Abstract
Business rules can be defined as statements about how the business is done, i.e., about guidelines and restrictions with respect to states and processes in an organization [1996]. Originally, the term was used with reference to integrity conditions in Entity-Relationship-Models or in NIAM. More powerful business rules can be described according to the Event-Condition-Action (ECA) paradigm developed for active Database Mana-gement Systems. From this point of view, business rules trigger an action of the IS, send an alerter to a human actor, or define the feasible space for human actions. There-fore, the rules are not necessarily prescriptive but may also be semi-structured or “soft”. Recently, the important role of business rules in understanding the real system and, thus, in system analysis was stressed [1995, 1996, 1994].KeywordsInformation SystemOperating SystemHuman ActionCommunication NetworkReal SystemThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
