diff --git a/app/Config/Routes.php b/app/Config/Routes.php
index 4f0580df..f4413409 100755
--- a/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -787,5 +787,6 @@ $routes->group('commission', function($routes) {
     $routes->get('downloadErrorFile',"RuleImportController::downloadErrorFile");
     $routes->get("deleteCommissionData/(:any)", "RuleImportController::deleteCommissionData/$1");
     $routes->get('checkSameEntry',"RuleImportController::checkSameEntry");
+    $routes->get('checkRuleUsage',"RuleImportController::checkRuleUsage");
 });
 
diff --git a/app/Controllers/RuleImportController.php b/app/Controllers/RuleImportController.php
index f5579aac..09d01c5a 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/RuleImportController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/RuleImportController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ namespace App\Controllers;
 use CodeIgniter\API\ResponseTrait;
 use App\Models\CommissionFilesModel;
 use App\Models\InsurerModel;
+use App\Models\PartnerPolicyModel;
+
+
 
 class RuleImportController extends AdminController
 {   
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ class RuleImportController extends AdminController
     protected $commissionFilesModel;
     protected $departments;
     protected $insurerModel;
+    protected $partnerPolicyModel;
 
     public function __construct()
     {   
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ class RuleImportController extends AdminController
 
         $this->myLogger = \Config\Services::mylogger();
         $this->ruleImportService = \Config\Services::ruleImportService();
-
+        $this->partnerPolicyModel = new partnerPolicyModel();
         $this->commissionFilesModel = new CommissionFilesModel();
         $this->insurerModel = new InsurerModel();
         $this->departments = [
@@ -194,6 +198,8 @@ class RuleImportController extends AdminController
                 'insurer_id'       => (int)$insurerId,
                 'department'       => $department,
                 'commission_month' => $commissionMonth,
+                'created_by' => (int)$createdBy,
+            
             ];
 
             $this->myLogger->logme('info', 'RuleImportController::upload - Calling ruleImportService->processUpload', ['payload' => $payload]);
@@ -262,10 +268,22 @@ class RuleImportController extends AdminController
                                 // handle existing JSON file based on $override (bool)
                 if (file_exists($jsonPath)) {
                     if ($overwrite) {
-                        // delete existing file before writing (deterministic overwrite)
-                        if (!@unlink($jsonPath)) {
-                            $this->myLogger->logme('warning', 'RuleImportController::upload - Failed to delete existing JSON before overwrite', ['json_path' => $jsonPath]);
-                            // proceed to overwrite anyway by writing to the same path
+                        // rename existing file before overwrite
+                        if (file_exists($jsonPath)) {
+
+                            $backupPath = $jsonPath . '.' . date('YmdHis') . '.bak';
+
+                            if (!@rename($jsonPath, $backupPath)) {
+                                $this->myLogger->logme(
+                                    'warning',
+                                    'RuleImportController::upload - Failed to rename existing JSON before overwrite',
+                                    [
+                                        'json_path' => $jsonPath,
+                                        'backup_path' => $backupPath
+                                    ]
+                                );
+                                // continue anyway; writing to same path will overwrite
+                            }
                         }
                         $finalJson = $jsonData;
                     } else {
@@ -641,5 +659,14 @@ class RuleImportController extends AdminController
         }
     }
 
+    public function checkRuleUsage()
+    {
+        $rule_id = $this->request->getGet('rule_id');
+
+         $count = $this->partnerPolicyModel->where('commission_applied_rule', $ruleName)
+                ->countAllResults();
+        return $this->respond(['status' => true, 'code' => 200, 'count' => $count,  'message' => ""], 200);
+    }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/app/Libraries/RuleImportService.php b/app/Libraries/RuleImportService.php
index a4169916..ff0f5fe5 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/RuleImportService.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/RuleImportService.php
@@ -916,7 +916,11 @@ class RuleImportService
             'is_deleted' => false,
             'file_id' => $this->uploadedCommissionFileID,
             'conditions' => $conditions,
-            'calculation' => $calculation
+            'calculation' => $calculation,
+            'created_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'created_by' => $this->incomingData['created_by'],
+            'updated_by' => $this->incomingData['created_by'],
             
         ];