Rules Composer

Use

Feature	Type of Change	Description
Project Resources Common Definitions Enumeration Types Effectivities	New	Contains constructs that can be defined once and reused in all the rulesets within a project. For more information, see Using Project Resources
Overrides	New	When two rules of the same priority are satisfied, overrides can be used to determine the actions of which rule should be fired. For more information, see Overriding an If-Then Rule
Smart Aliases	New	By setting smart aliases you can automatically generate meaningful alias names using annotations in Java classes and XML schemas. For more information, see Setting Smart Aliases
Replace Aliases	New	It is now possible to replace aliases in rules without manually editing them in the rule editor. For more information, see Replacing Aliases
Export Data into a Decision Table Import Data from a Decision Table	New	To facilitate easy editing of values in a decision table by business users, it is now possible to export the decision table to Microsoft Excel, make changes and import the same back into the rules composer DC. For more information, see Exporting Data from a Decision Table to an Excel Sheet Importing Data from an Excel Sheet to a Decision Table
Flow Rulesets	New	Represents sequential execution of rules. It consists of various constructs such as aliases, definitions, if-then rules, definitions, decision tables, if-then rules, gateways and rule scripts. For more information, see Creating a Flow Ruleset
Rule Flows	New	Is a sequence of activities for evaluating business rules. The order of the execution of the rules is diagrammatically represented in the form of a flow chart. For more information, see Creating and Editing a Rule Flow
Rule Scripts	New	Is a reusable artifact within a Flow Ruleset and is a sequence of actions. For more information, see Creating and Editing a Rule Script
Rule Testing	New	Allows users to test the correctness of rules immediately after definition, before their deployment. For more information, see Testing Rules
Ruleset as a Web service	New	For easy consumption of business rules from every where, it is now possible to expose a ruleset built on the XSD model as a Web service. For more information, see Exposing a Ruleset as a Web Service
Options to compare rulesets and aliases	New	You can now compare changes made to aliases and ruleset. For more information, see Comparing Aliases and Ruleset
Decision table as a Web service	New	You can now execute business rules independently from any system by exposing a decision table of a reusable ruleset as a Web service. For more information, see Exposing a Decision Table as a Web Service
Execution of test cases using test suite	New	You can now execute multiple test cases simultaneously for a ruleset and view the test report. For more information, see Running Multiple Test Cases Using Test Suite
Creating a reusable rule set in Rules Composer	New	You can create a reusable ruleset whose entities can be reused across other rulesets within the same project in the Rules Composer Development Component (DC). This allows you to reduce redundancy and maintenance effort of rule entities in the project. For more information, see Creating a Reusable Ruleset
For a list of UI changes and other enhancements, see Overview of the Rules Composer