Mark,
Thank you for the quick response.I understand what you are saying in
terms of efficiency, the problem we have though is that the rule engine is
only one of many client applications to our system, and in terms of
injecting data into our system it is actually a very minor client at that.
firstly I wouldn't recommend you use the dynamic update stuff its not
very efficient. its no less efficient than jess, but the principle
itslef is bad. The reason is because each field change results in a
notification to the engine, where as you really want to notify the
engine after a batch