Business rules specification enforcement and distribution for heterogeneous environments, 2002

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis DAt

Identifier: b2089490

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Software Engineering program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree.

Dates

Creation: 2002

Creator

D'Attilio, John (1968- ) (Author, Person)
Rosca, Daniela (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

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Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

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Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 36 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Business rules are statements about an enterprise's way of doing business. They form the requirements that govern the operational system of the enterprise and determine constraints for any system developed or procured for an enterprise.

Another way of remaining competitive is to have a flexible business process, which can adapt to changes that occur in the market, regulatory bodies, laws, or internal strategies. In order to enact the rapid changes mentioned above, an enterprise needs to understand its way of doing business. This includes understanding their business rules, which are statements that reflect policies, procedures, or other constraints on ways to satisfy the customers, make good use of resources, or conform to laws or industry regulations.

We propose a solution for the specification, enforcement and distribution of business rules based on an architecture where business rules are represented in a centralized layer in each of the participating enterprise operational systems (EOS), and communicated as XML encoded documents. The XML documents can be incorporated as an extension of the CBL library for implementing e-business transactions.

We explore the XML encoding of business rules, which allow multiple representations necessary for dealing with the heterogeneity of software and platforms inherent in large companies and e-commerce applications.

Partial Contents

List of figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Architecture for business rules -- 4. XML template for business rule distribution -- 5. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A.