Overview of business rules

Use business rules to control the behavior of a business practice. (For more information about building and deploying business rules, see the WebSphere Integration Developer information center.)

What is a business rule?

A business rule is anything that imposes structure upon, or controls the behavior of a business practice. A rule can enforce business policy, establish common guidelines within an organization, or control access in a business environment.

When to use a business rule

Use business rules to officiate over frequently changing business practices that can come from within a business or mandated from outside a business, such as regulatory agencies. Some typical uses for business rules are:
  • Determining current interest rates
  • Calculating discounts for products
  • Calculating sales tax
  • Determining special groups such as senior citizens or preferred customers

How to use business rules

Create and modify business rules using an eclipse-based WebSphere Integration Developer tool. Manage and modify business rule values using the Web-based business rules manager tool.

Related concepts
Installing the business rules dynamic repository for a stand-alone server
Installing the business rules dynamic repository for network deployment
Considerations for modules containing business rules and selectors
Business rules manager
Overview of selector components
Related tasks
Configuring the business rule and selector audit log
Configuring business rule and selector auditing using commands

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

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