Rule Builder > Deployment > Introduction to Deployment

A running business rule application is the result of a three stage process involving development, deployment, and execution. This process can be cyclic, since rules may change over time.

In the development stage, the rules are written and tested in the Rule Builder and then deployed either by exporting a ruleset, or using a RuleApp. Using a RuleApp, you can easily update the rulesets and redeploy them on a BRE Server.

In either case, deployment results in a set of rulesets placed where an application can execute them.

A RuleApp can contain:

For a RuleApp, execution involves initializing the engine by deploying the RuleApp onto a BRE Server and then execution of the rules. This stage is particular to your application and installation. The advantage of using a RuleApp is that the RuleApp is handled by a BRE Server that provides "out of the box" services, whereas the simple ruleset deployment requires the development of an application that embeds the rule engine.

This section has the following subsections:

See Also

Exporting a Ruleset | Setting Up the Execution Object Model | Extracting a RuleApp


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