Rule model

The rule model defines the artifacts that are managed in a rule project.

Rule model extensions
Decision Center provides two schemas for you to define the structure of your extension model and data files, and a default extension model and data file on which to base your custom rule model extension files.
Custom rule model class
You can define custom subclasses for some rule model classes.
Extended properties
You can add extended properties to all elements of the rule model and use different types to define them. Extended properties have properties themselves.
Annotations
You can attach annotations to all rule model elements. Rule Designer provides a number of predefined annotations that you can use for specific purposes.
Rule model annotations
You can add annotations that are specific to Decision Center to the rule model extension files.
Rule model API
Rule Designer and Decision Center both use the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) to define the rule model. All rule artifacts are instances of the IlrElement interface.
Rule model API for Rule Designer
You use the rule model API for Rule Designer to access and manipulate rule model elements such as rules, rule packages, and decision tables, and to manage their mapping to files in the Eclipse workspace.

Parent topic: Customizing the rule model