[rules-users] Guvnor another few questions...

[Justin Case]

Hi all,

I played a bit with 5.2.0.Final and I have a couple of more questions, I don't 
know whether I misread the documentation or I just expect too much...

1. Can I use functions in a web decision table columns? Because if yes, I just 
can't figure out how... Either way would be good, calling a function defined in 
Guvnor or calling a static function of some model class (like 
ModelClass.getMyParameter(...) ). Anything which would result to an eval() 
block... or should I use a "formula" caclulation type then enter in each cell 
the same eval(function()) call? Even so, I still need a rule like:
rule"mine"
when
  eval($var.myFunction($date.lastTime))...

2. I see discussions about translations of Guvnor GUI, and I see them mentioning 
a certain Constants.properties file. I can't see that file anywhere in my 
installation, nor any other language translation for that matter although French 
and Spanish were mentioned. Is there by chance a German translation around, and 
even if no, how can one generate and use one?

3. I have the feeling that uploading a new version of the POJO model jar updates 
the existing classes only. That is, if I remove a class from the Java model and 
upload it again, then package validation will fail because it doesn't find the 
old class (even when NOT used by any rule or anything I know of). Wasn't there 
somewhere a Guvnor dialog where one could remove POJO model classes by hand one 
by one? I kind of remember such a class list...

4. And is it really that way that uploading a new POJO model requires an 
application restart to actually use it?

5. If I upload something from Eclipse it lands under "Other assets, 
documentation" even if they are Java classes which I hoped would land under 
Model... is there anything I can do about that? A Java POJO model once uploaded 
is just a jar blob afterwards, not usable from Eclipse anymore...

6. The declarative model defined in Guvnor is not much usable in Eclipse either, 
comes as an unrecognized text file. I didn't try to edit it in Eclipse, the lack 
of integration in the application classes would bring nothing. Could the 
declarative model mapped somehow to some Java classes (or generate classes out 
of it)?

7. Clicking a Guvnor repository business rule file in Eclipse throws a WebDav 
error "not found", both for brl and gdsl files. Could it have to do with the 
fact that the package doesn't validate at the moment?

8. Clicking in Eclipse in the Guvnor perspective a freshly created rule flow 
(nothing uploaded yet) throws an exception as well...

9. If I have a model class with a field called aThing, it will have an accessor 
called getAThing(). Guvnor after POJO import will keep both capitals - thus in 
the field selection dropdowns I will have the field AThing... should this be my 
only problem.

Thank you for any answers,
JC