Business Rules Management Systems

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate chosen business rules management systems. In addition, it should provide global overview of all business rules area. Crucial definitions and principles related to the Business Rules Management are introduced in the first part of the thesis. The different types ofbusiness rules description, therelation between business rules and business processes, and technology used for BRMS are specified among others. In the second section,the evaluation criteria are created based the previous theoretical analysis. The criteria are divided into groups based on a functionality that should be provided by a business rules management system. The evaluation and its results are presented in the last part of the thesis. The results are discussed and the final conclusion is provided.The thesis can be used as baseline in the decision making process when a business rules management system is to be purchased