Using rule groups and rules

Business rules help you abstract points of variability away from the implementation of the business process itself. Business rules are assembled into business rule groups in WID.

Business rules

Let's see some examples of business rules:

  • If the applicant is above the age of 25, but younger than 60, married, employed full time, and has a good credit rating, then the applied mortgage rate is 4.5 percent
  • If the customer has bought three shoes of the same brand under clearance, then the third pair is free
  • If the customer is shopping in Texas, then the applied sales tax is 8.25 percent

Business rules control the behavior of a business process. They tune the business process to handle a given specific set of circumstances more efficiently. ...

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