ILOG JRules User Guide > Orchestrating Ruleset Execution > Tasks > Exporting a Ruleset Archive

A ruleset archive prepares your rules for deployment so that it can be integrated into an embedded rule engine. For deployment to Rule Execution Server, you need to create a RuleApp. The ruleset archive is generated with all rules of the project unless you define a ruleset extractor.

To export a ruleset archive:

  1. In Rule Studio, right-click and select Export from the shortcut menu.
  2. On the Export page, expand ILOG Rule Studio and click Ruleset Archive.
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Export a Ruleset Archive page, the selected Rule project is shown, but you can Browse and change the project if required:
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  5. If you want filter the ruleset, click Use a ruleset extractor and select the extractor from the drop-down list.
  6. Complete the Archive file field.
  7. You can select an existing archive from the drop-down list or use Browse and navigate to where the archive file is stored. For a new archive, type in a new name in the format xxx.jar.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Rule Studio creates the ruleset archive in the output directory specified in the rule project properties. The JAR file name appears in the Rule Explorer list for the project components.s

Related Concepts

Rulesets and Ruleset Archives

Related Tasks

Extracting Artifacts to be Put in a Ruleset
Creating RuleApp Projects