Course Outline
Introduction to Business Rules and Drools
- What are business rules?
- The role of business rule management systems for government operations
- Overview of Drools 8 and its components
Setting Up Drools
- Installing Drools on different environments for government use
- Integrating Drools with Java applications in government systems
- Understanding KIE (Knowledge Is Everything) modules for effective rule management
Creating Simple Rules
- Basic syntax and structure of rules for government applications
- Writing rules in DRL (Drools Rule Language) to support governance needs
- Testing and debugging rules to ensure reliability and accuracy for government operations
Using Drools Workbench
- Introduction to Drools Workbench for government users
- Creating and managing rules in the Workbench for efficient rule deployment
- Using decision tables and guided rule editors to enhance rule management processes
Deploying and Executing Rules
- Deploying rules in a production environment for government systems
- Executing rules and analyzing outputs to support decision-making for government operations
- Monitoring and maintaining rule performance to ensure ongoing compliance and efficiency
Real-World Applications
- Case study: Automating loan approval processes in government agencies
- Case study: Streamlining product recommendation engines for government procurement
- Implementing Drools for other decision-making scenarios in public sector operations
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of programming concepts
- Familiarity with Java or any object-oriented programming language
Audience for Government
- Developers
- Business analysts
- IT professionals new to rule engines
Testimonials (5)
The training definitely backfilled some of the gaps in my knowledge left by reading the OptaPlanner userguide. It gave me a good broad understanding of how to approach using OptaPlanner in our projects going forward.
Terry Strachan - Exel Computer Systems plc
Course - OptaPlanner in Practice
Shared examples of every function and/or operators are all well explained.
Brian Amlon - Thakral One, Inc.
Course - Introduction to Drools 7 for Developers
Doing hands-on and/or use case activities.
Brian A - Thakral One, Inc.
Course - jBPM and Drools
Exercises and solving problems in groups when the problems were more difficult.
Randy Comer Comer - Sandia National Labs
Course - Drools 7 and DSL for Business Analysts
I really enjoyed the good atmosphere.