Glossary:Pattern inheritance

Pattern Inheritance, pattern inheritance

An optional method where a class inherits characteristics from other classes and affects the first steps in the rule resolution algorithm. The name of the parent class is based on an initial portion or substring of the name of the class. Pattern inheritance is set in the Rule-Obj-Class rule.

An optional method where a class inherits characteristics from other classes and affects the first steps in the rule resolution algorithm. The name of the parent class is based on an initial portion or substring of the name of the class. Pattern inheritance is set in the Rule-Obj-Class rule.

An optional method where a class inherits characteristics from other classes and affects the first steps in the rule resolution algorithm. The name of the parent class is based on an initial portion or substring of the name of the class. Pattern inheritance is set in the Rule-Obj-Class rule.

A Pega Platform method, distinct from a Java method. An operation that can be performed by one step of an activity ( Rule-Obj-Activity rule type), or by a Parse Structured rule ( Rule-Parse-Structured rule type).

The search algorithm used by Pega Platform to find the most appropriate rule instance to apply in a situation. Rule resolution applies to most, but not all classes derived from the Rule- base class.

The search algorithm used by Pega Platform to find the most appropriate use to apply in a situation. For example, in version 2 of a hiring process application, the system uses rule resolution to assemble the rules that are needed to run the application.

Rule resolution ensures that the system uses the latest version of each rule to run an application, because some rules will be found in the original version and some rules may be found in a subsequent version.

There are several factors that are considered when the system is trying to find the right rule, including (among others), the ruleset order, ruleset version, and the context class of the rule.

For example, an application used for hiring new employees includes two rulesets, MyJobApp and MyHR, in that order. The system gives priority to rules located in MyJobApp over the rules located in MyHR, because MyJobApp appears first and MyHR appears second in the list.

To facilitate application evolution, testing, and patching, rules can have multiple versions with the use of rule resolution. In addition, rule resolution provides flexibility as rules defined at a higher level can be overwritten by more specific rules at a lower level of an application.

A class contains rules which define the behavior of your application.

The rules that define the behavior of your application. You can create classes to gather rules related to a specific object in your application. For example, in a recruitment application, you can create a class that contains rules that define the flow of the recruitment process. Classes can contain other classes, hence a class that contains another class is called a parent class, while a class that is contained by another class is called a child class. A child class can reuse, or inherit, any of the rules that are defined for its parent class, which helps to build your application faster and more efficiently.

A mechanism in which one object inherits the properties of another object. In Pega Robot Manager, inheritance applies to package assignments. For example, when you join a department, you inherit the package assignments and configuration settings made for that department. Conversely, if you leave that department, you are no longer associated with those assignments.

(Deprecated) A configuration of panels (areas) in a harness that support a composite portal. Existing panel sets continue to function. As a best practice, upgrade panel sets to screen layouts.

The rules that define the behavior of your application. You can create classes to gather rules related to a specific object in your application. For example, in a recruitment application, you can create a class that contains rules that define the flow of the recruitment process. Classes can contain other classes, hence a class that contains another class is called a parent class, while a class that is contained by another class is called a child class. A child class can reuse, or inherit, any of the rules that are defined for its parent class, which helps to build your application faster and more efficiently.

The basic building blocks of an application, rules define the behavior of an application. There are many types of rules, each defining a different type of behavior. For example, rules define the display of a form, the fields that are used in your application, and the flows that define the process of completing work.

The system can reuse rules throughout your application. For example, in an application for ordering replacements parts, you can define a user interface to capture an address, and reuse the same rule for the UI to capture both the mailing address and the billing address for the order.

You define rules in an application to create a business solution for your organization and customers. Rules provide flexibility during the development process and help you design applications more efficiently, so that they can be implemented again in future projects.