Before you work on deploying a Decision Service, you need to set-up your environment for this tutorial.

You must:

  1. Install and start Corticon Studio
  2. Install and start Corticon Server
  3. Install and connect to the Corticon Web Console.
  4. Import a Sample Project into Studio

Step 1: Install and start Corticon Studio

First, let’s install the development environment, the Corticon Studio.

  1. Download and run the Studio installer.
  2. On the Introduction page of the installation wizard, click Next.
  3. On the License Agreement page, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next.
  4. On the pages that follow, retain the default settings and click Next.
  5. Click Install. When the installation is finished, click Done.
  6. On the Start menu, select Progress > Corticon Studio.

Step 2: Install and start Corticon Server

Now, let’s install the deployment runtime environment, the Corticon Server.

  1. Download and run the Server installer.
  2. On the Introduction page of the installation wizard, click Next.
  3. On the License Agreement page, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next.
  4. On the Corticon Server Install and Work Directory page, retain the default settings and click Next.
  5. On the Choose Server Components page, select Corticon Server for Java, and then click Next.
  6. On the pages that follow, retain the default settings and click Next.
  7. Click Install. When the installation is finished, click Done.
  8. On the Start menu, select Progress > Start Corticon Server.
Note: You will need to use the required Java version and the required Tomcat server, and then tailor them. See Corticon Installationsthe Corticon Install Guide

Step 3: Install and start Corticon Web Console

Now, let’s install the WebConsole administrative environment, the Corticon WebConsole.

  1. Download and run the WebConsole installer.
  2. On the Introduction page of the installation wizard, click Next.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Click Install. When the installation is finished, click Done.
  5. In your browser, use the URL localhost:8080 to connect.
Note: You will need to use the required Java version and the required Tomcat server, and then tailor them. See Web Console Installationsthe Web Console Installation Guide

Step 4 : Importing a Sample Project into Studio

The Corticon Studio installation includes several sample rule projects. We will use one for this tutorial. To import the sample:

  1. In Studio, choose Help > Samples.
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  2. On the Samples page, select Tutorial and click Open.
  3. In the Import Projects window, choose Tutorial, and then click OK.
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  4. The sample rule project opens in Corticon Studio.
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