Course Outline
Deep Dive into Drools
- Review of Drools architecture and key components
- Understanding rule evaluation and execution flow
- Working with the Drools agenda
Creating Advanced Rules
- Using complex conditional logic
- Building multi-rule workflows
- Working with rule templates
Managing Rule Dependencies
- Understanding rule activation and conflict resolution
- Using rule groups, salience, and agendas
- Debugging rule dependencies
Optimizing Rule Execution
- Techniques for improving rule execution performance
- Caching and indexing in Drools
- Monitoring and profiling rule execution
Advanced Workbench Features
- Using Drools Workbench for large-scale rule management
- Customizing decision tables and rule assets
- Version control and collaborative rule editing
Integrating Drools with External Systems
- Connecting to databases and other data sources
- Integrating Drools with external APIs
- Building custom adapters for unique business needs
Practical Applications and Case Studies
- Designing rule-based credit risk systems
- Implementing Drools for logistics and supply chain management
- Developing solutions for other industry-specific scenarios
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of Drools and rule-based systems
- Proficiency in Java or an object-oriented programming language
Audience
- Developers familiar with rule engines
- Business analysts working with business logic workflows
- IT professionals involved in process automation
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.