Business object rules

Once you’ve created your business objects, you can attach rules to them. All data processing in AwareIM is done by object rules. These rules can find, create, delete, initialise, validate, calculate, communicate, and more.

Rules are everywhere in a business environment. Identify the applicable rules for your application and attach them to the appropriate objects. Some rules are obvious, like:

• No account can be open for customers under 16 years of age.
• Once approved, a transaction’s amount can’t be changed.
• If an item’s overdue, a reminder email is sent to the borrower.

Other rules can be found by inspecting daily activities. Break these procedures into steps and configure each step as one or more rules attached to objects.

To configure effective object rules, understand how rules work in AwareIM. See Business Rules as Carriers of Business Logic for object rules, Data Processing for rule processing, and Configuration principles for important guidelines.