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...
Give it a REST! Part 1: Calling the irServer REST Rule Execution Service from a Rule App
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Salesforce Integration: Bespoke Execution using Lightning, REST, APEX, and JavaScript
In a previous post, we looked at the fantastic integration options that are available out-of-the-box with our Salesforce integration. While the...
Extending Salesforce with Native InRule Integration
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...
Merging Rules With… Other Rules?
Introducing the irAuthor Merge Extension What is a merge tool? While InRule is designed to empower business users to author their own rules, there...
ETL and Batch Processing using InRule for JavaScript and MongoDB
Many of our clients utilize InRule for data preparation, data cleansing and ETL processing. Recently, we’ve seen a rise in demand in this area so we...
Rule Applications vs Code: Navigating the Shift in Business Logic Implementation
In the evolving landscape of software development and business rules engines, a pivotal debate emerges: rule applications versus traditional coding....
Naming Patterns
A rose, by any other name, might be a cactus. If you come from a development background, you know that there's an incredible amount of discussion...
Understanding the complexity of testing tools
Testing rules in a rule engine is not quite the same as testing code. Verifying correct behavior and results in simple rule applications can be as...
Using Abstraction and Encapsulation to Make Sandwiches Rule!
Encapsulation ( inˌkaps(y)əˈlāSH(ə)n ): a group of related methods, properties, logic, and other members treated as a single object. Abstraction (...
Solving Strange Challenges Using Blackjack
Blackjack, Twenty-One, Pontoon, Vingt-et-Un: it goes by many names, but the concept remains consistent - get 21 points and beat the dealer. A simple...
Exciting New Ways to Execute Rules From Microsoft Dynamics 365
I am excited to announce that InRule has introduced several new exciting features for our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Integration Framework in InRule...
Rule Modeling Exercise: Roll Initiative!
Getting started with rule authoring can feel overwhelming at first. To help with this, one of the things I suggest to our users (after they finish...
Patterns & Practices: Current Context and Nested Comparisons
When I first became a rule author, one of the initial challenges I encountered was making nested comparisons that compared one of the fields of one...
Simplifying Documentation with InRule
Documentation can often be seen as a hassle. From finding time to write new documentation, updating existing or searching for previously generated...
Good Beginnings: Discovering Rule Authors
Over the years I have interviewed many rule authors and found they come in a lot of different packages. I tend to group them into three categories:...
Good Beginnings: How to Start a Rule Project
Last week a customer expressed several questions about their new project for their business rules engine. The more we dug into their problems, the...
Patterns and Practices: Entity Variables and Parameters
Often times when we are authoring our rules, we need a data element somewhere else in our schema or data hierarchy. To review, child entities that...
READY FOR RULES?
You’d Like to Say Yes to a Rule Engine: Here’s How to Prepare for Success in Your Implementation It can be exciting to envision the day when the...
Hot in February: What’s new in the latest InRule® for Microsoft Dynamics CRM release
This week, I'm proud to announce that, along with the 5.0.28 release of InRule®, we released version 2.3.5 of the InRule® for Microsoft Dynamics CRM...
Understanding the Performance Impact of Spectre/Meltdown on Rules Performance
A few weeks ago, the tech world was upended with public disclosure of the Meltdown (https://meltdownattack.com/) and Spectre...
Why I Consider InRule to be the “Boring Code” Killer
I joined the InRule Technology team as a sales engineer in the latter half of 2017 and since then several people have asked me why I chose to pursue...
Managing NuGet Local Package Sources with irSDK
Background Package management is a great way to manage the set of external dependencies (and their dependencies) as part of your typical modern...
Create and Run Azure Functions Locally with InRule
I'm a big fan of serverless technology for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, I like only having to pay for what I use versus paying for a...
Best Practices for Harvesting Business Rules Effectively
In the Midwest, the end of summer traditionally represents the “harvest season,” when fully-grown crops are harvested from a farmer’s fields. While...
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