These papers address the problem of business-IT alignment.
They use examples such as an online system that functions as a kind of Wiki -- one that supports the collaborative writing and running of business and scientific applications, as rules in open vocabulary, executable English, using a browser.
Since the rules are in English, they are indexed by Google and other search engines. This is useful when looking for rules for a task that one has in mind. The system accepts rules, and small numbers of facts, typed or copy-pasted directly into a browser.
One can then run the rules, again using a browser. For larger amounts of data, the system uses information in the rules to automatically generate and run SQL over networked databases. From a few highly declarative rules, the system typically generates SQL that would be too complicated to write reliably by hand. However, the system can explain its results in step-by-step hypertexted English, at the business or scientific level. As befits a Wiki, shared use of the system is free.
See www.reengineeringllc.com .
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| A_Wiki_for_Business_Rules_in_Open_Vocabulary_Executable_English.pdf | 137.05 KB |
| Oil_Industry_Supply_Chain_by_Kowalski_and_Walker.pdf | 134.89 KB |
