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&lt;p>&#xD;
    &lt;span&#xD;
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>Formal&#xD;
    declarative statement that describes the way business people want their business to operate. Express in natural&#xD;
    language it models part of a business policy,&lt;/span> it &lt;span&#xD;
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>&lt;a>is&#xD;
    specified unambiguously, and it can be implemented in a computer system. A business rule is written in a business rule&#xD;
    language, in the form of a statement made of conditions and actions that execute only if the objects treated match the&#xD;
    conditions. Business rules are packaged into a ruleset before they can be executed by a rule engine&lt;/a>.&lt;/span>&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    &lt;span&#xD;
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>There&#xD;
    are&amp;nbsp;historically multiple definitions of a business rules. For reference purpose we can list:&lt;/span>&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        OMG - 1992 - Analysis and Design Reference Model : &quot;Business rules are declarations of policies or conditions that&#xD;
        must be satisfied&quot;. This definition is too restrictive as business rules includes guidelines.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Guide - 1995 - Business Rules Project - &quot;Business rule is a statement that defines or constraints some aspect of&#xD;
        the business.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;span&#xD;
        style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'&quot;>Business&#xD;
        Modeling with UML 2000 - &quot;&lt;span&#xD;
        style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'&quot;>A&#xD;
        statement that can control or affect both the execution of a business process as well as the structure of the&#xD;
        resources in the business&quot;&lt;/span>&lt;/span>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;span&#xD;
        style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'&quot;>&lt;span&#xD;
         style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'&quot;>&lt;a&#xD;
         href=&quot;http://www.businessrulesgroup.org/defnbrg.shtml&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Business Rule Group&lt;/a> in 2008 provides&#xD;
        two definitions&lt;/span>&lt;/span> &amp;nbsp;according to the business or IT point of view.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    &lt;span&#xD;
    style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>Below&#xD;
    are some examples of business rules:&lt;/span>&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
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            &lt;p style=&quot;MARGIN: 3pt 0in&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
                &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;>&lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>The claim must be&#xD;
                issued before the expiration date of the policy.&lt;/span>&lt;/span>&#xD;
            &lt;/p>&#xD;
        &lt;/div>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;div style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
            &lt;p style=&quot;MARGIN: 3pt 0in&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
                &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;>&lt;span style=&quot;mso-bidi-language: HE&quot;>The claim date of&#xD;
                loss should be before the expiration date of the policy and after the effective date.&lt;/span>&lt;/span>&#xD;
            &lt;/p>&#xD;
        &lt;/div>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;div style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
            &lt;p style=&quot;MARGIN: 3pt 0in&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
                &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;>If the customer is eligible for a loan then continue the&#xD;
                loan application processing&lt;/span>&#xD;
            &lt;/p>&#xD;
        &lt;/div>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;div style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
            &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;>If the Bank Account Number is not valid refuse the&#xD;
            operation&lt;/span>&#xD;
        &lt;/div>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;div style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;>&#xD;
            &lt;span&#xD;
            style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA&quot;>If&#xD;
            Tax Return Secondary Taxpayer is not assigned SSN, then EITC Eligible Tax Return is False&lt;/span>&#xD;
        &lt;/div>&lt;br />&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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