Editing: BizTalk Server Business Rule Engine: Survival Guide

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<html> <body> [toc] <h1><a name="Introduction"></a>Introduction</h1> <p>Out of box the business rules engine (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/us/business-rule-framework.aspx">BRE</a>) is offered as either stand-alone .NET-compliant class library that includes a number of modules, support components, and tools or as component within your BizTalk solution enabling you to apply business rules to your processes (i.e. orchestrations). BRE implements the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rete_algorithm">Rete algorithm</a>, which is an efficient pattern matching algorithm for implementing production rule systems, and provides forward chaining execution. <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_chaining">Forward chaining</a> is one of the two main methods of reasoning when using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference_rules">inference rules</a> (in artificial intelligence). This article will give you an overview of all relevant available resources regarding BRE to enable you to build robust solution with BRE. </p> <h1><a name="Walkthroughs"></a>Walkthroughs</h1> <p>On MSDN BizTalk Server 2010 you will find the following walkthroughs:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995540.aspx">Walkthrough: Creating a Simple Business Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995561.aspx">Walkthrough: Testing the Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995582.aspx">Walkthrough: Invoking the Policy from an Orchestration</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995545.aspx">Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Vocabulary in the Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995578.aspx">Walkthrough: Adding a Rule to the Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995572.aspx">Walkthrough: Modifying the Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995589.aspx">Walkthrough: Tracking Policy Execution</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995544.aspx">Walkthrough: Deploying the Policy</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995566.aspx">Walkthrough: Executing the Policy Programmatically</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995541.aspx">Walkthrough: Creating a Fact Creator</a> </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995567.aspx">Walkthrough: Using Database and .NET Facts</a> </li></ul> <h1><a name="Code_Samples"></a>Code Samples</h1> <p>Microsoft BizTalk Server includes several business rules samples in its software development kit (SDK). The following samples can be found:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa547028.aspx">Business Rules Hello World1 (BizTalk Server Sample)</a>. </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa559336.aspx">Business Rules Hello World2 (BizTalk Server Sample)</a>. </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa559727.aspx">Loans Processing Using Business Rules (BizTalk Server Sample)</a>. </li><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa578447.aspx">Medical Claims Processing and Testing Policies (BizTalk Server Sample)</a>. </li></ul> <p>The following code samples can be found at CodeProject:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/biztalk/BizTalk_2006_BRE.aspx">Very Sweet and Simple Sample of BRE</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/biztalk/BRE.aspx">Developing with the Microsoft Business Rule Engine</a> </li></ul> <p>The following code samples can be found on Codeplex:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://brepipelineframework.codeplex.com/">BizTalk Business Rules Engine Pipeline Framework</a> </li><li><a href="http://btsbrecontextadder.codeplex.com/">BizTalk Context Adder Pipeline Component (BRE)</a> </li></ul> <h1><a name="Articles"></a>Articles</h1> <p>There are a couple of article written on BizTalk BRE you can read online. The following articles can be read online:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.devx.com/codemag/Article/40489">Programming with the Microsoft Business Rules Framework</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://cid-b6c859f7a5f75e63.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Q2FY08_biztalk.pdf"><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Exposing Business Rules Engine as a WCF Service 10</span> (Hotrod 4)</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://biztalkhotrod.com/Documents/BizTalk_HotRod_Issue6_Q2_2009.pdf">BizTalk Rule Engine, a practical application (Hotrod 6)</a> </li></ul> <h1><a name="Books"></a>Books</h1> There is actually one BizTalk book that extensively details the BRE and that is the: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.developerfusion.com/book/134083/microsoft-biztalk-server-2010-unleashed/">BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed</a> </li></ul> <h1><a name="Webcasts"></a>Webcasts</h1> <p>There are a couple of webcasts on BRE:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=1032273090&culture=en-us"><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Using the BizTalk Business Rules Engine: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices</span></a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventId=1032379047&CountryCode=US">Integrating Business Rules in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cloudcasts.net/ViewWebcast.aspx?webcastid=2521028153453700334">Tracking Rules Execution in a .NET Application</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cloudcasts.net/ViewWebcast.aspx?webcastid=2521028156367468919">Calling Business Rules from a .NET Application</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cloudcasts.net/ViewWebcast.aspx?webcastid=2521028150315942179">Publishing a Business Rules Policy as a Service</a> </li></ul> <h1><a name="Blogs"></a>Blog posts</h1> <p>There are several good blog posts available online. The following is a list of BRE blog posts:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/biztalkbre/">Business Rule Engine (BRE) blog</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://geekswithblogs.net/cyoung/category/2771.aspx">Microsoft Business Rule Framework blog posts by Charles Young</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://seroter.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/validating-incoming-data-using-the-biztalk-business-rules-engine/">Validating Incoming Data Using the BizTalk Business Rules Engine</a> </li><li><a href="http://biztalkmessages.vansplunteren.net/2010/03/04/untyped-messages-and-business-rules-engine-part-2/" target="_blank">Untyped messages and Business Rules Engine</a> </li><li><a href="http://biztalkmessages.vansplunteren.net/2010/03/04/untyped-messages-and-business-rules-engine-part-2/" target="_blank">Untyped messages and Business Rules Engine Part 2</a> </li><li><a href="http://seroter.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/validating-incoming-data-using-the-biztalk-business-rules-engine/" target="_blank">Validating Incoming Data Using the BizTalk Business Rules Engine</a> </li></ul> <hr> <h1><a name="See_Also"></a>See Also</h1> <p>Another important place to find a huge amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is <a target="_blank" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2240.biztalk-server-resources-on-the-technet-wiki.aspx"> BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki</a>.<br> <br> Read suggested related topics:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa577691.aspx">MSDN Creating and Using Business Rules</a> </li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/biztalk/BizTalk-WF-Compare.aspx">Comparison between Windows Workflow Foundation and BizTalk Server</a> </li><li><span id="moduleTitle"><a target="_blank" href="https://cmg.vlabcenter.com/default.aspx?moduleid=12a76e54-948f-4ab3-b823-4ad3cda3d2bb">MSDN Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Integrating Business Rules</a></span> </li></ul> <hr> </body> </html>
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