Linked projects

When a decision service is published to Decision Center, it can contain linked (or dependent) projects.

Dependent projects are typically created when the contents of a project become too large for one project. The project is split into one or more smaller projects that are linked together. Usually, the vocabulary that is used to create rules is kept in one project, and the other projects depend on the project with the vocabulary. This arrangement facilitates maintenance of the vocabulary and the business terms that are found in the rule editors.

In the Business console, all the linked projects are displayed under the decision service.

Also, when you open a decision service, its linked projects are listed in the release properties:

The concept of dependency among projects implies that one project depends on another and not vice versa. However, in the Business console, linked projects allow for navigation and search between dependent projects regardless of direction.