How the business rules manager works

The business rules manager is the main WebSphere Process Server tool that a business analyst uses for runtime rule authoring.

Use the business rules manager to perform the following tasks

Figure 1 shows how the business rules manager calls and publishes rules.

Figure 1. Business rules manager sequence of events
This figure depicts how the business rules manager works. On the left-hand side of the figure is the Editor (the business rules manager). The middle shows the Server Memory that holds the Original Copy and the Local Change of the business rule. The right-hand side shows the database. The first step in the process label "1" shows 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 shows saving any changes to the Server Memory. The fourth step is Publishing the changes to the database.

After you log on to the business rules manager, the following events occur when you modify a business rule.

  1. When you select a business rule, the business rules manager accesses a rule from the database and stores it in the server memory as an original copy.
  2. The rule is available for browsing or editing.
  3. You save the business rule as a copy in the local server memory.
  4. You publish the local copy back to the database. Alternatively, you can cancel the changes with no updates to the server being performed.

Last updated: Wed 06 Dec 2006 07:08:08

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