[rules-users] infinite loops with "no-loop true"

[Nord, James]

Hi all,
 
It seems to me that the no-loop only prevents a rule from triggering
itself - and doesn't make the rule only fire once (which is what I'm
after)
 
e.g. consider the following two contrived simple rules:
 

	rule "addPriorityPrefix"
	 dialect "java"
	 no-loop true
	 when
	  $work : Work (priority >= 200)
	 then
	  modify($work) {
	   setTitle("!!! " + getTitle());
	  };
	end
	 
	rule "re-assign low priority tasks"
	 dialect "java"
	 no-loop true
	 when
	  $work : Work (priority < -200)
	 then
	  modify($work) {
	   setOwner("nobody");
	  };
	end

 
What I end up with is an infinte loop.  
 
Whilst for the simple case I can re-write them like 
    $work : Work (priority >= 200, !title.startWith("!!!"))

however with the more complex rules this makes the rules get very
complex quickly and less easy to write. Is there a way to prevent these
loops - have I misunderstood or do you really need to check everything
in the rule that you may set?
 
How would you do the banking interest example?

	rule "interest calculation"
	  no-loop
	  when
	    $account : Account( )
	  then
	    modify($account) {
	      setBalance((long)($account.getBalance() * 1.01) )
	    };
	end

 
if there was another rule that if you where a gold customer and payed in
> $500 the previous month then you get $4 bonus?

	rule "gold bonus"
	  no-loop
	  when
	    $account : Account(type="gold", previousMonthDeposit > 500 )
	  then
	    modify($account) {
	      setBalance((long)($account.getBalance() + 4) )
	    };
	end

 
Regards,
 
    /James

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