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- Usable across different applications
- Rules implemented in Java
- One Java class per rule
- Usage is flexible, determined by configuration
- Message text maintainable by users
Terms & Definitions
Rule:
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a condition and an action. Each rule will be tagged with a Domain and a Context attribute.
Message Rule: special kind of rule where the action results in a single message in string form.
Domain: represents an app or subject area (e.g. Online Reg)
Context: represents a situation in which messages will be retrieved (e.g. for Online Reg: Display Subject Selections; Approval; Add Subject)
The Message Rules Engine will be the software component that applications interact with to retrieve messages. An app will supply a domain, a context, and a set of input data. It will receive a list of messages appropriate for the domain and context.
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