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Oracle® Insurance XML Configuration Guide Release 9.4.1.0 E23637_01

# Introduction

Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA) is a next-generation, rules-based policy administration system that increases product speed-to-market by using a common rules engine and calculation architecture. Products are configured using XML rules, eliminating the need for hard coding. The XML rules are separate from the underlying code. There are numerous XML rules available to configure, giving OIPA an unparalleled breadth of functionality. The XML rules available for configuring products are listed in this Configuration Guide along with the attributes and values.

In order to configure these XML rules, you must use the Oracle Insurance Rules Palette application. The Rules Palette is a standalone application that provides straightforward functionality to assist with configuration tasks.

You can use this guide to look up rules and associated elements. The elements listed in this guide control the OIPA system. Although the Rules Palette has created visual configuration tools for many of the rules, there are some auxiliary rules that can only be configured using XML.

## How To Use This Guide

This guide can be used like a dictionary, as it lists all rules, elements, values and their definitions. Rules are group together according to their type. Click a node on the left navigation tree and it will expand with related topics below.

The Rules Palette help system is another useful resource. It discusses topics such as rules that should be configured together, how the rules are organized and other configuration topics. The Rules Palette help system is included in the documentation library provided with your release.

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