ILOG JRules User Guide > Creating Rule Projects > Tasks > Setting Up a Rule Project > Creating a Rule Project

Creating a rule project is the first step in designing a business rule application.

To create a rule project:

  1. On the File menu, click New > Project.
  2. In the New Project wizard, expand ILOG Rule Studio and select Rule Project, and click Next.
  3. Select the required rule project template and click Next.
  4. Type a name for your project in the Project name field.
    1. If you want the project to be saved in your Eclipse workspace, keep the Use default box selected.
    2. If you want to save your project in a different location, deselect the Use default checkbox and click Browse to select the directory of your choice in the Location field.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Rule Project References page you can specify references to other rule projects. See Defining Rule Project References for details, and then click Next.
  7. On the Rule Project XOM Settings page, you can specify a Java Execution Object Model (XOM). See Defining the Execution Object Model for details, and then click Next.
  8. On the Rule Project XOM Settings page, you can specify a dynamic Execution Object Model (XOM). See Defining the Execution Object Model for details, and then click Next.
  9. On the Rule Project Folders page, you can specify the name and location of the folders for rules, business object models, templates, and queries, and an output folder for the generated ruleset. See Defining a Structure for Rule Project Items for details, and then click Finish.
  10. If you are not currently in the Rule Perspective, a dialog box appears with the following message:
  11. This kind of project is associated with the Rule Perspective. Do you want to switch to this perspective now?
  12. Click Yes to change to Rule Perspective.
  13. Your new rule project now appears in the Rule Explorer view of the Rule Perspective.

Related Concepts

Rule Project
Execution Object Model (XOM)

Related Tasks

Defining Rule Project References
Defining a Structure for Rule Project Items
Defining the Execution Object Model
Creating a Rule Package

Related Reference

New Rule Project Wizard

Related Samples and Tutorials

Tutorial: Defining a Vocabulary