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What is Eclipse plugin Drools ?
- Now are the prerequisites to install Drools Plugin:
- Java 1.5 (or higher) SE JDK
- Eclipse 4.2 (or any version) and the Drools plugin
- As Drools is a BRMS (Business Rule Management System) written in Java, we will be covering how to add the desired plugins in this section.
- Considering maximum Java users use Eclipse, let’s see how to add the Drools 5.x.0 plugin in Eclipse.

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Step 1: Download the Binaries
- Download the binaries from the following link:
- http://download.jboss.org/drools/release/5.3.0.Final/

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- After the download is complete, extract the files to your hard disk.
Step 2: Install the Software
- Launch Eclipse and go to help→install new software. Click on Add as shown in the following screenshot.

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- Thereafter, click on Local as shown here and select "…/binaries/org.drools.updatesite".

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- Select Drools and jBPM and click Next.

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- Again click Next. Thereafter, accept the terms and license agreement and click Finish.

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- Upon clicking Finish, the software installation starts:

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- Post successful installation, you will get the following dialog box:

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- Click on yes. Once Eclipse restarts, go to Windows → Preferences

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- You can see Drools under your preferences. Your Drools plugin installation is complete now.

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