Creating a Rule Set

Creating a Rule Set

To create a rule set for XML virtual documents:

1. Optionally load the applicable XML schema or schemas into Ensemble.

   See “Loading XML Schemas into Ensemble” earlier in this book.

2. Use the Rule Set editor in the Management Portal or in Studio, as described in Developing Business Rules.

3. For the rule set basic definition, use Virtual Document Message Routing Rule for Type.

   This choice sets Context Class to EnsLib.MsgRouter.VDocRoutingEngineOpens in a new tab. It also sets Rule Assist Class to EnsLib.MsgRouter.VDocRuleAssistOpens in a new tab.

4. For any rule constraint in the rule set, use the following values:

   • For Message Class, use EnsLib.EDI.XML.Document, the class with which Ensemble represents XML virtual documents.

   • For Schema Category, optionally select an XML schema that you have previously loaded into Ensemble.

     Leave this value blank if you do not have or do not want to use the schema.

   • For Document Name, optionally select a document type defined in that schema.

     Leave this value blank if you have not specified Schema Category.

5. Create rules as usual, using the XML property paths described earlier in this book. There are two basic scenarios:

   • If you have loaded the schema and have specified the target document type, the Expression Editor provides assistance when you start typing Document.

     

     Notice that these property paths are schema-dependent paths, although you could edit them to be DOM-style paths instead, if those are needed for some reason.

   • If you have not loaded the schema and specified the document type, you must type the path manually. You can use either schema-dependent paths or DOM-style paths.

After you save and compile the rule set, it is available for use in a business process.