICE');
        Fire Event 2
    }

But when RITM state is On Hold and User( requested for) does and update. 
BR1 runs successfully fires event 1 and BR2 runs Twice , Firstly i see 1st log statement "CONDITION PASSED" and 2nd Log statement "RUNNING TWICE". and Fires Event 2  which is not ideal. as i want to suppress the BR2 completely  when BR1 is running .

[Mark Manders]

Why do you have two BRs for this? The first rule is setting the conditions for the second rule to trigger. This could all be done in one BR.

[P Seth]

have some additional conditions in 2nd BR for some specific catalogs and and BR1 is open to all . 

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@P Seth 

you can combine and have extra check in the BR so that the additional logic only runs when your specific conditions meet.

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[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@P Seth 

1 before update business rule on RITM Table and you should be good

Script: Ensure you give correct state, substate value in script

// Combined business rule for On Hold → WIP with comment logic

if (current.state == 'On Hold' && current.substate == 'Customer' && current.additional_comments.changes() && current.requested_for == gs.getUserID()) {
    // Comment is being made by requested_for user
    current.pending_target_date = null;
    current.substate = '';
    current.state = 'WIP';

    // Fire Event 1 (custom event)
    gs.eventQueue('event1_name', current, current.sys_id, gs.getUserID());

} else if (current.additional_comments.changes()) {
    // Handle comment updates not matching above condition

    // Fire Event 2 (custom event)
    gs.eventQueue('event2_name', current, current.sys_id, gs.getUserID());
}

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