Defining a dynamic XOM for a rule project

Define the dynamic XOM when creating a rule project, or later in the properties of the rule project.

About this task

You can define a dynamic XOM either in the New Rule Project wizard when you create the project, or later by using the rule project Properties dialog. The procedure is the same in each case.

Procedure

To define a dynamic XOM by using the Properties dialog:

  1. In the Rule Explorer view, select the rule project and then on the Project menu click Properties.
  2. In the pane of the Properties dialog, click Dynamic Execution Object Model.
  3. In the Dynamic Execution Object Model wizard, on the Dynamic Bindings tab, select Add XSD or Add External XSD:

    • To add XSDs that have been imported into the Eclipse workspace, click Add XSD. Select each of the required XSD files from the XSD Files dialog and then click OK.

    • To add XSDs that are held in your file system, click Add External XSD. Select each of the required XSD files from the External XSD Files dialog and then click Open.

    For each schema namespace, a package name is defined in which the XOM classes are stored. You can expand each list entry to see the XML namespaces and the package names.

    At the bottom of the Dynamic Bindings tab, a hidden section lists the XSD files that are included in the ruleset archive. To see this list, click the black arrow next to Schemas to be included in Ruleset archive for enabling the Transparent Decision Service.

    This list of files might be important when you use the hosted transparent decision service.

  4. The default package name is derived from the namespace. If you want to rename a package:
    1. Select the package and then click Edit.
    2. Type the new package name in the Package Name Configuration dialog and then click OK.
  5. If you want to change the order in which the selected dynamic binding files are listed, click the Order tab and then use the up or down arrows to move the required files.

    You might want to change the order of the files if the same element exists in more than one file and you want to dictate which schema or file to use first to identify it.

  6. When you have selected all your dynamic binding files, click Apply and Close to close the Dynamic Execution Object Model dialog.

    The dynamic XOM is now defined. The new packages are shown in the BOM Entry and behave like any normal package.

  7. To remove dynamic binding files from the XOM, select each of the files you want to remove and then click Remove.