Principles of the Business Rule ApproachThe idea of Business Rules has been around for a while. Simply put, a Business Rule is a statement that defines or constrains some aspect of the business. In practice they are meant to reduce or eliminate the delays, waste, and frustration associated with the IT department having to be involved with almost every action affecting an organization's information systems. The advent of Web services has created renewed interest in them. There are now several well established rules-based products that have demonstrated the effectiveness of their use. But until now there has not been a definitive guide to Business Rules. Ron Ross, considered to be the father of Business Rules, will help organizations apply this powerful solution to their own computer system problems. This book is intended to be the first book that anyone from an IT manager to a business manager will read to understand what Business Rules are, and what how they can be applied to their own situation. |
Contents
WHY BUSINESS RULES? | 1 |
CHAPTER | 3 |
CHAPTER | 11 |
Business Rules as Customer Interface | 18 |
Personalized NeverEnding OntheJob Training | 28 |
What BusinessDriven Really Means | 34 |
THE MECHANICS | 43 |
CHAPTER 5 | 49 |
Business Rules and the Flow | 186 |
Why Business Rule Methodology Is Different | 192 |
Structuring the Basic Business | 201 |
A Framework | 223 |
About Formal | 231 |
About | 253 |
Type versus Instance | 262 |
A Brief Introduction to RNotation for Facts | 269 |
Using Graphic Fact Models | 60 |
CHAPTER 6 | 67 |
Functional Categories of Rules | 77 |
Rules and Guidance in the Business Rule Approach | 85 |
No Fluff | 113 |
Careful to Isolate Your Logic | 119 |
The BRS Rule | 141 |
Appropriate Outcomes for Decision Tables by Functional Category of Rule | 174 |
PatternR Rule Types | 275 |
Appendix A Evaluating the Truth Value of a Rule | 287 |
The Fundamental Kinds of Rules | 293 |
Appendix | 311 |
Glossary | 319 |
347 | |
Common terms and phrases
References to this book
The Object Primer: Agile Model-Driven Development with UML 2.0 Scott W. Ambler No preview available - 2004 |