Chapter 5. Managing rules

Procedure

1. Click the Rulesets tab.
2. Expand System to view system rulesets or Custom to view custom rulesets.
3. Expand a ruleset.
4. Double-click a rule to open it in a viewer.
5. Click the Source tab to view the XML source of the rule.

Procedure

1. Click the Rulesets tab.
2. Click the Create Ruleset icon ( ).
3. Select a project and a directory for the ruleset.

4. Enter the file name.

   Note

   The file must have the extension .windup.xml.

5. Enter a ruleset ID, for example, my-ruleset-id.
6. Optional: Select Generate quickstart template to add basic rule templates to the file.
7. Click Finish.
8. The ruleset file opens in an editor and you can add and edit rules in the file.
9. Click the Source tab to edit the XML source of the ruleset file.

Procedure

1. Click the Rulesets tab.
2. Click the Import Ruleset icon ( ).

3. Browse to and select the XML rule file to import.

   The custom ruleset is displayed when you expand Custom on the Rulesets tab.

Procedure

1. Click the Rulesets tab.
2. Click the Arrow icon ( ) and select Submit Ruleset.

3. Complete the following fields:

   • Summary: Describe the purpose of the rule. This becomes the title of the submission.
   • Code Sample: Enter an example of the source code that the rule should run against.
   • Description: Enter a brief description of the rule.
4. Click Choose Files and select the ruleset file.
5. Click Submit.