[rules-users] How to update the working memory of a nested object attribute

Wishing Carebear wishing.carebear at gmail.com
Wed Jul 6 16:05:34 EDT 2011


Thanks Thomas.

2011/7/6 Swindells, Thomas <TSwindells at nds.com>

> Add a name into the policyUpdated type – each type of rule which should
> operate separately only references policyUpdates of that given name so you
> stop those from retriggering while allowing the others to trigger.****
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> *From:* rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org [mailto:
> rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org] *On Behalf Of *Wishing Carebear
> *Sent:* 06 July 2011 14:17
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> *Subject:* Re: [rules-users] How to update the working memory of a nested
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> Thanks Swindel.
> The eligibilityScore is updated on 3 different rules by decrementing the
> value if the condition is satisfied. Finally the eligibilityScore value is
> used in the downstream. Is there any pattern available for these types of
> use cases.
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> 2011/7/6 Swindells, Thomas <TSwindells at nds.com>****
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> You need a way to differentiate between policy’s that have been updated and
> that haven’t been updated.****
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> If you have control of your model then you could add an extra field, either
> as a flag or containing the new value – if this field is null you know you
> need to update it.****
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> If you can’t change that part of the model you can introduce a new class
> PolicyUpdated(Service policy). When you update the policy you insert one of
> these. You then change your conditions to add “not PolicyUpdated(policy ==
> $policy)” which will then stop you retriggering yourself. Finally you need
> to tell drools that you have modified Client.****
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> It may be more efficient to actually fetch and insert the policy service
> objects into the working memory, then you only need to tell drools/your
> rules that you have updated one small part of your rules rather than getting
> it to reiterate over all the services every update.****
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> *From:* rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org [mailto:
> rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org] *On Behalf Of *Wishing Carebear
> *Sent:* 06 July 2011 04:47
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> *Subject:* [rules-users] How to update the working memory of a nested
> object attribute****
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> Hi,
> My rules update the nested object attributes :eligibilityScore which is
> used in another rule downstream.
>
> Only the Client object is sent as fact, the nested object is derived using
> the from keyword (list of services)
>
> rule  "Rule 8 EligibilityRating"
>     agenda-group  "EligibilityRating"
>     no-loop true
>     salience 5
>     //dialect  "mvel"
>     when
>         $client : Client(type == "Preferred")
>         $policy : Service(productType == "Vehicle Insurance") from
> $client.service
>     then
>         System.out.println(" Rule 8 ER = type == preferred:"+
> $policy.getId() + ": -50");
>         int eScore = $policy.getEligibilityScore() - 50;
>        * $policy.setEligibilityScore(eScore);* // how to let the
> downstream rule know that this atribute value is updated without letting
> this current rule go into infinite loop
> end
>
> Any suggestion is greatly appreciated****
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