SELF-MODIFICATION OF A MAINFRAME-BASED BUSINESS RULES ENGINE CONSTRUCTION TOOL
First Claim
1. A programmable apparatus configured for use in a computing environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a business rules engine including at least one rule executable by a mainframe system, the business rules engine having at least one rule stored therein based on an extensible language; and
,a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine, the interface being configured to permit selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine, wherein at least one of the rules is associated with modifying an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a programmable apparatus for use in a computing environment is provided. The apparatus may include a business rules engine having at least one rule executable by a mainframe system and stored based on an extensible language; and, a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine and which permits user selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine. At least one of the rules in the business engine is associated with modifying an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface itself.
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8 Claims
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1. A programmable apparatus configured for use in a computing environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a business rules engine including at least one rule executable by a mainframe system, the business rules engine having at least one rule stored therein based on an extensible language; and
,a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine, the interface being configured to permit selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine, wherein at least one of the rules is associated with modifying an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A programmable apparatus for use in a computing environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a business rules engine including at least one rule executable by a mainframe system, the business rules engine having at least one rule stored therein based on an extensible language; and
,a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine, the interface being configured to permit selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine, wherein at least one of the rules collections includes a true/false rules collection, wherein at least one of the rules is associated with modifying an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface, and wherein the interface permits modification of a rule description, a rule type, a rule trigger operator, and a rule trigger level.
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8. A method for modifying a business rules engine interface configured for use in a computing environment, the method comprising:
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accessing a business rules engine including at least one rule executable by a mainframe system, the business rules engine having at least one rule stored therein based on an extensible language; and
,using a business rules engine builder interface to access at least one rule in the business rules engine to modify an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface.
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