Creating a rule set

This topic describes how to create a rule set.

First, open the Eclipse Workbench, if it is not already open. Also, open the Rule Builder perspective.
To create a rule set file, take the following steps:
  1. Click File > New > Rule Set File.
  2. In the New Rule Set File wizard, click the name of the folder that is associated with the project in which you want to store the rule set file. This is probably the project that you created in Creating a project for storing a rule set file. The folder name is then shown in the first field.
  3. In the File name field, type a name for the rule set file. The file type must be actl.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Type a unique name for the rule set and an optional description. If you do not want to use the default value for the XML encoding field, also specify the encoding style for the rule set file, which is an XML file.
  6. Click Finish. The rule set file is then shown in its project folder in the Navigator view. Because the file is validated when it is saved, the word "Validated" is shown beside the file. The rule set file is also shown in the Outline view.
Proceed to Creating a rule block.