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Advice for Business
Follow
the links below to learn about documenting and managing
business rules, and about designing and architecting rulebases. These topics are for subject matter experts
(SMEs), business rule analysts, rule harvesters,
rulebase architects, and knowledge engineers.
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"An exciting new
technology called Business Rules is
beginning to have a major positive impact on
the IT industry - more precisely, on the way
we develop and maintain computer
applications."
C.J. Date, inventor of
the relational database model that
revolutionized the field of computer science
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So many rules, where do they belong?
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Here's a great way to decide
which rules belong in the business rule engine
and which rules could be hard-coded by IT. The
idea is that rules that you have no control
over, such as compliance rules, must be
rule-based so you can react quickly and
implement them as soon these rules are changed.
When a regulating authority tells you when the
new rules become effective, you have no control
whatsoever. A rule engine enables you to change
and comply fast.
Rules that you control, where you can take your
time and decide when the rules shall become
effective, can be hard-coded if so desired.
There still may be benefits to rule-basing these
rules, but at least you can hard-code them if
necessary.
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Rules that should in the BRE or rulebase:
- Business Rules
- External rules
- Governing rules
- Regulatory rules
- Legislative rules
- Compliance rules
- Rules that you do not control
- Rules that change often
- Industry rules
- Market rules
- Competitor rules
- Pricing rules
- Promotion rules
- Environmental rules
- Economy rules
- Seasonality rules
- Weather rules
Rules that could be hard-coded:
- UI Rules
- Code or system rules
- Internal computer program rules
- Rules that you control
- Rules that never or rarely change
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BIZRULES
These are basic guidelines to
help you decide
which rules should be under business or IT
control.
Do you need more help or more specific advice?
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or call 972-987-1685 to discuss your situation
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Comment on this article Idea credit to Paul
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