Setting Breakpoints in Rules

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Setting Breakpoints in Rules

You can set breakpoints on rule expressions to facilitiate a step through analysis of rules. When you subsequently come to remove breakpoints, you can remove individual breakpoints, or remove all the breakpoints at once.

To set a rule breakpoint in a rule:

In the Intellirule Editor, select the line where you want to set a rule breakpoint.
Then do one of the following:

Select Toggle Breakpoint either from the Run menu or after right-clicking in the shaded border at the rule.
Double-click the Intellirule Editor margin.
Press Ctrl+Shift+B.

A blue dot appears on the margin of the Intellirule Editor.

Note

You can only set breakpoints on the parts of the rule that are executed, that is, function statements and rule actions. If you try to set a breakpoint at a line where it cannot be set, the breakpoint is set at the next valid line.

When you no longer need a breakpoint, you can remove it.

To remove a breakpoint:

Select Toggle Breakpoint.

You can do this either from the Run menu, or by right-clicking the breakpoint in the shaded border at the rule.

Double-click the breakpoint in the the Intellirule Editor margin.
In the Breakpoints view, select the breakpoint you want to remove and click Remove Selected Breakpoints.

If you set up a number of breakpoints, you can remove them all at once.

To remove all breakpoints:

Select Remove All Breakpoints.

You can do this either from the Run menu, or in the Breakpoints view.

Related Concepts

Ruleset Debugging

Rule Engine

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Starting a Debugging Session

Setting Breakpoints in the Working Memory

Setting Breakpoints in the BOM

Stepping Through the Execution

Inspecting the Working Memory

Inspecting the Agenda

Viewing and Evaluating Expressions

Viewing and Editing Variable Values

Viewing Breakpoints

Setting Breakpoints in Rules

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