Thierry, Thanks for the feedback, comments inline!
Quoting Thierry <[email protected]>: > [...] I just miss the possibility to map an ActionClass when I > want to do something requiring many java code lines. Otherwise it > seems overall better. Having lots of Java code in your process usually isn't a good idea (as you embed implementation details in your process. Take a look at pluggable work items: they allow you to extend your palette with domain-specific nodes and have the Java code that handles the implementation in handler classes: https://hudson.jboss.org/hudson/job/drools/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/trunk/target/docs/drools-flow/html/ch.Domain_Specific_Processes.html > Is there a way to render the process model more user friendly toward > more 'business' people ? [...] A graphical editor would be very > nice. You're kidding, right? ;) How do you define your processes now, through XML directly? There is an Eclipse plugin that allows you to create processes graphically using drag-and-drop of course. And you can expect a web-based one in the future (business people seem to like that). > Is there a way to change a node type (other than XML hacking...) I > wanted to test my process using action nodes. If I want to change > them to ruleset or human task how can I do it ? Sorry, that is currently not supported in the editor, you'll need to draw the new node and relink connections. > Are they tool to facilitate process simulation ? Simulation is being worked on, at this point there is a lot of advanced debugging though, so you can inspect the state of your instances (including visual annotation of the process graph). https://hudson.jboss.org/hudson/job/drools/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/trunk/target/docs/drools-flow/html/ch10.html > Are they way to generate Human Task test screen ? There is an Eclipse plugin that allows you to query for human tasks and complete them, for testing purposes. Similarly, there is a simple Swing GUI that can be used to see the work items generated by the process and complete them: > Is it possible to instanciante a process variable in a node ? Yes, use kcontext.setVariable(name, value); > Bugs ? As it's my first try I wouldn't report them until sure it's > bugs (and they're not yet reported !) > - In my first process I just clicked on 'OK' to enter constraints on > split > node (I had one on always true, and every other blank). That removed > the > process compil error. But generated a null pointer error at run time. > I wished > the error would give me the node name. I wished those null pointer > error were > detected in the process check phase. The possibility to have 'blank' > constraints just to test other part of the process would be nice. I will check this, it should indeed discover the null constraint before execution and provide a valid error message. > - I have a split note with constraints going towards actions node. I > realize > one action node is useless and wants to map directly toward the next > node in > taht line (to remove the useless action node). Dragging the > connection removes > the constraits... Too bad :( Yes, that is because constraints are linked to connections ... > - I got StackOverflow doing unintentionaly a loop in my process. I > wished the engine would allow a special exit conditions on those case ! True, something we should look at in the future. Kris Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users
