How the Business Rules Manager works

This is the dataflow of the Business Rules Manager.

Data Flow


This graphic depicts how the Business Rules Manager
works. On the left-hand side of the graphic is the Editor. The middle shows
the Server Memory that hold the Original Copy and the Local Change of the
business rule. The right-hand side shows the data base. The first step in
the process label "1" is the first time load to the server memory. The second
step shows the browsing and editing capabilities of the Business Rules Manager.
The third step is saving any changes to the Server Memory. The fourth step
is Publishing the changes to the database.
The figure shown above shows the sequence of events that occur when you use the Business Rules Manager. After you log on to the Business Rules Manager, the sequence of events is:
  1. A business rule is accessed for the first time, the business rule is read from the database and its stored in the server memory as an original copy.
  2. A business rule is browsed or edited, the original copy is loaded into the Business Rules Manager.
  3. A business rule is saved, a local change copy is created in the server memory.
  4. The local changes are sent to the database when you use the publish function.