[rules-users] Re: Help with using Agenda filter and firelimit with Web Guided decision tables

Edson Tirelli <tirelli <at> post.com> writes: Edson2009/2/23 <guyt1122 <at> aim.com> to do is to create several decision tables under one package and then using an Agenda filter and firelimit option to fire one rule from a single decision table that I'm filtering. row in the decision table has a rule name that matches the following format: "Row 1 DecisionTableName", "Row 2 DecisionTableName" ... "Row N DecisionTableName", so I create a RuleNameEndsWithAgendaFilter agenda filter to only accept rules that ends with "DecisionTableName". Then I call on the StatefulSession.fireAllRules(AgendaFilter, fireLimit) with my agenda filter and a firelimit of 1. sometimes and not other times.  It seems to always works if there is a single decision table under the package.  After debuging the StatefuleSession.fireAllRules(AgendaFilter, firelimit), I tracked down the issue to the way the firelimit count updated in the "DefaultAgenda.fireAllRules(AgendaFilter, fireLimit)" and with the "DefaultAgenda.fireNextItem(AgendaFilter)". loop in the fireAllRules always decrements the firelimit count regardless if the DefaultAgenda.fireNextItem(AgendaFilter) calls the fireActivation method or the fireActivationCancelled method.  I would perfer the firelimit count to only get decremented if the fireNextItem results in a fireActivation method call and I think the logic will work for my scenario.  Looking at the documenation, it look like the logic is geared towards focusing agenda groups, but I do not want to have maintain a agenda group column on my decision tables.  I want each decision table to be an agenda group automagically. the while loop below: it can receive more activations. lists.jboss.orghttps://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users Hat <at> www.jboss.com Hi Edson, Thanks for your reply. Will you create a Jira ticket for this issue? Also, I found a work around for my scenario let me know if it is advisable to update Rule at runtime. I'm iterating overall of the rules in the packages and setting the agenda group name to the rule name, sans the "Row N". Then before firingAllRules, focus the agenda group that matches the decision table I want to evaluate. Code: // Get the rulebase RuleBase ruleBase = ruleAgent.getRuleBase(); // Iterate over package and rules to update the agenda group name for(Package package : ruleBase.getPackages()) { int total = package.getRules().length(); for (Rule rule : package.getRules()) { rule.setAgendaGroup(parseRuleName(rule.getName())); rule.setSalience(new SalienceInteger((int) ((total - rule.getLoadOrder()) + 1)); } } // Create the new stateful session StatefulSession statefulSession = ruleBase.newStatefulSession(); try { // Insert the facts. statefulSession.insert(fact); // Focus the appropriate agenda group... statefulSession.focus(theDecisionTableName); // Fire the rules with agenda filter and firelimit. statefulSession.fireAllRules(new RuleNameEndsWithAgendaFilter(theDecisionTableName, true), 1); } finally { // Dispose of the session when done. statefulSession.dispose(); } Thanks, Guy