The error you get is due to the second condition (application: Application()) not being included in the generated rules. Empty cell means: the column's snippet is not included in the rule. Since you don't have a constraint for Application() you can employ a trick: remove the column and prefix the text application: Application() to the text in cell C7. In Rule 1, do you really want to test whether a payment is not greater than zero? Do you realize that Rules 2 and 3 would both fire for certain payment amounts? You can update a String field. To concatenate, use x.setString( x.getString() + "whatever" ); -W On 9 September 2011 14:08, john@oa <john(a)openaspect.co.uk&gt; wrote:

Does your "Condition" span the two columns with the payment $param? e.g. | Condition | |-----------------+------------------| |payment > $param | payment <= $param| |-----------------+------------------| Otherwise you are creating rules that check the following:- when Condition(payment > ) then ... when Condition(payment > 1000) then ... Whereas you really require:- when Condition(payment >0, payment <= 1000) then ... etc 2011/9/9 john@oa <john(a)openaspect.co.uk&gt;

If you dump out the xml it converts the spreadsheet to you can see what the resulting DRL is. Mantis is right in what the output is – if you don’t merge the condition column you’ll get a drl as below (If there exists a Condition (c1) such that its payment > $param(1) AND there exists a Condition (c2) such that its payment <= $param(2). If you merge the condition column the constraints apply to the same Condition object with the comma being the implicit and (if there exists a Condition c1 such that its payment > $param(1) AND its payment <= $param(2). Thomas From: rules-users-bounces(a)lists.jboss.org [mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] On Behalf Of john@oa Sent: 09 September 2011 16:28 To: rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org Subject: Re: [rules-users] Spreadsheet: Rule Compilation error (xxx) cannot be resolved: Keeping running total Thanks Manstis Actually I found that the issue was caused by me having incorrectly placed the "RuleTable" statement in the spreadsheet, I believe the CONDITION's in the columns are by default: AND joined. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM, manstis [via Drools] <[hidden email]</user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323194&i=0>> wrote: Does your "Condition" span the two columns with the payment $param? e.g. | Condition | |-----------------+------------------| |payment > $param | payment <= $param| |-----------------+------------------| Otherwise you are creating rules that check the following:- when Condition(payment > ) then ... when Condition(payment > 1000) then ... Whereas you really require:- when Condition(payment >0, payment <= 1000) then ... etc 2011/9/9 john@oa <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323110&i=0>> Thanks Iaune That is really helpful. Yes, I need the ranges to be mutually exclusive, what is the easiest way to do that? Feel a bit cheeky asking another question, but you seem to know what you are talking about! I have tried adding two conditions to enforce the range, but that doesn't seem to work - see below. I still get multiple rules firing. Also can you recommend any good resources for learning all of this, apart from the online documentation? Would you know if any of the Drools books are any good? payment > $param payment <= $param Payment Greater Than Payment Less Than or Equal To 0 0 1500 1500 2000 2000 3000 3000 4000 On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 2:22 PM, laune [via Drools] <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323074&i=0>> wrote: The error you get is due to the second condition (application: Application()) not being included in the generated rules. Empty cell means: the column's snippet is not included in the rule. Since you don't have a constraint for Application() you can employ a trick: remove the column and prefix the text application: Application() to the text in cell C7. In Rule 1, do you really want to test whether a payment is not greater than zero? Do you realize that Rules 2 and 3 would both fire for certain payment amounts? You can update a String field. To concatenate, use x.setString( x.getString() + "whatever" ); -W On 9 September 2011 14:08, john@oa <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3322896&i=0>> wrote: Guvnor: guvnor-5.2.0.Final-tomcat-6.0 Hi I am a Drools Newbie and I have an integer field called score that I need to add to when a rule matches in a spreadsheet decision table. i.e. the score field should hold a running total of all scores that are matched. However, I can't even update the field in the table. I have attached the spreadsheet for review. In this spreadsheet I am simply trying to set the score, and that is failing with: DScoringTable] Rule Compilation error application cannot be resolved My goal is to have different decision tables that will all need to update the same score, and keep a running total of the total score. Any help very much appreciated! I hope that I am just missing something obvious. http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/file/n3322713/demo-score-sheet.xls demo-score-sheet.xls<http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/file/n3322713/d... In future I may wish to also update a String field and keep concatenating to that field, is this possible? John -- View this message in context: http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/Spreadsheet-Rule-Compilation-error-xxx-... 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Ah Okay, That kind of makes sense, although I can't seem to find any documentation on how to merge the condition column, i.e. to have to parameters in one column: Tried this to no avail (using the , as the implicit AND) Payment value > $param1, value <= $param2 Payment In Range 0, 1500 1500, 2000 2000, 3000 3000, 4000 4000, 5000 5000, 10000 10000, 15000 15000, 20000 20000 On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Swindells, Thomas [via Drools] < ml-node+s46999n3328970h15(a)n3.nabble.com&gt; wrote: -- View this message in context: http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/Spreadsheet-Rule-Compilation-error-xxx-... Sent from the Drools: User forum mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

@john, Merging cells should be supported in your spreadsheet program of choice (I know Microsoft Excel and Open\Libre Office derivatives provide it). 2011/9/12 Swindells, Thomas <TSwindells(a)nds.com&gt;

Great, tried that and it works. Now I just need to get my head round how to create rule-flows! so that I can have a chained version of rule-sets being executed in order. Agenda Groups or Rule Flow groups that is the question, I better get reading : ) On 12/09/2011 12:14, Swindells, Thomas [via Drools] wrote: I’ve no idea why I said xml rather than drl – still too early in the morning.**** ** ** It should be there in the documentation, you use $1 and $2 (etc). But in this case why do you want to it’s easier for people to insert the values into two separate columns.**** ** ** You want something like the following**** ** ** NAME**** CONDITION**** CONDITION**** **** f : Fact**** **** value > $param**** Value <= $param**** Rule Name**** Payment More than**** Payment max**** rule**** 1**** 1500**** ** ** This also has the benefit you can add catchall rules for the top and bottom by leaving the appropriate column empty - eg payment <= 0, or payment > 20000**** ** ** Thomas**** ** ** *From:* [hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3329369&i=0>[mailto:[hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3329369&i=1>] *On Behalf Of *john@oa *Sent:* 12 September 2011 11:12 *To:* [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3329369&i=2> *Subject:* Re: [rules-users] Spreadsheet: Rule Compilation error (xxx) cannot be resolved: Keeping running total**** ** ** Ah Okay, That kind of makes sense, although I can't seem to find any documentation on how to merge the condition column, i.e. to have to parameters in one column: Tried this to no avail (using the , as the implicit AND)**** Payment**** value > $param1, value <= $param2**** Payment In Range**** 0, 1500**** 1500, 2000**** 2000, 3000**** 3000, 4000**** 4000, 5000**** 5000, 10000**** 10000, 15000**** 15000, 20000**** 20000**** ** ** On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Swindells, Thomas [via Drools] <[hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3329292&i=0>> wrote:**** If you dump out the xml it converts the spreadsheet to you can see what the resulting DRL is.**** Mantis is right in what the output is – if you don’t merge the condition column you’ll get a drl as below (If there exists a Condition (c1) such that its payment > $param(1) AND there exists a Condition (c2) such that its payment <= $param(2).**** If you merge the condition column the constraints apply to the same Condition object with the comma being the implicit and (if there exists a Condition c1 such that its payment > $param(1) AND its payment <= $param(2). **** **** Thomas**** **** *From:* [hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3328970&i=0>[mailto:[hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3328970&i=1>] *On Behalf Of *john@oa *Sent:* 09 September 2011 16:28 *To:* [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3328970&i=2> *Subject:* Re: [rules-users] Spreadsheet: Rule Compilation error (xxx) cannot be resolved: Keeping running total**** **** Thanks Manstis Actually I found that the issue was caused by me having incorrectly placed the "RuleTable" statement in the spreadsheet, I believe the CONDITION's in the columns are by default: AND joined.**** On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM, manstis [via Drools] <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323194&i=0>> wrote:**** Does your "Condition" span the two columns with the payment $param? e.g. | Condition | |-----------------+------------------| |payment > $param | payment <= $param| |-----------------+------------------| Otherwise you are creating rules that check the following:- when Condition(payment > ) then ... when Condition(payment > 1000) then ... Whereas you really require:- when Condition(payment >0, payment <= 1000) then ... etc**** 2011/9/9 john@oa <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323110&i=0> Thanks Iaune That is really helpful. Yes, I need the ranges to be mutually exclusive, what is the easiest way to do that? Feel a bit cheeky asking another question, but you seem to know what you are talking about! I have tried adding two conditions to enforce the range, but that doesn't seem to work - see below. I still get multiple rules firing. Also can you recommend any good resources for learning all of this, apart from the online documentation? Would you know if any of the Drools books are any good?**** payment > $param**** payment <= $param**** Payment Greater Than**** Payment Less Than or Equal To**** 0**** 0**** 1500**** 1500**** 2000**** 2000**** 3000**** 3000**** 4000**** **** On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 2:22 PM, laune [via Drools] <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3323074&i=0>> wrote:**** The error you get is due to the second condition (application: Application()) not being included in the generated rules. Empty cell means: the column's snippet is not included in the rule. Since you don't have a constraint for Application() you can employ a trick: remove the column and prefix the text application: Application() to the text in cell C7. In Rule 1, do you really want to test whether a payment is not greater than zero? Do you realize that Rules 2 and 3 would both fire for certain payment amounts? You can update a String field. To concatenate, use x.setString( x.getString() + "whatever" ); -W**** On 9 September 2011 14:08, john@oa <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3322896&i=0>> wrote:**** Guvnor: guvnor-5.2.0.Final-tomcat-6.0 Hi I am a Drools Newbie and I have an integer field called score that I need to add to when a rule matches in a spreadsheet decision table. i.e. the score field should hold a running total of all scores that are matched. However, I can't even update the field in the table. I have attached the spreadsheet for review. In this spreadsheet I am simply trying to set the score, and that is failing with: DScoringTable] Rule Compilation error application cannot be resolved My goal is to have different decision tables that will all need to update the same score, and keep a running total of the total score. Any help very much appreciated! I hope that I am just missing something obvious. http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/file/n3322713/demo-score-sheet.xls demo-score-sheet.xls<http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/file/n3322713/d... In future I may wish to also update a String field and keep concatenating to that field, is this possible? John**** -- View this message in context: http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/Spreadsheet-Rule-Compilation-error-xxx-... 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