openConnection()

Opens an existing connection to a Rules Service. The connection is randomly chosen from the list of Connections that Service Definer associates with the Application for which the statement is defined.

Returns a USoftService object.

Syntax

public USoftService openConnection()

throws InstantiationException, REConnectException

Exceptions

	Thrown if
InstantiationException	No connection is found that is associated with the same application as the statement.
REConnectException	The attempt to connect to the Rules Engine is not successful.

Creates and opens a specific (named) connection to a Rules Service.

Returns a USoftService object.

Syntax

public USoftService openConnection( String connection )

throws InstantiationException, REConnectException

The required connection is the name of a specific connection that the Service Framework is to use at runtime for the execution of the statement.

Exceptions

	Thrown if
InstantiationException	A connection named connection is not found within the same application as the statement.
REConnectException	The attempt to connect to the Rules Engine is not successful.