ILOG JRules User Guide > Writing Rules > Concepts > Business Rule Templates

A business rule template is a partially written rule that is used as a starting point to create multiple rules with similar content and structure. In addition, by defining it as such in the template, parts of rules created from a template can be frozen so that they cannot be edited.

Rule templates simplify the task of writing rules and are useful for:

A rule template applies only at the moment you create a rule. If you subsequently modify the template, this will have no impact on rules previously created from this template. You would need to update these rules manually.

Related Concepts

Anatomy of a Rule Artifact
Business Rules

Related Tasks

Setting Up a Business Rule Template
Creating Business Rules
Defining a Category Filter on a Business Rule Artifact

Related Reference

Business Action Language

Related Samples and Tutorials

Tutorial: Creating Business Rules