5.4. Creating a Drools Project

Procedure 5.4. Creating a New JBDS Project

1. From the main menu, select File → New → Project.
   Select Drools → Drools Project.
2. Enter a name for the project into the Project name: text box and click Next.

   Note

   JBDS provides the option to add a sample HelloWorld Rule file to the project. Accept this default to test the sample project in the next step.
3. To test the project, right click the Java file that contains the main method and select Run → run as → Java Application.
   The output will be displayed in the console tab.

1. From the navigation panel locate the sample.bpmn or sample.drl file.
   The sample.drl file is located by opening the test drools project and navigating to src/main/rules/.
2. Right click the file and select Guvnor → Add and click Next; expand the repository displayed to locate the package the file should be added to and click Finish.
3. View the process or rule by logging onto the BRMS user interface.
   From the navigation panel, select Knowledge Bases and expand the package explorer to locate the package.
   Select Technical rule assets and click Open from the list of rules.