Drools - multiple activation group - drools

I have written a Drool rule as shown below:
rule "first and second"
activation-group "first"
activation-group "second"
when
// conditions
then
// actions
end
However, when compiling, I get this error:
Duplicate attribute definition: activation-group in rule first and second
I want to know if it is possible to include multiple activation-groups in a rule. If this is possible, how can you do it?
Thanks in advance.

It's not possible to use multiple activation groups in a single rule. If you feel the need to do this then you should restructure your rules to be a little smarter with your conditions so you can get it to a state that would work with single activation groups (per rule).

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Is it possible to implement?
Yes. It is possible to implement, you have to implement a process with the rules you want to apply to the specific group, then you can implement a rule like this:
rule "start process if ..."
when
// Fact in specific group?
then
kcontext.getKieRuntime().startProcess("ProcessName");
end
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They teach you how to do this step by step.

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I don't understand why its happens.
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Hope it helps,

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Also can a rule change behavior of other rules ? For example can a rule be used to execute certain rule package ?
Thanks in Advance.
yes you can use the rule attribute salience to give your rules priority.
You can insert a fact in the Right Hand Side of the rule to make another rules match.
You can also read the documentation for Agenda Groups to select different groups of rules that will be executed at different times.
Hope it helps!

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I defined multiples rules in one DRL file, how to set order, want to execute one after another (top to bottom).
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rule "First name mandatory"
salience 10
when
(Person(firstName=="" || firstName==null))
then
...
end
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Cheers
Setting priority to rules is the best form.
Use Salience to determine the priority of each rule, where a higher number denotes a higher priority.
The default Salience for rules is 0, and you can give negative Salience, for example,if you want a rule to be fired last.