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Using Natural Language, validate the input and ultimately decide the pass-fail state of a student. This will create the JavaScript code for the Natural Language code and can be tested in the JavaScript Testbed.
Scenario
In this tutorial, we are going to write a list of rules in Natural Language to validate the input and determine the pass-fail state of a student:
- If the total score is greater than or equal to 50, state pass, otherwise fail
Video Description
Process Steps
These are the procedural steps for this project.
1. Create a Fact concept to define the inputs: ‘Concept.xml’
There is one object named ‘Person’ and its attributes are Name, Birth year, Test results, Pass state, and Last year results. This will make it easier to manage the variables.
2. Add a Business Glossary to define the expressions: ‘BusinessGlossary.xml’
Using business glossary, you can define expressions such as ‘(Person.LastYearTestResults) + (Person.TestResults)’ with a term ‘Total’. Therefore, you can use the term ‘Total’ in your code instead of using the long expression.
- Total: (Person.LastYearTestResults) + (Person.TestResults)
- Name: Person.Name
- BirthYear: Person.BirthYear
3. Add a Natural Language file and write validation rules in Natural Language: ‘PersonValidation.xml’
Name and BirthYear are defined in the Business Glossary.
when Validate name
Name is ""
then
error = "Name cannot be empty"
and isValid = false
otherwise
Validate BirthYear
end
when Validate BirthYear
BirthYear is null
then
error = "Birth Year cannot be empty"
and isValid = false
end
4. Add a flow file: ‘Flow.xml’
Add the created Natural Language file to the flow.
5. Add another Natural Language file: ‘TestResultState.xml’
Write the rules to state the pass-fail grading of a student. Here we can use the term ‘Total’ which is defined in the Business Glossary.
when
isValid
then
DefinePassState
end
when DefinePassState
Total > 50
then
Person.Pass = true
otherwise
Person.Pass = false
end
6. Add the Natural Language file to the flow
The flow will show the direction and run all of the files by connecting the two Natural Language files.
Run in JavaScript Testbed
Once the code is running without errors in FlexRule Designer, you can test the code in JS Testbed.
1. Open the Natural Language file
2. Click on the ‘JS Test Bed’ icon
3. JS Testbed will open in the web browser
4. Select ‘Code’ to insert the Input Parameters
5. Copy the Input Parameters.
6. Click on ‘Run Logic’
7. Output is displayed in Result section
Download the project
The project can be downloaded from the attachment at the end of the page.