2. Agenda Introduction to Business Rules Simple in Concept/ Internal vs External Workflow Workflow Extender

3. What is a Business rule? Allows Data Owners to validate data without writing T-SQL Compiled into Stored Procedures Uses IF..THEN Structures Can use AND & OR Logical Operators, to create Complex Rules up to 7 levels Rules using OR Logical Operator can be broken down into simpler rules Applied to Attribute Members for it’s validation Can Trigger Email Notifications Created through the MDS WEB UI

4. Assign attribute values Equals or defaults to a specific value or another attribute value Generated number Concatenation of attribute values or extracts of values combined with text strings Specify validation criteria Mandatory (required) attributes Set to invalid Ensure uniqueness in specific attributes or attribute combinations Valid attribute values, ranges Minimum or maximum length

5. Supports Business Complexity Business rules accommodate various requirements Connecting data sources; overrides Multi-level processes Workflow and approval – internal (Master Data Services) and external (e.g., SharePoint) Multiple or compound business rules provide for more complex requirements Logical operators AND OR Control priority of activation; enable/disable rules

6. Internal vs. External Workflow Simple Approval workflows do not require external actions Use internal functions to create the approval workflows Change Tracking Group Approval Columns Notifications Complex Rules or cross member analysis must use external.dll or SharePoint integration.

7. Workflow Extender