In my last post, I discussed ways to programmatically modify Rule Applications in code to handle different configurations and data requirements in different environments. While that method is certainly useful, it takes significantly more effort than is necessary to fit the needs of the vast majority of InRule customers. Today, we’re going to look at […]
Managing the reference data required by a decision is a common challenge for most rule applications. And depending upon your requirements, you have several options for storing that data, such as SQL Endpoints, cloud-based databases, and external service options. But there are a few powerful use cases for storing your reference data in inline tables, […]
Warning: As with the previous posts about Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, this post is intended for a technical/developer audience. Background A while back, I started a series about CI/CD with a pair of blog posts that walk through examples of ways to include InRule in your CI/CD pipeline. Among other things, I covered how to retrieve […]
Many customers are actively exploring machine learning (ML) and are asking for some simple recipes that can get them going quickly before they make a deeper plunge. That said, here are some of the high-level areas for your planning that will make a difference. Spend time with the business understanding what it is you want […]
We are always looking for ways we can do better. At InRule, our goal is to make automation accessible. Rule authoring is an iterative process. As we build our business rules, we are always looking for ways to improve not only our accuracy but also the performance of our rule applications. Fortunately, our integrated testing tool (irVerify) can help. Performance Statistics Report One of […]
In the first part of this two-part series, we created a Rule App that calls out to an irServer REST Rule Execution Service (RES) – if you haven’t already, I’d highly recommend reading through that first. In this part, we’re going to briefly touch on how to configure an Azure App Service with App Service Authentication […]
Warning: in the InRule Blog, we have a wide variety of posts – some are targeted towards business users, and others are targeted towards the more technical side of our customer base. This post is the first in a two-part series about interacting with REST endpoints from a Rule App, and they are decidedly for […]
In a previous post, we looked at the fantastic integration options that are available out-of-the-box with our Salesforce integration. While the functionality that integration provides will be sufficient for the majority of InRule customers, there are always edge cases where a different type of interaction with InRule may be appropriate. While we do not recommend […]
It’s been over three years since we introduced InRule for Salesforce, and our Salesforce integration is now stronger than ever. If you want a deep dive into the integration, you’re in luck – we just released a webinar that goes into all the juicy details. Want to dive even deeper? Check out our Deployment Guide […]
Introducing the irAuthor Merge Extension What is a merge tool? While InRule is designed to empower business users to author their own rules, there will inevitably be folks from the IT side of the organization that interact with business rules at some point – be it for data integration or rule authoring purposes. One of […]