The page layout on the business rules manager is described below.
Right pane
The right pane of the
page is divided into top and bottom sections.
Top section
The top section contains
the following elements.
- Path information
- Provides the name of the rule book and rule page shown in this example.
BusinessRuleGroup01
> Table1_operation1
- Rule title
- Includes the name of the resource and type of the business rule shown
in this example.
Ruleset1 12 - Ruleset
- Buttons
- The buttons that appear on a page depend on the function of that particular
page. This table shows a list of all the possible push buttons that can appear
on a page.
Table 1. Button ListButton Name |
Function |
Back |
Returns to the previous page |
Edit |
Enables editing of the Rule page, decision table, or
rule set |
Save |
Saves the changes and returns to the previous page |
Cancel |
Discards and changes to the resource and returns to
the previous page |
Copy |
Copies either a decision table, or rule set in order
to create a new decision table, or rule set |
Publish |
Publishes the Rule Page to the server |
Revert |
Erases all changes and reverts back to the original
copies that reside in the database |
- Message field
- Shows either an action that has been taken to the rule or an error that
has occurred. This is an example of a status message.
"calculateDiscount"
has been temporarily saved.
You may publish the changes
from the "Publish and Revert" page.
Bottom section
The bottom section
provides the main viewing and editing area of the business rules manager.
This section contains the following information.
Note: The information depends
on depending on the level of the rule you are viewing.
- Rule group
- Lists all the rules contained within a rule book.
- Rule page
- Shows a rule and all the information concerning a particular business
rule record in table form. Here is a list of the column headings for a Rule
page.
- Effective date and time
- Actions
- Description
- Rule sets or decision tables
- Publish and Revert
- Is a link to the Publish page where you can either publish a rule to the
database or revert a rule to the original state. See How business rules manager works for
more information.