Business Rules enables you to create, use, and launch sophisticated multidimensional business rules. These business rules typically include the following:
You can create business rules using commands, functions, macros, and variables (including runtime prompt variables). When you create the business rule, you become its owner and your user name becomes the Owner attribute of the business rule. As the owner of the rule, you have the right to edit and delete it. For users to launch the rule at a database location, you, as the administrator, must give launch privileges to the rule for that location.
Before you begin to create a business rule, you should be familiar with your Analytic Services outline and application. Having this information will help you create your business rules more efficiently. You should also understand the following about your data:
Following is an overview of the process you use to create a business rule:
Make sure Shared Services Server is running.
Make sure Analytic Administration Services Server is running.
Make sure Analytic Server is running.
Launch the Analytic Administration Services Administration Console.
Log on to Analytic Administration Services.
From within Analytic Administration Services, access Business Rules.
Write the new business rule. You can use variables, macros, commands, functions, formulas, and actions in the rule.
Specify the location where users can validate and/or launch the business rule.
Grant access privileges to the business rule.
Save the business rule.
Validate the business rule.
Launch the business rule.