METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING DATA BASED ON A BUSINESS RULE STORED IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE

摘要

A method and system for routing data based on one or more business rules stored in a relational database is disclosed. A method according to one aspect of the invention includes the steps of creating a first table for storing business rules; storing a first business rule in a first record of the first table; storing a second business rule in a second record of the first table; and storing a third business rule in a third record of the first table, wherein the third business rule references the first and second business rules. The method also includes the steps of reading the third business rule from the third record of the first table; reading the first and second business rules from the first and second records of the first table, respectively; evaluating the first and second business rules; evaluating the third business rule based on the evaluation of the first and second business rules; and routing the data based on the evaluation of the third business rule.