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Tutorials and Demos

The following sections list all the tutorials and flash demos in JRules, who they are designed for, and what their objectives are. Apart from the Quick Start Tutorial, which uses all the JRules, all other tutorials are grouped by the JRules module required to run the tutorial.

Quick Start Tutorial and Demos

The Quick Start tutorial provides an introduction to business rules and Business Rule Management Systems, followed by a series of tasks that describe each stage in the creation of a JRules-powered application. It is aimed at project architects and developers.

Each task is illustrated by a short flash demo, which you can watch or download from http://www.ilog.com/products/jrules/quickstart/demos.

To get started with JRules, see Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial.

Rule Studio Tutorials

This table lists the tutorials that are provided to help you to get started with the rule development features available in Rule Studio

Note

Tutorials for Rule Studio are delivered so that they compile and run in JDK 1.4 and 5.0. However, if you compile with JDK 5.0 some warning messages may appear. This is an expected behavior. If you want to remove these warnings, do the following:

In Rule Studio, on the Window menu, click Preferences.

On the left pane of the Preferences dialog, click Java > Compiler.

On the Compiler page, in the Compiler compliance level field, select 1.4.

Click Apply.

Rule Studio prompts you to rebuild your projects. Click Yes.

Table 1 Tutorials for Developers and Business Analysts in Rule Studio

Tutorial	Audience	Objectives
Tutorial	Audience	Concepts learned	Tasks achieved
Tutorial: Defining a Vocabulary	Developer Business Analyst	Business Object Model (BOM) Execution Object Model (XOM) Vocabulary layers	Create a rule project Create a BOM entry Verbalize the BOM for rule editing Extend the BOM
Tutorial: Creating Business Rules	Developer Business Analyst	Basic rule programming principles Use of Categories Else part of a rule	Create a rule Create and use rule templates Set up categories Use an enumerated domain
Tutorial: Editing Decision Tables	Business Analyst	Decision tables Decision table editing errors and warnings Overlapping interval data	Create a decision table Simulate an error Import data from Excel Change a decision table's formatting
Tutorial: Creating Your First Ruleflow	Developer	Elements of a ruleflow Rule engine algorithms Transition conditions	Create and edit a ruleflow Define transitions Define a transition condition on a ruleset parameter
Tutorial: Debugging a Ruleset	Developer	Ruleset archive Execution order Update object state property Ruleflow debugging	Extract a ruleset archive Launch a debug session Set a breakpoint
Tutorial: Debugging a Remote Rule Execution Server Application	Developer	RuleApps Rule Execution Server	Extract a RuleApp and configure a target server from Rule Studio Execute a ruleset on different application servers Debug rulesets deployed on Rule Execution Server, from Rule Studio Update the ruleset version to simulate "hot deployment"

Rule Execution Server Tutorials

This table lists the tutorials that are provided to help you get started with the integration and RuleApp management features of Rule Execution Server.

Table 2 Tutorials for Developers and System Administrators using Rule Execution Server

Tutorial	Audience	Objectives
Tutorial	Audience	Concepts learned	Tasks learned
Tutorial: RuleApp Management	Developer Administrator	RuleApp management RuleApp versioning mechanisms	How to use the Rule Execution Server Console How to use Rule Execution Server Ant tasks
Tutorial: Executing a Hosted Transparent Decision Service	Developer Business Analyst	Transparent decision service	How to expose a ruleset as a transparent decision service and how to call it using different clients
Tutorial: Creating a Web Application to Invoke JRules in BEA WebLogic Workshop	Developer	Developing for Rule Execution Server in BEA WebLogic Workshop	Integrate Rule Execution Server into WebLogic Workshop Manually deploy Rule Execution Server stacks in the WebLogic Server Import the execution components JAR into Workshop Add a reference description of the JRules EJBs in a Web application Deploy a RuleApp to Rule Execution Server Execute a ruleset on Rule Execution Server
Tutorial: Creating a Web Application to Invoke JRules on IBM Rational Application Developer	Developer	Developing for Rule Execution Server in IBM Rational Software Development Platform	Integrate Rule Execution Server into Rational Software Development Platform Create a server configuration project for a test server or a full implementation of Rational Software Development Platform Add a data source to the server configuration Configure the Rule Execution Server Console with the data source Create a new J2EE application Import the Rule Execution Server modules to the project Create a Web project and object model Add an EJB reference to your Web application Deploy a RuleApp to Rule Execution Server Execute a ruleset on Rule Execution Server

Rule Team Server Tutorials

This table lists the tutorials that are provided to help you get started with the rule editing and management features of Rule Team Server.

Table 3 Tutorials for Business Analysts, and Policy Managers in Rule Team Server

Tutorial	Audience	Objectives
Tutorial	Audience	Concepts learned	Tasks learned
Rule and Decision Table Editing Tutorial	Policy Manager Business Analyst	Business rules Decision tables	Create and edit a business rule Edit a decision table
Views and Queries Tutorial	Policy Manager Business Analyst	Queries Smart views	Create a new query to extract required rules Creating a new smart view to display the required rules
Permissions Tutorial	Administrator	Permissions Groups	Implement fine-grained project security in Rule Team.
Baseline Management Tutorial	Business Analyst	Project baselines Deployment baselines Dependent projects	Create, consult, and restore a baseline Update a deployment baseline
Rule Analysis Tutorial	Policy Manager Business Analyst	Rule analysis Semantic queries	Set rule analysis options Perform checks on query results

Rule Scenario Manager Tutorial

This table lists the tutorial that is provided to help you get started with Rule Scenario Manager.

Table 4 Tutorials in Rule Scenario Manager

Tutorial	Audience	Objectives
Tutorial	Audience	Concepts learned	Tasks learned
Tutorial	Developer Business Analyst	Scenario Scenario suite Simulation	Test and simulate business rules Create a scenario

Flash Demos

This table lists the flash demos that are provided with JRules:

Table 5 Flash Demos for Developers and Business Analysts in Rule Studio, Rule Execution Server, and Rule Team Server

Demos	Audience	Objectives
Demos	Audience	Concepts learned	Tasks learned
Flash Demo: Synchronizing Between Rule Studio and Rule Team Server	Developers Business Analysts	Publishing Synchronization	Publish an existing rule project from Rule Studio to Rule Team Server Synchronize changes and handle conflicts.
Flash Demo: Rule Team Server Tour	Developers Business Analysts	The Explore tab. The Compose tab. The Query tab.	Navigation Orientation.
Flash Demo: Deploying Rules to Rule Execution Server	Developers Business Analysts	Rule Execution Server Configurations RuleApp projects RuleApp deployment	Create a RuleApp project Export and deploy a RuleApp

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