[rules-users] "Rule-Id" for a Drools Rule

[Wolfgang Laun]

It seems to me that rule metadata would be the answer to your problem.
This keeps the ID right in the rule.

Alternatively, you could make the ID an immutable part of the rule name,
e.g. "change me here but [don't change me here]".

-W


On 8 May 2011 06:17, harishtejwani <harish at htejwani.com> wrote:

> All:
>
> We are using Drools to detect specific events/conditions in our system.
>
> In the 'then' condition of Drools rule, we would like to persist the "Rule
> Id" of the rule that created the specific event/condition
>
> This is because all our reporting is based on "rules" as filters, where
> users can look at exceptions by specific rules.
>
> Is there a suggestion or sample as how can the "Rule Id" be persisted or
> indicated in the then condition that is immutable or can be long-lived. The
> current approach of using Rule Name itself as the ID is brittle as this can
> be changed and suddenly all reports would break.
>
> If we assign ID's to rules, where do we keep the mapping of RULE ID to
> Rules. If we store rules in GUVRNOR is there a way we can get Rule Id's for
> Rules?
>
> Best regards
>
> Harish Tejwani
>
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