CER XML Dictionary

A description of the elements that make up the CER language for rule sets.

Rule Set
A rule set specifies its name and contains any number of rule classes and include statements. Optionally, a rule set can contain annotations
Include Statement
You might find it convenient to break a large rule set into smaller pieces for ease of parallel development or re-use. Each rule set can contain include statements to pull in other rule sets and classes.
Rule Class
A rule class defines the behavior of its rule object instances. A rule class specifies its name, which must be unique among the rule classes in the rule set, and whether it is abstract. A rule class optionally contains initialized attributes.
Attribute
Each attribute specifies its name, which must be unique amongst the rule attributes defined on or inherited by the rule class, and contains a type and a derivation.
Expressions
CER supports a wide range of expressions. The expressions are listed alphabetically in this section and are also logically grouped here for reference. Note that some expressions intentionally appear in more than one logical group.
Annotations
CER supports annotations. An annotation is extra metadata in a rule set that is available to clients of CER, but does not affect the behavior of CER calculations.