A business rule is a representation of how business policies or practices apply to a business activity. It is anything that controls the behavior of, or imposes a structure on a business practice. A rule can ENFORCE business policy, establish common guidelines within an organization, or control ACCESS in a business environment.

Business rules make business processes more FLEXIBLE. Because business rules determine the outcome of a process based on a context, USING business rules within a business process allows applications to respond QUICKLY to changing business conditions.

A business rule is a representation of how business policies or practices apply to a business activity. It is anything that controls the behavior of, or imposes a structure on a business practice. A rule can enforce business policy, establish common guidelines within an organization, or control access in a business environment.

Business rules make business processes more flexible. Because business rules determine the outcome of a process based on a context, using business rules within a business process allows applications to respond quickly to changing business conditions.