a statement that defines or constrains some aspect of the business. This must be a term or fact (described below as a structural assertion), a constraint (described below as an action assertion), or a derivation. It is "atomic" in that it cannot be broken down or decomposed further into more detailed business rules. If reduced any further, there would be loss of important information about the business. See Chapter3
a rule describing how a business operates that is treated as a requirement or a design constraint.
a constraint that is applied to a particular business situation
a rule, standard, policy or procedure, formal or informal, within which the business must operate
As a property of a business object, a constraint which governs the behavior, relationships, and attributes of a business object.
A guideline based on real-world requirements. Business rules are typically implemented through check constraints, user-defined data types, and the appropriate use of transactions. See also: constraint, user-defined data type.
A rule under which an organization operates. A policy or decision that influences the process step.
A Business Rule is a business condition under which data items are created, related and maintained.
Business rules or business rulesets describe the operations, definitions and constraints that apply to an organization in achieving its goals. For example a business rule might state that no credit check is to be performed on return customers. Others could define a tenant in terms of solvency or list preferred suppliers and supply schedules.