Hi I am new to Rule Engine. I have been reading through the documentation and trying some of the tutorials. And I am trying to use BRMS with rule agent the sample application insurance demo. My problem is how to upload model classes. I tried in many ways but, I was uploaded class file and also uploaded jar files but still I am getting the following error: 1. I found the following error message. logfile An error occurred executing the action. Details java.lang.RuntimeException: SNO: Conversion failed at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.numericPromotion(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.binaryNumericPromotion(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.binaryNumericPromotion(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileArithmeticOperation(UnitCompiler.jav a) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGet2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.access$44(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$9.visitBinaryOperation(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$BinaryOperation.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGet(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGetValue(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGet2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.access$51(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$9.visitMethodInvocation(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$MethodInvocation.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGet(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileGetValue(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.access$25(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$6.visitMethodInvocation(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$MethodInvocation.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.access$8(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$4.visitExpressionStatement(UnitCompiler.jav a) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$ExpressionStatement.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.access$7(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$4.visitBlock(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$Block.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile2(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler$3.visitPackageMemberClassDeclaration(UnitCo mpiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Java$PackageMemberClassDeclaration.accept(Java.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compile(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.UnitCompiler.compileUnit(UnitCompiler.java) at org.codehaus.janino.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java) at org.drools.commons.jci.compilers.JaninoJavaCompiler.compile(JaninoJavaCompil er.java:174) at org.drools.commons.jci.compilers.AbstractJavaCompiler.compile(AbstractJavaCo mpiler.java:51) at org.drools.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialect.compileAll(JavaDialect.java :342) at org.drools.compiler.DialectRegistry.compileAll(DialectRegistry.java:60) at org.drools.compiler.PackageBuilder.addPackage(PackageBuilder.java:308) at org.drools.compiler.PackageBuilder.addPackageFromDrl(PackageBuilder.java:167 ) at org.drools.brms.server.contenthandler.DRLFileContentHandler.compile(DRLFileC ontentHandler.java:32) at org.drools.brms.server.builder.ContentPackageAssembler.buildAsset(ContentPac kageAssembler.java:139) at org.drools.brms.server.builder.ContentPackageAssembler.buildPackage(ContentP ackageAssembler.java:127) at org.drools.brms.server.builder.ContentPackageAssembler.<init>(ContentPackage Assembler.java:84) at org.drools.brms.server.builder.ContentPackageAssembler.<init>(ContentPackage Assembler.java:92) at org.drools.brms.server.ServiceImplementation.buildPackage(ServiceImplementat ion.java:781) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor129.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl .java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618) at org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invoke(Reflections.java:21) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInvocationContext.proceed(RootInvocationContext .java:31) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext .java:56) at org.jboss.seam.transaction.RollbackInterceptor.aroundInvoke(RollbackIntercep tor.java:31) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext .java:68) at org.jboss.seam.core.BijectionInterceptor.aroundInvoke(BijectionInterceptor.j ava:46) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext .java:68) at org.jboss.seam.core.MethodContextInterceptor.aroundInvoke(MethodContextInter ceptor.java:42) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext .java:68) at org.jboss.seam.security.SecurityInterceptor.aroundInvoke(SecurityInterceptor .java:40) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext .java:68) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:106) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.interceptInvocation(JavaBeanInt erceptor.java:155) at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.invoke(JavaBeanInterceptor.java :91) at org.drools.brms.server.ServiceImplementation_$$_javassist_3.buildPackage(Ser viceImplementation_$$_javassist_3.java) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor129.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl .java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618) at org.jboss.seam.remoting.gwt.GWTToSeamAdapter.callWebRemoteMethod(GWTToSeamAd apter.java:74) at org.jboss.seam.remoting.gwt.GWTRemoteServiceServlet.processCall(GWTRemoteSer viceServlet.java:290) at org.jboss.seam.remoting.gwt.GWTRemoteServiceServlet.doPost(GWTRemoteServiceS ervlet.java:172) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:9 90) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:9 31) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain. java:145) at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter$1.process(ContextFilter.java:42) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServle tRequest.java:46) at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstance Wrapper.java:190) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain. java:130) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain .java:87) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterMana ger.java:768) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterMana ger.java:676) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper. java:499) at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrappe r.java:473) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.CacheServletWrapper.handleRequest(CacheServl etWrapper.java:90) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:744) at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1455) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:113) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(Ht tpInboundLink.java:454) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(Ht tpInboundLink.java:383) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complete(HttpICLRea dCallback.java:102) at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioRea dCompletionListener.java:165) at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java :217) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture .java:161) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:195) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:743 ) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:873) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1469) 2.Some times I am got error like this manner also Format Name Message package com.acme.insurance.base com.acme.insurance.base.Rejection package com.acme.insurance.base com.acme.insurance.base.Policy Here one more question with the above web application I am trying to deploy it using Rule Agent. To deploy using Rule Agent is it compulsory that related rules and model should be deployed first in BRMS????????? Thanks Mallareddy