Worldcom, Inc.

Mci, Inc.

Eric R Zothner

An approach for providing notification services using rules-based technology is disclosed. A business rule manager module maps the business rules to business triggers, in which any pre-defined action can be performed based on the rule execution. Business rule triggers map a set of object life cycle states or business processes to set(s) of business rules; these business rules are mapped to trigger conditions. Notifications are then mapped to the business triggers such that the appropriate information can be sent to the recipients according to the business conditions or business rule actions.

Notification by business rule trigger control

An approach for providing notification services using rules-based technology is disclosed. A Business Rules Manager module maps the business rules to business triggers, in which any pre-defined action can be performed based on the rule execution. Business rule triggers map a set of object life cycle states or business processes to set(s) of business rules; these business rules are mapped to trigger conditions. Notifications are then mapped to the business triggers (i.e., notification trigger points) such that the appropriate information can be sent to the recipients according to the business conditions or business rule actions. The users subscribe to the notification trigger points based upon the users' role, as specified in the user profiles. A user supplied subscription filter criteria permits filtering of the notifications. However, a global user override attribute associated with a notification trigger point can bypass the subscription filter criteria.

System and method for notification subscription filtering based on user role

A method, system, and software product in which wrappers for rules automation technology are provided. Business rules, business objects, and at least one object agent, representing a corresponding one of the business objects, are provided. The object agent is inserted into a business rules agenda for executing the business rules so that the business rules are directly applied to the object agent, and thereby, are indirectly applied to the corresponding business object. This approach advantageously allows unsophisticated users of rules automation technology to interface with complex business objects and prevents an exception from destroying a business transaction.

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