[rules-users] Convert logic to DRL rules

Edson Tirelli tirelli at post.com
Wed Feb 21 12:19:45 EST 2007


   Bill,

   I fixed this bug this morning and it will be included in 3.1M2. Also, 
if you want to try, just checkout source code and build it. It will work 
now.

http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBRULES-554

   []s
   Edson

Edson Tirelli wrote:

>    Bill,
>
>    This is a bug. May I ask you please to report in JIRA?
>
>    The reason is a varible must be specified in each possible logical 
> branches to be usable in it or in the consequence. Anyway, I think the 
> way it is now, you can probably define it only once and use everywhere 
> and it will work, but that is not the correct behavior.
>
>    []s
>    Edson
>
>
> Bill Zhang wrote:
>
>> Hi Edson,
>>
>> In the following part,
>>
>> $person : ( Person( $id : id,
>>                     age > 35 | <25,
>>                     zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>                     $lop : lastOrderPrice,
>>                     $ton : totalOrderNumber,
>>                     ( $lop > 300 || $ton > 2 ))
>>             OR
>>             Person( $id : id,
>>                     lastOrderCategory == "098" | == "109",
>>                     zipCode == "74567" | == "23756" ) )
>>  AND // this is optional, you can simply ommit it
>> ...
>>
>> $id has been defined twice and Drools is giving the duplicate
>> declaration error. I'll keep doing some more experiments...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/19/07, Edson Tirelli <tirelli at post.com> wrote:
>>
>>>    Bill,
>>>
>>>    Your case is a bit more complicated because what you want is to
>>> match every single object which match a permutation of SETS of
>>> constraints. What you need to do is to understand the differences
>>> between conditional elements (and, &&, or, ||) and connective
>>> constraints (&, |). Manual has details about the conditional elements
>>> and the use of multiple patterns. Connective constraints is new, but it
>>> is pretty obvious where they are used.
>>>
>>>    So, I will write a possible solution for your rule, but without
>>> fully understanding the above, it will be hard to understand, I think.
>>> Also, for your use case, best would be to have
>>> http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBRULES-653  already implemented
>>> (scheduled for m2), but we can work around it using an ID field for 
>>> person:
>>>
>>> rule ...
>>> when
>>>  $person : ( Person( $id : id,
>>>                     age > 35 | <25,
>>>                     zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>>                     $lop : lastOrderPrice,
>>>                     $ton : totalOrderNumber,
>>>                     ( $lop > 300 || $ton > 2 ))
>>>             OR
>>>             Person( $id : id,
>>>                     lastOrderCategory == "098" | == "109",
>>>                     zipCode == "74567" | == "23756" ) )
>>>  AND // this is optional, you can simply ommit it
>>>  ( Person( id == $id,
>>>            status == "K",
>>>            delinquent == true )
>>>  OR
>>>    Person( id == $id,
>>>            status == "T",
>>>            delinquent == true,
>>>            delinquentBucket == "3" )
>>>   )
>>> then
>>>   $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> end
>>>
>>>     I didn't tried to run the above example, but it should work fine 
>>> in M1.
>>>     After having the JBRULES-653 ready, the rule would be:
>>>
>>> rule ...
>>> when
>>>  $person : ( Person( age > 35 | <25,
>>>                     zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>>                     $lop : lastOrderPrice,
>>>                     $ton : totalOrderNumber,
>>>                     ( $lop > 300 || $ton > 2 ))
>>>             OR
>>>             Person( lastOrderCategory == "098" | == "109",
>>>                     zipCode == "74567" | == "23756" ) )
>>>  AND // this is optional, you can simply ommit it
>>>  ( Person( this == $person,
>>>            status == "K",
>>>            delinquent == true )
>>>  OR
>>>    Person( this == $person,
>>>            status == "T",
>>>            delinquent == true,
>>>            delinquentBucket == "3" )
>>>   )
>>> then
>>>   $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> end
>>>
>>>
>>>    It is important to note that the above syntax avoid the need for you
>>> to write all possible permutations of your AND/OR patterns, as the
>>> engine is calculating the permutations for you. But if you want "simple
>>> to read" rules, all you need to do is do the permutations yourself and
>>> write down (in this case) 2 rules:
>>>
>>> rule R1
>>> when
>>>  $person : ( Person( age > 35 | <25,
>>>                     zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>>                     $lop : lastOrderPrice,
>>>                     $ton : totalOrderNumber,
>>>                     ( $lop > 300 || $ton > 2 ),
>>>                     status == "K",
>>>                     delinquent == true )
>>>             OR
>>>             Person( lastOrderCategory == "098" | == "109",
>>>                     zipCode == "74567" | == "23756",
>>>                     status == "K",
>>>                     delinquent == true ) )
>>> then
>>>   $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> end
>>>
>>> rule R2
>>> when
>>>  $person : ( Person( age > 35 | <25,
>>>                     zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>>                     $lop : lastOrderPrice,
>>>                     $ton : totalOrderNumber,
>>>                     ( $lop > 300 || $ton > 2 ),
>>>                     status == "T",
>>>                     delinquent == true,
>>>                     delinquentBucket == "3" )
>>>             OR
>>>             Person( lastOrderCategory == "098" | == "109",
>>>                     zipCode == "74567" | == "23756",
>>>                     status == "T",
>>>                     delinquent == true,
>>>                     delinquentBucket == "3" ) )
>>> then
>>>   $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> end
>>>
>>>    Hope it helps.
>>>
>>>    []s
>>>    Edson
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill Zhang wrote:
>>>
>>> > Edson and Mark,
>>> >
>>> > Thank you for your help.
>>> >
>>> > I have the complete rule expressed in PASCAL-like language in the
>>> > following. Mark mentioned that "and" is not needed at top level but I
>>> > am not sure what syntax I can use to express the top-level "and" in
>>> > the following rule when the top-level "and" is used to connect Person
>>> > objects with complex matching logic.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you for pointing out the diffrence between "and" in a rules
>>> > engine vs. normal programming language - I will do some more
>>> > experiments on that.
>>> >
>>> > IF
>>> > (
>>> > (
>>> >  (
>>> >   (Person.Age > 35 OR Person.Age < 25)
>>> >   AND
>>> >   (Person.ZipCode =23546 OR Person.ZipCode = 68590)
>>> >  )
>>> >  and
>>> >  (
>>> >   (Person.LastOrderPrice > 300)
>>> >   OR
>>> >   (Person.TotalOrderNumber > 2)
>>> >  )
>>> > )
>>> > OR
>>> > (
>>> >  (
>>> >   (Person.LastOrderCategory in ("098", "109") ) AND
>>> >   (Person.ZipCode =74567 or Person.ZipCode = 23765)
>>> >  )
>>> >  and
>>> >  (
>>> >   (Person.LastOrderPrice > 1000 OR
>>> >   (Person.TotalOrderNumber > 1)
>>> >  )
>>> > )
>>> > )
>>> >
>>> > AND // Top Level AND
>>> >
>>> > (
>>> >  (Person.Status="K" AND Person.IsDelinquent = "true")
>>> >  OR
>>> >  (Person.Status="T" AND Person.IsDelinquent = "true" AND
>>> > Person.DelinquentBucket = "3")
>>> > )
>>> >
>>> > THEN Person.Status = "KT";
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 2/19/07, Edson Tirelli <tirelli at post.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>   Bill,
>>> >>
>>> >>   The new version works fine with nested conditional elements and 
>>> allow
>>> >> for any level of nesting. You simply must be very careful with OR 
>>> as the
>>> >> semantics of OR in a rules engine are not exactly the same as most
>>> >> people are used to in imperative programming.
>>> >>   Also, the syntax you showed bellow is not correct (but maybe it 
>>> was
>>> >> simply a typo in the e-mail).
>>> >>
>>> >>   Maybe if you can write your "intent" or a sample rule (in english)
>>> >> you are trying to implement it is easier to help.
>>> >>
>>> >>    []s
>>> >>    Edson
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Bill Zhang wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Edson,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks for the reply. The rule you authored worked fine on my new
>>> >> > Drools build from SVN.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > However, I did notice that the following pattern matching is not
>>> >> working:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > $p: Person(
>>> >> >      (Person(some comparison logic) or Person(some comparison 
>>> logic) )
>>> >> >      and
>>> >> >      (Person(some comparison logic) or Person(some comparison 
>>> logic) )
>>> >> > )
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Looks like althugh "or" is allowed, the new version does not 
>>> use "and"
>>> >> > within pattern matching. Am I right or did I do something wrong?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Bill
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On 2/19/07, Edson Tirelli <tirelli at post.com> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>   Bill,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   Unfortunatelly we are working hard to get all features 
>>> finished in
>>> >> >> time for the release and the documentation will only be done 
>>> right
>>> >> >> before release unless we get some help from community. So, maybe
>>> >> if you
>>> >> >> (or anyone else) think you can help with that, we would gladly
>>> >> provide
>>> >> >> you with info that when written down would be usefull both for 
>>> your
>>> >> >> users/team and to other drools users.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   You need to use bound variables when you want to do an OR (||)
>>> >> >> between constraints of different fields inside a single Pattern.
>>> >> So, in
>>> >> >> your example, as you want to do:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> lastOrderPrice > 300 OR totalOrderNumber >2
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   For the same Person object, it means you need to do either:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Person(  $lop: lastOrderPrice,  $ton: totalOrderNumber,  ( $lop >
>>> >> 300 ||
>>> >> >> $ton >2 ))
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   Or using a predicate without the bound variables:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> $p: Person( ($p.getLastOrderPrice() > 300 ||
>>> >> $p.getTotalOrderNumber() >
>>> >> >> 2 ) )
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   Or use an eval (that I think is the least efficient way):
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> $p: Person()
>>> >> >> eval( $p.getLastOrderPrice() > 300 || $p.getTotalOrderNumber() 
>>> > 2 )
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>    From the above options, I would go with the first.
>>> >> >>    Unfortunatelly, there is no semantics currently defined for 
>>> the
>>> >> >> syntax you used:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Person( lastOrderPrice > 300 || totalOrderNumber >2 )
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>    We may eventually do it in the future, but for now (Mark can
>>> >> confirm
>>> >> >> that), we don't have resources to add it to the next major 
>>> release
>>> >> >> (again, unless community comes in to help).
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>   []s
>>> >> >>   Edson
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Bill Zhang wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > That's it, Edson. I'll give it a try and I'll let you know
>>> >> whether I
>>> >> >> > make it.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Edson, I will appreciate if you can point to me where is the 
>>> most
>>> >> >> > recent syntax document. Thanks.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I am not sure why I need to use bound variables ($lop:
>>> >> >> > lastOrderPrice). Can I write it in the following:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > rule ...
>>> >> >> > when
>>> >> >> >   $person : ( Person( age > 35 | <25,
>>> >> >> >                              zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>> >> >> >                              ( lastOrderPrice > 300 ||
>>> >> >> > totalOrderNumber >2 ))
>>> >> >> >                   or
>>> >> >> >                   Person( lastOrderCategory == "098" | == 
>>> "109",
>>> >> >> >                               zipCode == "74567" | == 
>>> "23756" ) )
>>> >> >> > then
>>> >> >> >   $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> >> >> > end
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Thanks to everyone helping me. This is really a great 
>>> community.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On 2/19/07, Edson Tirelli <tirelli at post.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>    Bill,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>    Your statement bellow can be written in 3.1M1 as:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> rule ...
>>> >> >> >> when
>>> >> >> >>    $person : ( Person( age > 35 | <25,
>>> >> >> >>                               zipCode == "23546" | == "68570",
>>> >> >> >>                               $lop: lastOrderPrice,
>>> >> >> >>                               $ton: totalOrderNumber,
>>> >> >> >>                               ( $lop > 300 || $ton >2 ))
>>> >> >> >>                    or
>>> >> >> >>                    Person( lastOrderCategory == "098" | == 
>>> "109",
>>> >> >> >>                                zipCode == "74567" | == 
>>> "23756" ) )
>>> >> >> >> then
>>> >> >> >>    $person.setStatus( "KT" );
>>> >> >> >> end
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>     []s
>>> >> >> >>     Edson
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Bill Zhang wrote:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> > Hi Alex,
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Thank you for confirming this. Writing such a builder may
>>> >> take us a
>>> >> >> >> > lot of time because our business user is used to free style
>>> >> >> >> > Pascal-like authoring using quite complex logic. For 
>>> example,
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > IF
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.Age > 35 OR Person.Age < 25) AND
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.ZipCode =23546 or Person.ZipCode = 68590)
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > and
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.LastOrderPrice > 300 OR
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.TotalOrderNumber > 2)
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > OR
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.LastOrderCategory in ("098", "109") ) AND
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.ZipCode =74567 or Person.ZipCode = 23765)
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > and
>>> >> >> >> > (
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.LastOrderPrice > 1000 OR
>>> >> >> >> >  (Person.TotalOrderNumber > 1)
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > )
>>> >> >> >> > ...
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > THEN Person.Status = "KT";
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Before I set out to write the builder, I would like to know
>>> >> whether
>>> >> >> >> > the new syntax can handle the above logic? Also, where can I
>>> >> find
>>> >> >> >> > document for the new syntax?
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > I am also trying to find some existing open source Java
>>> >> library to
>>> >> >> >> > "flatten out" these complex logic - to break these complex
>>> >> logic to
>>> >> >> >> > atomic ones that can be handled by Drools. Do you have any
>>> >> >> >> > recommendation?
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Thanks a lot for your help.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Bill Y.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > On 2/19/07, Alexander Varakin <avarakin at optonline.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> We built a Rule Builder which creates drl with all possible
>>> >> >> >> >> combinations. In any case, drl syntax is not exactly
>>> >> business user
>>> >> >> >> >> friendly, so having such builder is not a bad idea.
>>> >> >> >> >> Simple Rule Builder can be implemented as an Excel 
>>> spreadsheet,
>>> >> >> which
>>> >> >> >> >> can be easily parsed using POI library and then drl file
>>> >> produced.
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> Steven Williams wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> > Hi Bill,
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > To implement your rules in 3.0.5 you would need to 
>>> implement
>>> >> >> a rule
>>> >> >> >> >> > for  each combination of age and zipCode.
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a : Person(age > 35 zipCode == 23546)
>>> >> >> >> >> > then
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a.setStatus("KT");
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a : Person(age < 25, zipCode == 23546 )
>>> >> >> >> >> > then
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a.setStatus("KT");
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a : Person(age > 35, zipCode == 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> > then
>>> >> >> >> >> > $a.setStatus("KT");
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > etc..
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > Steve
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > On 2/19/07, *Bill Zhang* <billzhang2006 at gmail.com
>>> >> >> >> >> > <mailto:billzhang2006 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     So Alex, if I only want to use the old syntax that 
>>> is in
>>> >> >> >> >> production,
>>> >> >> >> >> >     there is no way to implement my seemingly simple 
>>> logic
>>> >> >> >> >> conditioning?
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     Thanks for your help.
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     On 2/18/07, Alexander Varakin < 
>>> avarakin at optonline.net
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:avarakin at optonline.net>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > As far as I know this syntax is new and is 
>>> available in
>>> >> >> SVN
>>> >> >> >> >> >     only, you
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > will have to wait till 3.1 is released or take
>>> >> source from
>>> >> >> >> SVN
>>> >> >> >> >> >     and build it.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > Bill Zhang wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > Hi Steven,
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > Thank you very much for your help. Really 
>>> appreciate.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > I still got the same error, Unexpected token 
>>> '|'. I
>>> >> >> did not
>>> >> >> >> >> >     see "|" in
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > the document, only saw "||", which is supposed 
>>> to be
>>> >> >> >> used with
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > columns.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > Ye
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > On 2/18/07, Steven Williams <
>>> >> >> >> stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Hi Bill,
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> I think it should be:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> $a : Person(age > 35 | < 25, zipCode == 23546 
>>> | ==
>>> >> >> 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Edson, Mark or Michael can probably confirm or
>>> >> >> correct the
>>> >> >> >> >> >     above syntax.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Make sure you are running of the latest trunk.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> cheers
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Steve
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> On 2/18/07, Bill Zhang <billzhang2006 at gmail.com
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:billzhang2006 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > I tried:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > $a : Person(age > 35 || age < 25, zipCode 
>>> == 23546
>>> >> >> || ==
>>> >> >> >> >> 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > Errors:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > org.drools.rule.InvalidRulePackage : 
>>> unknown:39:30
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Unexpected token '||'
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > unknown:39:40 mismatched token:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> [@246,1040:1041='<=',<47>,39:40];
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > expecting type '('
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > unknown:39:92 mismatched token:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> [@258,1092:1092='<',<46>,39:92];
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > expecting type '('
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > I also tried
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > $a : Person(age > 35 | age < 25, zipCode == 
>>> 23546
>>> >> >> | ==
>>> >> >> >> >> 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > Pretty much the same error.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > Based on the document, "||" is only valid for
>>> >> >> columns...
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > On 2/17/07, Bill Zhang 
>>> <billzhang2006 at gmail.com
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:billzhang2006 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > Thank you Steve. But I got syntax error 
>>> using
>>> >> the
>>> >> >> >> >> following.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > On 2/17/07, Steven Williams
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > In trunk I think you can use connective
>>> >> >> constraints:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > $a : Person(age > 35 | < 25, zipCode == 
>>> 23546
>>> >> >> | ==
>>> >> >> >> >> 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > then
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > $a.setStatus("KT");
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > On 2/18/07, Bill Zhang <
>>> >> billzhang2006 at gmail.com
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:billzhang2006 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Hello,
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > I am a new Drools user trying to 
>>> convert the
>>> >> >> >> >> >     following simple
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> logic
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> into
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > DRL:
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > IF (Person.Age > 35 OR Person.Age < 
>>> 25) AND
>>> >> >> >> >> >     (Person.ZipCode =
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> 23546
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> or
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Person.ZipCode = 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > THEN
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Person.Status = "KT";
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > I found that it is not easy to 
>>> convert the
>>> >> >> above
>>> >> >> >> >> >     logic into
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> ONE DRL
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> rule.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > I tried something like this
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > when
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > $a: Person(age>35) or Person (age<25)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > $b: Person(Zipcode==23456) or Person
>>> >> >> (ZipCode ==
>>> >> >> >> >> 68590)
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > $c: $a and $b
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Then
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > $c.setStatus("KT")
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > But looks like I can not use
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > $c: $a and $b
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > becaue in Drools, you can only bind
>>> >> variable to
>>> >> >> >> >> >     column, not
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> to other
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > varaibles.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Please advise how to do this. I would
>>> >> >> imagine this
>>> >> >> >> >> >     should be
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> quite
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > simple, maybe I missed something quite
>>> >> obvious.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > I know that I can write custom Java 
>>> method
>>> >> >> to do
>>> >> >> >> >> >     this, but if
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> I do
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > that, I suppose I lose the power of 
>>> RETEOO
>>> >> >> pattern
>>> >> >> >> >> >     matching
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> (pattern
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > resuing,
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > etc.). So I prefer not to do that.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > I also understand I can break the above
>>> >> logic
>>> >> >> >> into 4
>>> >> >> >> >> >     rules
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> and that
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > would be quite easy, but our business 
>>> user
>>> >> >> is not
>>> >> >> >> >> used to
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> think in
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > that way. Also, we have more complex
>>> >> logic than
>>> >> >> >> the
>>> >> >> >> >> >     above. So
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> what I
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > want is to see if there is a way to 
>>> convert
>>> >> >> this
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > kind of logic in ONE DRL rule.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Thanks in advance.
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > Bill
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> 
>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > --
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > Steven Williams
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > Supervising Consultant
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > Object Consulting
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > Office: 8615 4500 Mob: 0439 898 668 
>>> Fax: 8615
>>> >> >> 4501
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > www.objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <http://www.objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > consulting | development | training | 
>>> support
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > our experience makes the difference
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> --
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Steven Williams
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Supervising Consultant
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Object Consulting
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> Office: 8615 4500 Mob: 0439 898 668 Fax: 8615 
>>> 4501
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> >     <mailto:stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> www.objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> <http://www.objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> consulting | development | training | support
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> our experience makes the difference
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >> 
>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > > 
>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     
>>> <https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     > 
>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >     >
>>> >> >> >> >> >     _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> >     rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> >     rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> <mailto:rules-users at lists.jboss.org>
>>> >> >> >> >> >     https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > --
>>> >> >> >> >> > Steven Williams
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > Supervising Consultant
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > Object Consulting
>>> >> >> >> >> > Office: 8615 4500 Mob: 0439 898 668 Fax: 8615 4501
>>> >> >> >> >> > stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> >> >> >> <mailto:stevenw at objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> > www.objectconsulting.com.au
>>> >> <http://www.objectconsulting.com.au>
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > consulting | development | training | support
>>> >> >> >> >> > our experience makes the difference
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> 
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> >> rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> >> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> --
>>> >> >> >>  Edson Tirelli
>>> >> >> >>  Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer
>>> >> >> >>  Office: +55 11 3124-6000
>>> >> >> >>  Mobile: +55 11 9218-4151
>>> >> >> >>  JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >> rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> >> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> --
>>> >> >>  Edson Tirelli
>>> >> >>  Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer
>>> >> >>  Office: +55 11 3124-6000
>>> >> >>  Mobile: +55 11 9218-4151
>>> >> >>  JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> rules-users mailing list
>>> >> >> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >>
>>> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >> > rules-users mailing list
>>> >> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >>  Edson Tirelli
>>> >>  Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer
>>> >>  Office: +55 11 3124-6000
>>> >>  Mobile: +55 11 9218-4151
>>> >>  JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> rules-users mailing list
>>> >> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >>
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > rules-users mailing list
>>> > rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>  Edson Tirelli
>>>  Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer
>>>  Office: +55 11 3124-6000
>>>  Mobile: +55 11 9218-4151
>>>  JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> rules-users mailing list
>>> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> rules-users mailing list
>> rules-users at lists.jboss.org
>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
>>
>
>


-- 
 Edson Tirelli
 Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer
 Office: +55 11 3124-6000
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