Creating an IXB Load XML File

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Described below are the business rule objects that are using IXB load files.

The name and description attributes are supported for localization. The format of the value is <Resourcebundle pacakage name>.ResourceBundleFileName:ResourceKey. For example, the format for specifying Business Rule name is: com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_NAME

While retrieving the value for name and description, the resource bundle returns a localized value for passed in locale.

If invalid resource key is specified the name or description field will show non-localized value of the field. In the above example if the resource bundle did not exist, name is displayed as com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_NAME

BusinessRule

A BusinessRule object holds the information about the Rule to be executed. Each Rule may have unique configuration requirements associated to it. A key and the container should be unique for creating BusinessRule objects.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRule SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRule>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRule:45346</localId></ObjectID>
<objectContainerPath>/</objectContainerPath>
<key>IXBBusinessRule1_key</key>
<name> com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_NAME</name>
<description> com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_DESC</description>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<configs>
<config name="key1" value="value1"></config>
<config name="key2" value="value1"></config>
<config name="key1" value="value2"></config>
</configs>
</BusinessRule>

BusinessRuleSet

A BusinessRuleSet instance is the persistence configuration of a set of Validation Rule. Typically holds the rules configured to be executed for the container. A key and the container should be unique for creating BusinessRuleSet objects.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRuleSet SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRuleSet>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleSet:45345</localId></ObjectID>
<objectContainerPath>/wt.inf.container.OrgContainer=
PTC/wt.pdmlink.PDMLinkProduct=GOLF_CART</objectContainerPath>
<key> IXBBusinessRuleSet1_key </key>
<name> com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHANGE_PRE_RELEASE_RULESET_NAME </name>
<description> com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHANGE_PRE_RELEASE_RULESET_DESC</description>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<overridable>true</overridable>
</BusinessRuleSet>

BusinessRuleLink

A ObjectToObject binary link holding the references to BusinessRuleSet and Rules.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRuleLink SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRuleLink>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleLink:356747
</localId></ObjectID>
<ruleSet><ObjectReference><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleSet:45345
</localId></ObjectReference></ruleSet>
<rule><ObjectReference><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRule:45346
</localId>
</ObjectReference></rule>
<blockNumber>10</blockNumber>
</BusinessRuleLink>

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