Samples: zRule Execution Server for z/OS

The Miniloan sample application demonstrates how to execute Operational Decision Manager business rules on an instance of zRule Execution Server for z/OS.

The application executes a set of loan eligibility rules against financial data for two borrowers. Then it returns a message that states whether the loans were approved or rejected. The Miniloan application can be executed as batch, CICS®, or IMS COBOL applications.

Samples that are installed with Decision Server Rules on a distributed platform demonstrate features that are also relevant to the Rule Execution Server runtime on z/OS®. The Decision Server Rules samples are pre-configured to run on the sample server. However, the same code is relevant when you deploy your rules to z/OS, and administer Rule Execution Server. Therefore, the Rule Execution Server samples External link opens a new window or tab can be of interest to you.

The Miniloan sample is included as MiniLoanDemo-Workspace.zip in <InstallDir>/zexecutionserver/samples/ruleProjects. You do not need to use this compressed file to run the samples when you follow the procedures that are explained in the following topics. However, you can use the file to import it into the Eclipse environment to see how the sample works behind the scenes.

Note: You can install the sample server on a distributed platform and run the samples on that computer.