Creating rule agents

Create a rule agent to define the business logic that binds incoming events to entities. Agents are triggered by the arrival of events and update their bound entity based on some conditions.

About this task

Before you create a rule agent, you must create a solution project and model the entities and events.

In the rule agent, you complete the description of the agent to specify which is the bound entity and which are the events to process. Then, you write the rules that define the business logic of the agent.

  • Creating rule agent projects
    After designing the BOM, you create a rule agent project to write the rules that define the business logic of your solution.
  • Completing the agent descriptor
    You must complete the agent descriptor (agent.adsc) to define the entity to bind the agent to, the events that the agent processes, and the routing logic.
  • Creating rules
    In rule agent projects, you create rules to contain the business logic of your solution.
  • Rule vocabulary for entities and events
    Business model definitions are used in rule agents to define the vocabulary that is available in the agent descriptor and in the rules.
  • Common rule types
    There are many different types of rule. To help you choose and achieve a specific goal, consult the list of common types.
  • Writing rules
    You write rules to define the business logic of the agent. A rule agent encapsulates the business logic that updates the state of its bound entity.
  • Setting the priority of a rule
    You can set priorities on the rules of an agent to define the order in which the rules are executed.
Parent topic: Developing agents