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Loading and Using Third Party ADO.NET Data Providers

One of the great things about InRule is that there are numerous spots within the product where you can extend native functionalities to be able to easily support integrating with new things that we haven’t added into the core product (yet). One of those areas is around integrating with databases.

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Dan Gardiner

03/04/2021
What Rules Uncover: Horror Stories From Mistranslated Logic

My job on the ROAD Services Team at InRule involves connecting with a variety of InRule users, evaluating their business requirements, and turning those requirements into functional rules in irAuthor. Over the years, I’ve run across a variety of interesting situations, and I wanted to share a few (fully sanitized)

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Robert Eaman

02/12/2021
Using User Defined Functions Felicitously

Like many InRule users, my background is in software development. As a result, I often find myself taking whatever means I can to bypass low-code tools: When I need to make changes to a WordPress website, I inevitably become annoyed at the rich text editor and end up making changes

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Dan Gardiner

08/25/2020
Guidelines for Organizing Business Rules

In irAuthor, as with most software with structured logic, when you decide to implement a new application or a new addition to an existing application, you must make several decisions: What will my rules do? What are the intended inputs and outputs of these rules? Are they tied to a

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Robert Eaman

03/10/2020
Lines in the Sand: Defining the Boundary Between Rules and Code

When introducing a rule engine to the IT side of the aisle, one of the questions that often comes up is how to codify the distinction between logic that should be programmed directly into an application or CRM platform, and logic that should be written in a rule application on

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Dan Gardiner

06/18/2019
Rule Testing Part 1: Testing Tools Demystified

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 simple as a quick glance at irVerify and the Rule Engine Feedback tab. But more complicated rule applications take the place of so many

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Robert Eaman

04/25/2019
Legacy Modernization with InRule and AveriSource

Legacy mai­­­nframe systems are the original pattern for ransomware: your business depends on this system and if you stop shoveling money into it, your business comes to a screeching halt. What other choice do you have? Paying exorbitant maintenance expenses just keep it running; making improvements to keep up with

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Dan Reynolds

10/03/2018