Studio now provides the ability to generate a service contract for a Ruleflow. This contract is a CSV file that identifies all the inputs and outputs of the Ruleflow. It is for use by system integrators when accessing a deployed Decision Service generated from the Ruleflow. You can generate a service contract from a Ruleflow by just choosing the menu command Service Contract, as ilustrated:
When you choose the Ruleflow menu command Service Contract, a document is produced based on the RuleflowFileName:
RuleflowFileName_ServiceContract.csv
at the default Studio location [WORK_DIR]\Reports. For example:
Controlling date and time format masks
You can specify date and time formats that you prefer in a generated service contract by setting properties in the brms.properties file, as shown:
#Properties for masking attributes in a Service Contract. Default values are: # com.corticon.serviceContract.date.masking=MM/dd/yy # com.corticon.serviceContract.dateTime.masking=MM/dd/yy h:mm:ss a # com.corticon.serviceContract.time.masking=h:mm:ss a # #com.corticon.serviceContract.date.masking= #com.corticon.serviceContract.dateTime.masking= #com.corticon.serviceContract.time.masking=
Uncomment a masking property you want to set, and then provide an appropriate mask value.
When tutorial_example_ServiceContract.csv is opened in Excel, the CSV file looks like this:
