Current Expert manual, contains in Table 6.1 this unlikely entry, with boldface added by me to indicate the oddities: Col 1: Queries Col 2: The cell immediately to the right can contain *globa*l declarations which Drools supports. This is a * type*, followed by a query name. (if multiple queries are needed, *comma separate them*) Col 3: Optional I have no idea how to fix it. Best -W