The distribution script

Customers define distribution scripts with XML. The PayDirDescriptors.xsd file, which is installed in the XML folder of the Business Rules Manager installation, contains the XML schema definition for the distribution script and needs to be used to construct a valid XML file. The PayDirDescriptors.html file contains descriptions of the elements for the components.

A sample distribution script is shown in the following example.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<payDirDescriptorMsg xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <distributionInfo>
    <operation>ACTIVATE</operation>
    <environment>SAMPLE</environment>
    <releaseId>5</releaseId>
    <releaseDescription>DSU import</releaseDescription>
    <effectiveDate>20100720</effectiveDate>
  </distributionInfo>
</payDirDescriptorMsg>

In the example distribution script, the user wants the sampleAccount.xml file, which is a data descriptor that is named accounts, to be distributed to all servers.

The distributionFileExt parameter in the customer configurable Business Rules Manager configuration file controls the file extension of the distribution script. Ensure that the file extension that is used for the distribution script is different from the file extensions that are used for other file types. It is the file extension name that causes the Business Rules Manager to act. When it appears, all the other files that are involved must already be present.