Business rules manager page layout

The page layout on the business rules manager is described below.

Toolbar

The toolbar contents are:
Welcome
Shows the user's name.
User identification
Provides the current user's name preceded with Welcome User Name.
Logout
Opens the Login page if the global security is enabled.
Note: If you logout without publishing, all unpublished changes are lost.
Help
Provides access to information center for the business tools editor. (For more information, see the WebSphere Integration Developer information center.)

Left pane

The left pane of the page contains the navigation tree. This tree enables you to drill-down to the rule level you need. You can expand or collapse a rule book by clicking either the plus (+) or minus (-) beside the resource.
Note: This area is not displayed in any page that is in the edit mode.
Publish and Revert
Opens the Publish and Revert page where you can publish changes to the database or revert back to the original copy that was on the database.
Rule books
Opens the Rule books page.
Note: Listed beneath Rule books is a list of business rule groups. It is the top level of browsing.

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 List
Button 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.

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Last updated: Tue Feb 21 17:19:14 2006

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