Chapter 3 Using Business Rules in an ILM

Creating a business rule in an ILM

Before you create business rules, formulate your rules by asking yourself the following questions:

• What business problems do I want to address?
• Are there any procedures that my system must respect?
• Do any specifications dictate the scope of my project?
• Do any constraints limit my options?
• How do I describe each of these procedures, specifications, and constraints?
• How do I classify these descriptions: as definitions, facts, formulas, or validation rules?

To create a business rule in an ILM:

1. Select Model→Business Rules to display the List of Business Rules showing any business rules currently defined for the model.
2. Click a blank line in the list.
   
   or
   
   Click the Add a Row tool.
   
   An arrow is displayed at the beginning of the line.
3. Type a name and a code for the business rule.
   
4. Click Apply.
   
   The creation of the new business rule is committed.
5. Click the new business rule line.
   
   An arrow is displayed at the beginning of the line.
6. Click the Properties tool.
   
   or
   
   Double-click the arrow at the beginning of the line.
   
   The property sheet for the new business rule is displayed.
7. Click the General tab and select a business rule type from the Type list.
8. Click OK in each of the dialog boxes.

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