Complex Parent-Child class inheritance

[Bob_Reawaruw]

Context:

We are using (multiple) parent case-type(s) which can spawn (multiple) child case-type(s). We would like te reuse rules using class inheritance. However, our current class setup poses some issues to achieve this as the child classes also use class inheritance and are grouped by subject.

Example of our class setup:

Parent:

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Insurance

Child:

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Car-Repair

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Car-Maintanence

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Car-ContactDetails

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Motor-Repair

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Motor-Maintanence

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-Motor-ContactDetails

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-House-Repair

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-House-Maintanence

• PEGA-MyApp-Work-House-ContactDetails

All these Repair/Maintanence/ContactDetails child case-types inherit from the higher classes such as Car/Work/House. However, all these child case-types should spawn from the Insurance parent case-type. AND these child case-types should be able to inherit from their parent, thus from PEGA-MyApp-Work-Insurance. However, how is this to be achieved?

[Bob_Reawaruw]

Pega offers directed class inheritance. You can add one additional (parent) class to the inheritance path.

Thus, add “PEGA-MyApp-Work-Insurance” to the inheritance path of “PEGA-MyApp-Work-Car-Repair”. This can be achieved via the Class-Rule of “PEGA-MyApp-Work-Car-Repair”.