Cúram Express Rule Sets, often referred to as CER Rule Sets, contain rules that can be used in a number of ways. A rule set can contain legislative rules that govern the eligibility and entitlement for a related program or some advisory rules to assist a case working to process a clients application.
A CER rule set is stored as XML on the database and is maintained through a number of administration screens in the online application. There is also a Flex based CER editor that is used for periodic maintenance however certain aspects of this editor are not accessible.
Many rule sets are used during the execution of key client application processing, therefore all changes to rules are performed within a development or staging environment where those changes can be tested and approved.
The developer must have knowledge of the structure and definition of a CER rule set that is described in the Cúram Express Rules Reference Manual. For development outside of the online application an XML editor is required. As this is a development activity it is expected that the developer has access to the application database and can log into the online application at any time.