This Presentation shows how business rules are graphically modeled, managed and delivered - with the business case of Master Data Management at Eurex. It also explains the business impact of this approach.

1. Shown with the Business Case Master Data Management at EUREX Graphical Business Rules Management Volker Grossmann, Innovations Jan Trnka, STABIL IT

5. Visual Rules

6. Rule Elements Decide Make a decision Assign Calculate values and update data Fire Action Execute an action Call Flow Rule Call a flow rule Call Decision Table Call a decision table Call Service Call a service Done & Return Immediately return to the calling rule Repeat Repeat the following part of the rule End Repeat Immediately exit a Repeat Return Exception Create exception and continue at exception handling Handle Exception Specify what to do when an exception is thrown

12. Documentation

20. What do Analysts say?

21. Visual Rules Components

22. Detailed Eclipse-based Modeler Architecture Visual Rules Modeler Test Editor Flow Rule Editor Workspace Decision Table Editor Eclipse Platform JDT (Java Development Tools) EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework) GEF (Graphical Editing Framework) EMF Commands Rule Meta Model (Ecore) EMF Validation Rule Model Validation (OCL and Java) BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) Equinox (OSGi) Java Code Generator (Velocity Templates) Rule Model Export (HTML) Java Integration API Rule Navigator Java Import Ant Tasks Rule Models (EMF Resources) Rule Integration API Data Model Synch API Extension Points Advisor Security Functions Actions Services Custom UI Debugger Debugging Framework Execution/ Testing JDT Launch Compare/Merge Team API

23. Visual Rules Enterprise Platform

24. Any Questions ? Volker Grossmann, Product Management Visual Rules [email_address] Jan Trnka, CEO STABIL IT [email_address]