Creating a Rule Execution Server configuration project

You create a Rule Execution Server configuration project to store Rule Execution Server configurations.

To create a Rule Execution Server configuration project:

1. Click File > New > Project.
2. On the New Project wizard page, expand Rule Designer , select Rule Execution Server Configuration Project, and click Next.
3. On the New Rule Execution Server Configuration Project page, enter the name of the project, and click Next.

   The same naming constraints apply as in any Eclipse environment. If a project with the same name exists, a message warns you and the Next button is not available.

4. On the Configure Rule Execution Server page, select the appropriate application server, and then click Next.

   The Application server check box is selected by default. If you clear it, the list of application servers is disabled because you are in a Java™ SE configuration, as displayed on the next wizard page when you click Next.

   If you are deploying to zRule Execution Server for z/OS, you must select Other as the type of application server.

5. If you use the Tomcat, JBoss, or WebLogic application server, select a deployment directory.

   The deployment directory is used by the Scenario Service Provider (SSP) repackaging feature. See Repackaging the SSP and Decision Center archives.

6. Enter your login and password for the Rule Execution Server console.
7. To verify that the connection to the Rule Execution Server console works, click Test connection.

   If the application server is not configured or not started, the test fails and displays an error message. If you use the default application server, start the sample server first (see Starting and stopping the sample server).

8. Optional: Enter the URL of the client application, and then click Next.
9. On the RuleApp Deployment page, select the persistence options.

   Complete the fields as indicated in RuleApp Deployment page.

   • If you select to the Rule Execution Server Console, the persistence settings of the console apply. This option is deactivated for Java SE configurations.
   • If you select to a file system, RuleApps are deployed to the res_data directory. You can select a different deployment directory by clicking Browse. Deploying to the file system is useful in a Java SE configuration but not in Java EE because no notification takes place. See Rule Execution Server persistence layer.
   • Select to a database for Java EE configurations if you want to apply the notification mechanism. See Ant tasks for RuleApp management.
10. Click Finish.