Task 1: Importing an existing rule project

To focus on the main purpose of the tutorial, you import an existing rule project rather than create one.

About this task

This tutorial provides an existing rule project, reszminiloan, which has a COBOL copybook from which you want to generate a ruleset to be deployed on zRule Execution Server for z/OS. If you already have a rule project with the same name, switch to a new workspace before you start this task.

To import an existing rule project:

1. If necessary, switch to a new workspace:
   1. In Rule Designer, on the File menu, click Switch Workspace > Other.
   2. On the Workspace Launcher page, in the Workspace field, change the name of the current workspace to a new workspace name.
   3. Click OK.
2. To import a rule project from the samples console, click Window > Open Perspective > Other.
3. In the Open Perspective dialog, click Samples Console, and then click OK.

   The Samples and Tutorials view is displayed.

4. In this perspective, expand the Rule Designer section if necessary, and then click Tutorials > COBOL > Creating a copybook-based rule project for zRules Execution Server for Z.
5. Under start, click Import projects.

Results

The reszminiloan rule project is added to the list of projects in the Rule Explorer.