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Abstract

A business rules externalization system is provided for centrally storing, compiling, and distributing computer readable business rules employed by a plurality of multi-tiered applications executing the rules in native application code. The system includes a rule database for centrally storing the rules in a standardized format, including multiple versions of a given rule or set of rules. The rule externalization system employs a rule object module to declare and store the rules in a standardized format. When an application encounters a trigger point, it interfaces with a rule object module to request the desired rules. The rule object module queries the rule database for the appropriate version of the requested rules and passes the standardized rules to a compiler module. The rule compiler module translates each rule into application-specific computer executable code or format and returns native code-based rules to the rule object module for transmission to the calling application.

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