Business rules management is a feature of Framework ECM that compares one or more fields against each other to enforce the full and complete capture of required data. The business rules functionality was developed to ensure jobs do not move forward through the system without having key dates and information entered. These dates and information are determined by the business and rules are created accordingly.
What are Business Rules?
A business rule is a statement that defines or constrains some aspect of the business. It is intended to assert business behaviour, or to control or influence the behaviour of the business.
In Framework, business rules express specific constraints on the creation, modification and removal of data in the system. The business rules control whether or not such data may be created or changed and the implications when this occurs. The business rules describe a state that is either required or prohibited and enforce the logical sequence of events in the work flow.
The rules also define the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour when making additions or changes to the system.
Business rules and the ability to change them effectively are the keys to improving the integrity of Framework.
Some Guidelines
The construction industry is reliant on a critical path to manage activities for jobs in the work flow. Framework Business Rules Management enables the builder to develop and enforce their own critical path, specific to their processes and needs.
The following guidelines are general points to consider when entering or modifying data in Framework. Using these guidelines should reduce the number of business rule violations that may occur.
Handling Business Rule Violations
Basic business rules have been devised to ensure that modifications to Framework’s data are applied correctly. The business rules that have been supplied with Framework are those that enforce the logical sequence of events in a typical work flow.
In many cases, business rule violations only occur when a received date has been entered before a required ordered date.
When a business rule violation has occurred, a message will be displayed listing the rule or rules that have been violated. The screen remains in edit mode, giving the user the opportunity to update data to valid values.
Some fields may have one or more business rules applied to it. This means that a number of activities must occur before a field’s rules are satisfied. For example: soil report, survey and siting must be received, pre-administration must be complete, estimation must be ordered and the administrator must be selected before a tender can be signed.
Refer to the following content, which outlines some scenarios in which business rules are violated and the methods used to correct them.
Benefits Of Business Rules Management
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