Chisholm M. How to Build a Business Rules Engine: Extending Application Functionality through Metadata Engineering

Elsevier Inc., 2003. XXV, 484 p. — ISBN10: 1558609180, ISBN13: 978-1558609181.How to Build a Business Rules Engine is the first book to provide a detailed roadmap, with examples, for building a business rules engine. Written from the author's 12 years of experience building business rules functionality, this book covers the necessary background and concepts, as well as the specific steps needed to build a rules engine. The book describes not only the components that a rules engine must have, but also the organizational issues that may determine its success after it has been built and implemented.This is the only book that demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. Covers user requirements, data modeling, metadata, and more.
Includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, development and implementation considerations, and more.What Are Business Rules and Business Rules Engines.
Why Build a Business Rules Engine.
Data Modeling and Database Design.
Who Defines Business Rules and When Do They Do It.
The Atomicity of Business Rules.
The "Black Box" Problem.
The Components of a Business Rules Engine.
Populating Table Data in the Repository.
Populating Column Data in the Repository.
Populating Relationship and Subtype Data in the Repository.
Populating Reference Data in the Repository.
Defining Business Processes and Related Information.
Extending the Database.
Managing the Database.
Implementing a Simple Business Rule.
More Edit Validation Rules, Rule Components, and Rule Versions.
Rule Types for Checking Referential Integrity.
Working with Batch Processes: Setting Indicators and Reference Data Code Values.
Implementing Rule Types Using Relationships and Subtipes.
Rules with Subtypes and Business Metadata.
Debugging in Business Rules Engines.
Managing the Business Rules Engine.
Appendix: Using the Sample Application.