Rule sets
A rule set is a group of if/then statements or rules where the if is the condition and the then is the action of the rule. Rule sets are best suited for those business rules that have very few condition clauses.
If the condition is met, the action is performed. This may result in more than one action being performed by the rule set. The order of rule processing is determined by the order of the rule statements in the if/then rule set. Therefore, when you modify or add a rule, you need to be sure that it is in the correct sequence.
- An if/then rule determines what action to take according to the condition of the incoming message.
- An action rule determines what action to take no matter what the incoming message is.
A condition in a rule contains a condition expression, which could be a simple string or an and, or, or not.
You create new rule sets or modify existing rule sets in the business rules manager using templates defined for that rule set. The templates provide the structure that determines how the rule set functions. Rule templates are not shared between rule sets.