[rules-users] Using work items in the Eclipse ruleflow editor

bbking badillo.brian at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 16:45:42 EST 2009 

This is true; using another file name worked! Thanks alot for helping me, I
hope this discussion helps others too.  And thanks for clarifying about the
"resources" source folder instead of "src/main/resources", it really didn't
matter like I thought it did.


Kris Verlaenen wrote:
> 
> I suppose you are seeing the Email and Log work item again but not your
> own?
> 
> That's basically the only name you shouldn't be using ;)  The reason is
> that drools-core already contains a WorkDefinitions.conf file which is
> used by default and contains the Email and log work items (and has
> precendence over the user-specified one in the IDE).
> 
> Kris
> 
> PS: using a "resources" source folder instead of "src/main/resources"
> should also work (as long as it's a Java source folder, not just a
> regular folder in the project).
> 
> Quoting bbking <badillo.brian at gmail.com>:
> 
>> 
>> As followup, I should note that when trying to change the
>> MyDefinitions.conf
>> name to WorkDefinitions.conf (and reflecting the change in the
>> drools.rulebase.conf file), the work item disappears. 
>> 
>> Does anyone know why this may be happening?
>> 
>> 
>> bbking wrote:
>> > 
>> > Thanks so much! Following this screencast worked like a charm for
>> me!
>> > 
>> > My problem was that I had been creating a resources folder under
>> root
>> > (which shows up as "resources" src folder in eclipse) rather than
>> > src/main/resources (which shows up as "src/main/resources" src
>> folder in
>> > eclipse).
>> > 
>> > Thanks again,
>> > 
>> > BB
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Kris Verlaenen wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I created a screencast of how to define a domain-specific work
>> item.
>> >> Could you verify this works for you?
>> >> http://people.redhat.com/kverlaen/DomainSpecificWorkItem.swf
>> >> 
>> >> Kris
>> >> 
>> >> Quoting bbking <badillo.brian at gmail.com>:
>> >> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> I've been attempting to contribute my own work item following
>> the
>> >>> instructions on this post and the drools flow user guide to no
>> >>> avail.
>> >>> 
>> >>> I'm using Drools 5.0.1 in Eclipse which I added as a plugin
>> using
>> >>> the
>> >>> software updates.  (checking the plugins folder I only have
>> >>> org.drools.eclipse_5.0.1 & org.drools.eclipse.task_5.0.1; i'm
>> not
>> >>> sure if
>> >>> that has anything to do with it)
>> >>> 
>> >>> I've created a new drools project and created the resources
>> directory
>> >>> as a
>> >>> source directory and created the META-INF directory and put the
>> >>> necessary
>> >>> files in the directory.  along with an icons package.  
>> >>> 
>> >>> Any insight?
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> Jeremy Ary wrote:
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Mike, 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > I ran into a similar issue when I began working with ruleflows
>> a
>> >>> few weeks
>> >>> > ago. Some of this may not be necessary and it's certainly not
>> all
>> >>> causal,
>> >>> > but this was what I noted when working my issue out: 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 1) If you're working in JBoss Dev Studio, it's possible that
>> you
>> >>> have a
>> >>> > conflict between the code you added as a runtime and what's
>> already
>> >>> there,
>> >>> > so try the process with a fresh install of eclipse 
>> >>> > 2) Ensure that any projects you currently have open do not
>> have
>> >>> > build/lib/classpath issues (I had the drools projects checked
>> out
>> >>> and open
>> >>> > and build errors caused unnecessary complications for me) 
>> >>> > 3) Be sure that your project has a META-INF on the classpath
>> and
>> >>> that it's
>> >>> > set up correctly 
>> >>> > 4) Place your drools.rulebase.conf & custom definitions .conf
>> that
>> >>> it
>> >>> > looks for are both in your META-INF under resources
>> >>> > (src/main/resources/META-INF ) 
>> >>> > 5) Once you're sure this much is correct, give Eclipse a
>> restart -
>> >>> my
>> >>> > project did not pick up my custom WI's until I restarted 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > If you're still having issues, I'll be on the IRC channel for
>> the
>> >>> next 5
>> >>> > hours or so as jary - feel free to reply here or look me up
>> there.
>> >>> 
>> >>> > (well, I'm heading to lunch very soon, so back in around an
>> hour) 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Jeremy 
>> >>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>> > From: "Mike Gill" <mgill at modusoperandi.com> 
>> >>> > To: rules-users at lists.jboss.org 
>> >>> > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:27:46 AM GMT -06:00
>> US/Canada
>> >>> Central 
>> >>> > Subject: [rules-users] Using work items in the Eclipse
>> ruleflow
>> >>> editor 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > I am using Eclipse to build my Drools rulefow file. I am trying
>> to
>> >>> add
>> >>> > custom work items, but I cannot seem to get anything (other
>> than
>> >>> Email and
>> >>> > Log) to show up in my Work Items palette. 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Does anyone know how to get the existing work items (such as
>> >>> FileFinder or
>> >>> > Exec) to show up on the palette in eclipse? 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Eventually I will need to add custom work items to the flow,
>> so
>> >>> this is
>> >>> > make-or-break Drools functionality for my team. 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > In pursuit of a solution to this I have combed the
>> documentation,
>> >>> this
>> >>> > mailing list archive, as well as endless Google results to no
>> >>> avail. Any
>> >>> > help would be very valuable! 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Thanks, 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > Mike 
>> >>> > 
>> >>> > 
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