> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.slm.m1amdocs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add a routing Rule Payment provider routing rules are used to route transactions to the appropriate provider. Each merchant will have one or more payment providers configured in the Merchant Payment Providers table. * Read before adding a rule. * Ensure that a merchant was previously created for the merchant. 1. Log in to Subscribe Merchant Portal 1.0 as an Admin user. 2. From the **Admin** menu, select **Merchant .Configurations**. The Merchant Configurations screen appears. 3. Select the relevant merchant from the Merchant **Company Name** drop-down list. The selected merchant's configuration page appears. 4. Click the **Edit Merchant Configurations** link at the top right of the screen 5. Scroll to the **Routing Rules** section. Routing Rule Example 6. Select the relevant rule from the list and click **Add** A new line is added to the Routing Rules section. 7. Select the **Ordinal** number from the dropdown for the rule. **Tip:** Remember that a higher value gets applied first. Ordinal 0 is the default as it will be applied if all other rules did not fit the transaction. 8. Enter a value, if relevant 9. Select the relevant Rule Method from the list. For more details see, 10. Define if the rule is Active. Select 1 for Active, 0 for inactive. **Parent topic:**[Configuration Method - Payment Providers Routing Rules](../topics/routingRulesAbout) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.