Rules Editor

摘要

A rules editor for creating rules for a software application. The editor is suitable for running on a computing device having at least a processor, a memory, a display device and an input device. The editor includes a graphical editor for: retrieving from the memory and displaying on the display device one or more graphical icons; and enabling a user to select and arrange at least some of the icons on the display device using the input device so as to form a graphical representation of a rule to be processed by the software application. The editor includes a spreadsheet editor for displaying on the display device one or more spreadsheets forming a spreadsheet representation of rules to be processed by the software application, and enabling the user to edit the spreadsheet representation. The processor is arranged to automatically maintain the graphical and spreadsheet representations synchronized following amendment of the graphical representation in the graphical editor or amendment of the spreadsheet representation in the spreadsheet editor.

主权项

1. A rules editor for creating rules for a software application, said editor being suitable for running on a computing device having at least a processor, a memory, a display device and an input device, and said editor comprising:
a graphical editor for:
retrieving from said memory and displaying on said display device one or more graphical icons; andenabling a user to select and arrange at least some of said icons on said display device using said input device so as to form a graphical representation of a rule to be processed by said software application; and a spreadsheet editor for displaying on said display device one or more spreadsheets forming a spreadsheet representation of rules to be processed by said software application, and enabling said user to edit said spreadsheet representation; wherein said processor is arranged to automatically maintain said graphical and spreadsheet representations synchronized following amendment of said graphical representation in said graphical editor or amendment of said spreadsheet representation in said spreadsheet editor.