extending application functionality through metadata engineering
Malcolm Chisholm.
Boston
Morgan Kaufmann ; Oxford : Elsevier Science
2004
Includes index.
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 subtypes --;Rules with subtypes and business metadata --;Debugging in business rules engines --;Managing the business rules engine.
Demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. This book covers user requirements, data modeling, and metadata. It includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, development and implementation considerations, and more.