Service controllers include the source controllers and responder controllers. Source controllers produce events and responder controllers consume activations.

A service controller is in contact with the system external to the RulePoint application. The service controllers use marshallers to transform inbound or outbound data, based on a configured set of criteria that a user specifies. Service controllers use data adaptors to either receive data within the data source or send a response.

A service controller performs the following functions:

Pulls data from a source and transforms it into events.
Pushes data to a responder and transforms it into a response.
Manages the lifecycle of controller and responder services.
Manages all interactions between the various data sources.
Runs source controller and responder controller services according to a configured service schedule, either dynamic or static.