One of the most exciting advances in software development is the separation of business rules from the application itself...Chrome River provides a powerful world-class rules engine as a core part of our application..."
One of the most exciting advances in software development is the separation of business rules from the application itself. In the past there was the program and the data; now we have the application program, the business rules, and the data. This separation of rules allows the business analyst to make changes to the application logic without having to turn to the developers for help. It enables applications to change dynamically-without the delays and frustrations of waiting for release cycles.
Chrome River provides a powerful world-class rules engine as a core part of our application. Every time a user saves an expense item, it is checked for policy compliance against a rules set. Every time an expense report is submitted, the routing is determined by the rules engine. Law firms can change their rules, add new policies, and change approval chains at any time.
The rules engine has access to the application's core objects. The significance of this is that firms can create virtually any kind of business rule; you are not dependent on a fixed set of pre-built rule types. For example, you might have a compliance rule that prohibits future dated transactions. Then you decide to modify this rule to allow for Seminars that have future dates (but not other types of expenses). You might again change the rule to say that the seminar exception is only permitted in your North American offices. Regardless of how your policies evolve, the Chrome River Rules Engine can evolve with you.
