Oracle® Rules Palette Release 9.1.0.0.0 E15811-01

# Types of XML Rules

The term Business Rules is a generic name used when discussing any of the following rules. Refer to the Business Rules section of this help system for details on each of these types of rules.

- Attached Rules: These rules are attached to transactions and provide the transaction with additional processing options.

- Calculate Rules: These rules perform policy calculations.

- CopyBook Rules: These rules store reusable configuration that can be used in other rules and across all configured plans.

- Function Rules: These rules are reusable calculations that can be used across products.

- Plan Rules: These rules are required in order to have a new plan.

- Screen Rules: These rules are associated with screens that are available in the application.

- System Rules: These rules control system processing.

- Transaction Rules are configured to be business events that end users (most likely Customer Service Representatives) need to process when an event occurs that affects a policy. Transactions become activities in OIPA.

- Segment Rules contain information about the base policy as well as additional riders or features of the policy. Segment rules are used to configure segments for each plan.